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MOCK TRIAL Lauren Kittrell News Editor The UT Mock Trial team is host to some of the university’s greatest.

While the team gives prospective law students the courtroom experience they need to further their career, it’s not just for law students. Marcus Baker, senior in sociology with a minor in vocal performance, said the Mock Trial team welcomes members from all majors and fields.

“At its base, I see Mock Trial as a chance to experience the reality of a criminal or civil trial while having the safety of it not being real, but an engaging extracurricular,” Baker said. “It gives you a taste for legal procedure and, whether one plans to attend law school or not.

It’s incredibly enjoyable.”

Spenser Powell, senior in political science and current president of the UT Mock Trial team, said his time spent on the team over the last four years has been an incredible journey.

“I’ve had the chance to get to know some incredible

people, travel to interesting places and compete against some of the best students in the nation,” Powell said.

“Above all else, the value of the friendships I have developed and the knowledge I have gained is beyond measure. UT Mock Trial is not merely about preparing for law school, engaging in rigorous academic competition, or perfecting one’s speaking and debating skills; instead, it involves doing all of that in cooperation with some of the best students the University of Tennessee has to offer.”

The team is not only a way to gain experience in the courtroom, but also a way to enjoy a mock trial in a creative setting.

“Since I’m more of a creative person, it allows me to act and create a character to compete with that has typically been received well,” Baker said. “There are no plans for law school for me, but it lets me have a creative outlet through which I can take on a different personality and be rewarded for it both on an individual and team level.”

Baker said that while acting and creating a character for himself is one aspect of the team that he particularly enjoyed, the friendships that ensue are an added bonus.

“One of my favorite parts about Mock Trial is getting to become a person other than myself and also meeting a plethora of friends,” Baker said. “Since I’ve started, I’ve personally made friends with people from MTSU, Alabama-Birmingham, Drake University, Eastern Michigan, and met a variety of characters and brilliant, intelligent people from almost all across the nation. My networking opportunities could be endless, but I’ve seen so many wonderful competitors and experienced multiple rounds of competition that challenge me as an actor and my peers as other witnesses and attorneys that I walk away knowing more about both the case we’re trying and legal procedure as a whole.”

Powell said no prior knowledge or experience is required to join the program. As tryouts begin this fall, Powell challenges students to get involved.

“I would strongly encourage all UT students — whether you have ambitions in law, public policy or theater, or simply want to involve yourselves in something worthwhile — to consider joining this excellent organization,” Powell said.

Contact Lisa Dicker at ldicker@utk.edu for more information.

Welfare drug test bill advances The Associated Press

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Ben Peterson, senior in materials science, and David Polly, junior in nursing, play Starcraft during the Frag for a Cure event in the UC Down Under on Friday. Almost $400 was raised by gamers at the event to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Students game to raise money Emily DeLanzo Design Editor Some came for a good cause. Some came for pizza. All gamed for victory.

On Friday and Saturday, the Apartment Residence Tenants’ Association (ARTA) invaded the UC Down Under armed with Xboxes and pizza for the Frag for a Cure event. The small corner of the room was filled with almost 50 participants.

The money raised accumulated to almost $400 over the two-night span through tournament entry fees and donations. All proceeds were donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The main organizer of the event was Joshua Campbell, junior in mathematics. Overall, Campbell was extremely pleased with the great turnout at the

event.

“We brought in a great haul for St. Jude,” Campbell said. “It was really refreshing to see students pitching in to game for a good cause.”

Campbell said the inaugural event raised $343 for the research hospital. and had a pretty good turnout.

“We’re looking to have more events like this next year,” Campbell said.

Not all students came to show off their gaming skills.

Tyler Dinwiddie, junior in sociology, came to help organize and donate.

“I was impressed by other people’s skills,” Dinwiddie said. “The Starcraft Club definitely blew me away. I’m glad I had the opportunity to help play a role in an event like this.”

Chris Rubens, junior in mechanical engineering, attended to support the organization that hosted this event.

“The one who coordinated this event

is one of my residents, and I wanted to support (ARTA),” Rubens said.

Students filed in to participate in the two-day festivities as well as to check out new devices brought in by companies like Sony and Ubisoft.

Kyle Walker, freshman in biochemistry and molecular biology, was excited to have this opportunity to meet people and game for a cause.

“I haven’t really gone to many events at UT,” Walker said. “I spend most of my time in my room playing video games, and this gives me an opportunity to attend an event that will benefit a lot of people as well as help me meet others and break out of the confines of my room.”

Campbell was optimistic about the event’s future.

“I hope we can keep playing games for a good cause for years to come,” Campbell said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A proposal to require drug testing as a condition for receiving welfare advanced in the House on Monday after the sponsor refused to accept an amendment to drug test lawmakers.

The measure sponsored

by Republican Rep. Julia Hurley of Lenoir City was approved on a voice vote in the House Finance Committee. The companion bill is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor.

The proposal differs from original legislation that the state's attorney general said was constitutionally suspect.

The opinion said that approach would violate the constitutional rights of applicants who have a right not to be drug tested unless there is suspicion that they are taking illicit drugs.

Under the amended version, new applicants would undergo a special screening process. If suspicion is raised after the screening, then the applicant would be drug tested.

Democratic Rep. Johnny

Shaw of Bolivar asked Hurley if she’d accept an amendment to require drug testing for lawmakers, but Hurley refused.

“So you don’t think that legislators should abide by the same law?” Shaw asked.

Hurley responded she wanted the bill to stay as is.

A representative from the state Department of Human Services said there’s no guarantee the proposal won’t be challenged, but said it’s better than what it was.

Under the proposal, the department will develop the screening tool. A person who tests positive for drug use after the screening will be given an opportunity for treatment. roughly 20,590 If the individual refuses treatment, then he or she will be ineligible for benefits for 6 months.

Recipients who fail the drug test three times will lose their benefits for a year.

State officials said they plan to set up a pilot program next year, and hope to screen and drug test applicants statewide by 2014.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Anna Forrester • The Daily Beacon

Students and volunteers at the Iranian booth offer traditional food during the International Festival on Friday.

1916 — Easter Rebellion begins On this day in 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish nationalists led by Patrick Pearse, launches the so-called Easter Rebellion, an armed uprising against British rule. Assisted by militant Irish socialists under James Connolly, Pearse and his fellow Republicans rioted and attacked British provincial government headquarters across Dublin and seized the Irish capital’s General Post Office. Following these successes, they proclaimed the independence of Ireland, which had been under the repressive thumb of the United Kingdom for centuries, and by the next morning were in control of much of the city. Later that day, however, British authorities launched a counteroffensive, and by April 29 the uprising had been crushed. Nevertheless, the Easter Rebellion is considered a significant marker on the road to establishing an independent Irish republic.

Following the uprising, Pearse and 14 other nationalist leaders were executed for their participation and held up as martyrs by many in Ireland. There was little love lost among most Irish people for the British, who had enacted a series of harsh anti-Catholic restrictions, the Penal Laws, in the 18th century, and then let 1.5 million Irish starve during the Potato Famine

of 1845-1848. Armed protest continued after the Easter Rebellion and in 1921, 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties won independence with the declaration of the Irish Free State. The Free State became an independent republic in 1949. However, six northeastern counties of the Emerald Isle remained part of the United Kingdom, prompting some nationalists to reorganize themselves into the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to continue their struggle for full Irish independence.

In the late 1960s, influenced in part by the U.S. civil rights movement, Catholics in Northern Ireland, long discriminated against by British policies that favored Irish Protestants, advocated for justice. Civil unrest broke out between Catholics and Protestants in the region and the violence escalated as the pro-Catholic IRA battled British troops. An ongoing series of terrorist bombings and attacks ensued in a drawn-out conflict that came to be known as “The Troubles.”

Peace talks eventually took place throughout the mid- to late 1990s, but a permanent end to the violence remained elusive. Finally, in July 2005, the IRA announced its members would give up all their weapons and pursue the group's objectives solely through peaceful means. By the fall of 2006, the Independent Monitoring Commission reported that the IRA's military campaign to end British rule was over.

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

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Students gather on the Pedestrian Mall to watch performances and enjoy food from foreign countries during the International Festival on Friday.

Northeast sees odd April weather The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A nor’easter packing high winds, soaking rain and springtime snow churned up the Northeast on Monday, unleashing a burst of winter, closing some schools and sparking worries about power outages in communities that were basking in record warmth a month ago.

The earliest hits were on higher ground, where snow-laden tree limbs pulled down power lines and commuters navigated slushy roads to work and school. Up to a foot of snow or more was forecast for higher elevations.

Utilities reported about 50,000 customers without power in Pennsylvania and central and western New York.

“It’s going to be a bad one. Limbs are breaking everywhere,” said Mark Shaffer, who works at Laurel Valley Hardware in Stahlstown, about 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Shaffer said power at the store went out about 8:30 a.m., even though there was just 4 inches of snow on the ground.

Rain in the Buffalo area changed over to snow about 9 a.m. Monday with 5 to 9 inches expected through 7 a.m. Tuesday. Up to 16 inches are possible in higher elevations south of the city. Up to 12 inches of snow was expected in the higher elevations of central and western Pennsylvania. In northeastern Ohio, 3 to 7 inches of snow was forecast.

George Wallach, of Buffalo, said he’d gone to Home Depot for lawn fertilizer last week

— never thinking he might need rock salt.

Buffalo saw a run of record-heat in March that included a St. Patrick’s Day weekend in the 70s and an 82-degree reading March 22.

“I should learn not to plan anything till after May,” he said while waiting with parents outside a Buffalo elementary school to retrieve children after a half day that was scheduled in advance.

Kevin Fitzgerald, a National Weather Service meteorologist in State College, Pa., called the snowstorm “unusual, but not unheard of.”

Some schools in western Pennsylvania were closed Monday morning ahead of the storm. Districts in the state's Allegheny Mountains began announcing closings Sunday night.

Farther east, the threat was rain. Much of New Hampshire and western Maine were under a flood watch Monday, with the possibility of some creeks and rivers flooding.

Buffalo-based weather service meteorologist Sean Smith said the slow-moving storm could linger before moving out sometime Tuesday. Sustained winds of 20-30 mph were predicted throughout the Northeast, and gusts of up to 50 mph were expected off Cape Cod. The snow postponed minor league baseball in Batavia, where the Empire State Yankees and Norfolk Tides were supposed to play.

“The field is completely covered in snow, and there’s no way to get it all off,” Travis Sick said from Dwyer Stadium, where the snow continued to come down.

Illegal immigrants leave US due to lack of jobs The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades, a dramatic shift as many illegal workers, already in the U.S. and seeing few job opportunities, return to Mexico.

An analysis of census data from the U.S. and Mexican governments details the movement to and from Mexico, a nation accounting for nearly 60 percent of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. It comes amid renewed debate over U.S. immigration policy as the Supreme Court hears arguments this week on Arizona’s tough immigration law.

Roughly 6.1 million

unauthorized Mexican immigrants were living in the U.S. last year, down from a peak of nearly 7 million in 2007, according to the Pew Hispanic Center study released Monday. It was the biggest sustained drop in modern history, believed to be surpassed in scale only by losses in the Mexican-born U.S. population during the Great Depression.

Much of the drop in illegal immigrants is due to the persistently weak U.S. economy, which has shrunk construction and service-sector jobs attractive to Mexican workers following the housing bust.

But increased deportations, heightened U.S. patrols and violence along the border also have played a role, as well as demographic changes, such as Mexico’s declining birth rate.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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Students, not signs, rebrand UT Recently our university took on the task of being a Top 25 institution. A good goal, but what action has been taken?

We can see some positive steps. Various parts of campus will be getting much-needed facelifts.

This is to attract a more competitive, diverse student body and instructors to teach that body.

But then there’s the branding campaign. “Big Orange, Big Ideas.” The brand and paraphernalia came with a price tag of over $60,000. This is what I have a hard time with.

In Chancellor Jimmy Cheek’s bimonthly newsletter in February we were told that this rebranding is crucial for advancing UT’s reputation. But have we felt any real impact, or are any of us expecting to feel any real impact of that rebranding? I was taught that reputation is something that you have to work hard for and earn, something that we as a body create and can be proud of.

All of the information we have received about the pursuit of the Top 25 has been in academics.

And while I agree that some steps are being taken toward increasing our academic prowess, we are completely neglecting important things that directly influence our reputation around the nation. I’m talking about our competitive academic student organizations.

Take, for example, the Tennessee Speech and Debate Society. This team once had substantial amounts of funding, debate classes, a coach, scholarships, and even a house on campus until the late 1980s when the university defunded it.

In 2009 students were able to get the organization back together again. Since that time the debate society has attended 18 tournaments, won four state championships, had 34 total outround participants in debate, earned 46 speaker awards, 41 individual events awards, seven overall university sweepstakes awards, and placed a competitor in second at the IPDA National Tournament. They are the only student-run organization in the entire nation to host a debate tournament. The team also hosts public debates at the Baker Center that have drawn the attention of local television stations and public officials.

In Tennessee, eight colleges and universities participate in competitive debate. Seven of those

eight schools receive funding from their institutions (including MTSU and Walter State).

The UT state champion debate team supports itself through fundraising. The only university funding the team has received is a one-time contribution from the Department of Political Science at the beginning of this month.

As president of the debate team, I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish with the small resources we have. We, the students of this university, are responsible and accountable for making “Big Orange, Big Ideas” possible.

Organizations like the debate team show that we have the capabilities. Unfortunately, the university refuses to aid us in achieving those goals. Instead we spend over $60,000 on rebranding.

Annually, club sports are allotted $6,000 to use for whatever they need to be competitive. Did UT’s curling team convince you to attend? Did you even know UT had a curling team? I have no problems with their funding, but at what cost?

No matter how good our athletics or sport clubs get, they will never influence our academic rankings. If our university is going to make a commitment to becoming a Top 25 institution, we must invest in activities such as debate. Our administrators must buy into us and what we are capable of doing. Until they are willing to make that commitment, we might as well halt all construction and put all of our money into advertising and curling. We are already big orange and we have big ideas. When are our leaders are going to acknowledge that? We need our administration to believe in us.

Additionally, we need our newly elected SGA representatives to step up and take responsibility in making things like this possible. As our chosen representatives, they need to stand up and speak for us. With TAG Day last Friday, the proof is everywhere that people are willing to invest in us.

Our university should invest in us too.

Nathan Johnson Senior Political Science and Journalism and Electronic Media njohnst4@utk.edu

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Assembly’s agenda alienates public C ampbel l’s Co r n e r by

Seth Campbell Throughout Barack Obama’s tenure as President of the United States, I have often heard him referred to as “radical” or “extreme” by certain forces in the right-wing media. While this uneducated name-calling isn’t surprising, it does showcase certain blindness toward their fellow outlandish brethren. Outrageous personalities like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh can chastise President Obama until they turn blue in the face, but if they continue to allow Republicans a free pass on their radical legislation, they won’t be respected.

One doesn’t have to look far to find this rightwing radical legislation. In our state of Tennessee, the happenings at the capitol are troublesome to say the very least. The Republican Party dominates the Tennessee General Assembly, boasting overwhelming majorities in both the state house and senate.

The constellation of the Tennessee General Assembly isn’t the issue, but rather the actions of these politicians are the major point of concern.

There are plenty of decent, hardworking, and logical Republicans throughout the state of Tennessee. It just merely appears that many of the Republicans that compose our state’s legislative body cannot be deemed logical and in many ways, can be considered radical.

Just recently, Tennessee legislators voted to allow educators to teach alternatives to evolution.

In the world of education, there is only one theory that holds merit and that is the theory of evolution. As a future educator, watching the radical Republicans in Nashville ignore every bit of scientific evidence is repulsive and astonishing.

It is 2012 and Tennessee Republicans must recognize mainstream science that is accepted throughout the modern world.

In another example of radicalism, the Republicans in the Tennessee State House have drafted legislation to make abstinence the main point of sexual education throughout Tennessee.

Jim Gotto, the representative from Nashville who proposed this bill, must live on a different planet or merely not understand society. Every credible study from an unbiased group clearly showcases that abstinence education does not work. The reasoning behind this flawed legislation completely escapes me. How high will the teen pregnancy rate have to climb in Tennessee before these radical conservatives open their eyes?

Teenagers, by and large, have never fully accepted abstinence. Moreover, the process of maturation, which includes strong levels of hormones, will never allow abstinence training to fully succeed.

If this ridiculous legislation doesn’t quite do it for you, there’s plenty more being drummed up by these politicians. Tennessee’s radical legislators have bills in front of them that labels hand-holding as a “gateway sexual act” and another bill that allows the state government to regulate the location of one’s pants. As someone who has held hands and wore my pants where I pleased, this legislation is appalling. The Tennessee General Assembly is out of place in telling anyone where to wear their pants and I surely hope that all these Republicans don’t view hand-holding as a variation on foreplay.

As previously mentioned, there are decent logical conservatives left in Tennessee. It just doesn’t appear that any were successful in running for the Tennessee General Assembly last election. In a time when this powerful legislature could be working to make a difference, we have 132 Tennessee politicians reviewing laws on sagging.

This ridiculous legislation session is being jammed down our throats by Tennessee radical Republicans and there doesn’t seem to be much recognition. When President Obama is routinely ridiculed by being labeled radical and out-oftouch, one simply must point towards the Tennessee General Assembly as an example of radical and out-of-touch.

On a national level, the actions by this body are embarrassing. Here in Tennessee, it is even worse because we must live with the results of this radical legislature. Hopefully, come November, some of these politicians will be replaced and we can return Tennessee to normal.

— Seth Campbell is a senior in history. He can be reached at scampb42@utk.edu.

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With the semester winding down to a close, many students will be leaving Knoxville to pursue their summer plans. From real world jobs to internships to staying home with your family, the summer can offer many opportunities to try new things, make memorable experiences and learn to let go of the past as we move forward with life.

College is the perfect time to exercise those dreams and wants that we might not be able to accomplish once we have entered the workforce. We are young and capable of performing our highest expectations.

Do not let your summer pass you by without opening yourself to the new scenes and ideas.

This will only allow you to learn and grow as a person.

Trying new things can be a scary yet rewarding experience. Sometimes we must try the unknown in order to truly understand its impact and importance. In college, we often have our daily routines we must follow. There is never a time in our day that we are unsure of what tasks we must do. It seems that our school days continue in a mundane fashion until we can suffer through our finals and go on to the fun and leisure of summer. That is why each student should strive to try new things this summer.

Now is the time to add some spirit and life to our daily routines. Sometimes the little things in life can make the greatest impact.

Try a new meal at dinner, or go for a morning run. Take a sewing course or join a club.

Trying new things will result in a less boring

summer, and could even result in a new outlook on life.

With so much time on our hands, we must use it wisely this summer. Make new experiences that will aid you in becoming a better person. Volunteer at a local homeless shelter or go on a road trip with friends. Do not be afraid to let go and see the world in a different light. As college kids, we have the ability to try these new experiences without many consequences to follow. And sometimes, learning from those mistakes can provide wisdom for the next time we encounter those moments. We always hear that college is our best years; make sure to live up to that statement and make the memories you wish to have.

If you are a senior, and looking forward to getting on with life and entering into the adult world, letting go of the old can be a difficult and emotional time. One must realize that all things come to an end, and that your time here was cherished and special. If you are not a senior, it still might be hard to let go of things that you once did. But with the common phrase, “when one door closes another one opens,” remember that life will continue on.

Believe in yourself and know that everything will turn out how it is supposed to be eventually.”

Moving from the old into the new can be a frightening time. Those who challenge this have more courage than they probably know.

Letting yourself try new things, gain life experiences and releasing the old when it is not needed any longer can be difficult for some. But I can guarantee that if you allow yourself to explore, you will learn more about yourself and what you truly want most in life.

— Samantha Trueheart is a sophomore in communications. She can be reached at struehea@utk.edu.

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A student from Sigma Chi takes a break before a race in the Soap Box Derby competition on Volunteer Boulevard during Homecoming in 1997.

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Wholesale bakery seeks bakers willing to work all shifts.

Experience desired, but willing to train. Some college education or culinary skills training also desired. Must have flexible schedule, reliable transportation and clean driving record. Must be conscious of food safety concerns, capable of strenuous physical labor and possess basic math skills. Bakers will begin as part-time, with full-time and health plan becoming an option with advancement. Please send cover letter and résumé verdadybelleza@gmail.com Wholesale bakery seeks delivery drivers willing to work all shifts. Some college education desired. Must have flexible schedule, reliable transportation and clean driving record. Must be conscious of food safety concerns, capable of strenuous physical labor and possess basic math skills. Drivers will also assist in bakery clean-up after deliveries.

Drivers begin as part-time, with full-time and health plan becoming an option with advancement. Send cover letter and résumé to verdadybelleza@gmail.com.

1BR apartments available beginning in summer. One block from campus. Call between 9 AM and 9 PM. (865)363-4726.

South Knoxville/ UT downtown area 2BR apts. $475.

Call about our special (865)573-1000.

FOR RENT 1 BR CONDOS Security/Elevator/Pool/Pkg 3 min. walk to Law School. $520R, $300SD, No app. fee.

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Hialeah Apartments $390 Student Special! 1BR apt. off Chapman Hwy. Convenient to Busline. Quiet Community - Pool and Basketball.

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AVAILABLE FOR FALL 1, 2 & 3BR units in the Fort. No pets.Leave msg (615)300-7434.(865)3896732.

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Brick exterior, carpet, laundry facility on first floor.

Guaranteed and secured parking. 24 hour maintenance. No dogs or cats. 32st year in Fort Sanders. www.sixteenthplace.com. brit.howard@sixteenthplace. com. (865)522-5700.

1BR apartment. 1412 Highland Ave. Extra Large.

Free parking. No pets. $485/mo. Summer lease for one year lease available. Atchley Properties (865)806-6578.

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Open floor plan.. Available September 1. $650/mo. plus utilities. Call (865)776-4281.

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West Timbercrest subdivision. 4BR, 3BA, LR, DR, den, 2 porches, cH/A. Available June 1st. Jim at 363-1913.

Studio condo near campus.

17th and Clinch. $450/mo.

Available now. Secure building, with pool and laundry.

(510)686-3390.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

‘Trials’ sequel improved Chris Flowers Staff Writer

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Deborah Polston hands back a signed copy of her book, “Victor’s Dream,” after a speech in the UC Auditorium on Wednesday. Polston spoke to students and guests about the importance of advocacy for children, a group that often lacks a voice when it is most needed.

Something about a wildly convoluted obstacle course taps directly into my brain’s pleasure center.

Growing up, watching Nickelodeon game shows like “Legends of the Hidden Temple” made me painfully jealous. I was certain I could do better than those kids on TV. I knew how to put the Shrine of the Silver Monkey together . The dozens of enormous obstacle courses in 2009’s “Trials HD” were no substitute for a temple run, but they kept me chasing platinum medals for months after the game’s release. Although it was just a fairly simple $15 downloadable game, I played “Trials HD” on Xbox 360 more than almost any other game that year.

Nearly three years have passed since its release, but its sequel, “Trials Evolution,” has finally arrived.

The “Trials” games are 2D, physicsbased platformers where players attempt to guide a dirt bike through increasingly extravagant obstacle courses, earning medals for speed and staying upright. While the premise may be unusual, the game is easy for anyone to pick up and play. The controls are simple: the triggers handle the throttle and brake while the analog stick leans the rider forward or backward. Challenge is kept to a minimum in the early levels so players can get a feel for the game’s extremely floaty physics system. The difficulty level dramatically escalates in the later tracks, eventually becoming so brutal that the retry limit of 500 will become a regular stopping point.

With over two million copies sold, “Trials HD” is one of the best-selling Xbox Live Arcade games of all time.

Because of this, developer RedLynx took an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach with the sequel. The structure and gameplay are nearly identical, but “Evolution” improves upon its predecessor in nearly every other aspect. A lack of variety in track environments was one of the most obvious flaws of “Trials HD.” Almost every level took place in a bland warehouse, and few had any distinguishing fea-

tures. Each track in “Evolution” has a unique setting, including some truly bizarre scenery such as a D-Day beach invasion. Unfortunately the level designers let their artistic vision get in the way of playability in one dimly lit level. A few areas were so dark I couldn’t tell the difference between the ground and a bottomless pit.

“Evolution’s” most unique addition is a simultaneous multiplayer mode for up to four players. Races take place on four-lane tracks that give the mode a strong resemblance to Excitebike. The multiplayer tracks are designed to keep everyone going as fast as possible for higher energy racing, but without any obstacles to conquer they are uninteresting to traverse. Local and online play are supported, but the races aren’t engaging enough to make playing with strangers online fun; competition with a group of friends huddled around the TV is what makes it worth checking out. Scores are determined based on how many times a player is forced to respawn, with each time costing one point. Crashing obviously forces a respawn, but what makes this fun with friends is that a player is also forced to respawn if they fall too far behind the leader. Having success result in the explosion of a buddy’s motorcycle provides more satisfaction than the typical racing game can offer.

Track editors in racing games are fairly common. Track editors that can make whole new games are not.

“Evolution” comes with a standard track editor, but for the adventurous type it also comes with an advanced track editor already used to create a space shooter, an “Angry Birds” clone, and a foosball table. RedLynx claims that the editor is even capable of creating a first person shooter. The fact that this feature was tacked on to a $15 downloadable game is astounding.

All of “Evolution’s” new features are nice, but it’s still the chase for medals and high scores that keeps me coming back for one last try. “Trials Evolution” is an incredible deal at $15, and should be picked up by anyone unafraid of constant failure.

Asia sees more live music The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When Lady Gaga launches her hotly anticipated “Born This Way Ball” world tour Friday on what is expected to be an elaborate castle-like stage, fans in Asia will be the first to see it.

The singer leads off her travels with sold-out shows from South Korea to Singapore in a striking upgrade of her Asia itinerary over a previous tour that included only Japan.

Western pop stars are increasingly criss-crossing the upwardly mobile region in search of new markets while financial malaise continues to afflict parts of the West — and Asian fans are ecstatic.

“We’re getting so many concerts nowadays, it’s hard to decide which ones to go for!” said Mindy Chew, an information technology consultant in Malaysia who snapped up $120 seats to watch Lady Gaga’s show in neighboring Singapore within 30 minutes after tickets went on sale.

“Some of these shows are like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I’m expecting lots of drama at Lady Gaga’s show, lots of costume changes,” said Chew, who has caught performances by Gwen Stefani and Michael Buble in recent years in Malaysia’s biggest city, Kuala Lumpur.

The long list of acts who’ve penned Asia into their tour plans this year include chart-toppers like Katy Perry, LMFAO, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, Jason Mraz, Avril Lavigne

and Foster The People.

Next to Lady Gaga, rock band Radiohead has amassed the most buzz for its planned shows in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea this July.

But fans also are looking forward to artists as varied as Elton John, Morrissey, Christina Perri, Lifehouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Avenged Sevenfold, Backstreet Boys, The Flaming Lips and Manic Street Preachers.

For unbeatable star power, this August’s twoday Summer Sonic Festival in Japan alone is supposed to feature Rihanna, Green Day, Ke$ha, Adam Lambert, Pitbull, Calvin Harris and Gym Class Heroes.

Japan has long been a hub for gigs by Western headliners, but touring activity has been building up in the rest of Asia over the past two years, Alan Ridgeway, president of international markets for Live Nation, the worldwide promoter for Lady Gaga’s shows, told The Associated Press.

The reasons boil down to supply and demand. Asia makes economic sense now because rising disposable income among fans here has driven up demand for live entertainment across the region, Ridgeway said.

“Even though Japan may be able to support three or four shows, this often wasn’t enough to justify the expense of bringing a tour to Asia,” Ridgeway said.

“Now as we see increasing demand from other markets such as South Korea, China and Indonesia, it becomes possible to route a financially viable multi-date tour through the region.”

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Richardson joins Athletes in Action Staff Reports Tennessee basketball player Josh Richardson is one of several Division I collegians who will be traveling to Germany and Poland as part of an exhibition tour later this spring with Athletes In Action.

The team trip takes place May 26-June 10 and includes stops in Krakow, Dusseldorf and Berlin. The team also will tour the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp.

After beginning the trip with five practice days in Poland, the squad will play three games against the Polish National Team (June 1-3) before traveling to Germany to face five professional club teams (Essen, Dusseldorf, Paderborn, Alba and Stahnsdorf).

A rising sophomore guard, Richardson is looking forward to his first trip abroad.

“I’m really excited for this opportunity to

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travel overseas,” Richardson said. “Not only to play basketball, but to help teach kids about the game and share my witness with people in other countries.”

Richardson — who will return to Europe in August when the Volunteers tour Italy — appeared in all 34 games for Tennessee last season, with nine starts. He averaged 2.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game and excelled defensively as one of the team’s top perimeter defenders. Among UT’s first-year players, he was the leader in steals with 18.

Athletes in Action is a global pioneer, innovator and servant leader in sport ministry. Since 1966, AIA has committed to sharing a victory beyond competition that is found only in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Tennessee assistant coach Kent Williams was selected in 2010 to serve as head coach for a team of Division I student-athletes during an AIA summer tour of Poland. His squad finished the tour undefeated.

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Former Vols weigh in on program Preston Peeden Managing Editor There are several benchmarks that tell the story of a program’s development and progress, the most obvious being wins and losses, but that isn’t the whole story.

One constantly overlooked area is the views that alumni have about the program. Over this past weekend at the Orange and White game, several former Volunteers shared their perceptions of the Vols’ progress toward returning to the normality of Tennessee’s winning tradition.

Entering coach Derek Dooley’s third season, the Vols’ record under his tenure is less than stellar. With only 11 wins to 14 losses, including a controversial bowl game loss to North Carolina in Dooley’s first season, former Vols would seem to have every reason to be pessimistic about the future. But oddly enough, most are excited for the possibility the 2012 season can hold.

“With the tradition that Tennessee is used to, we’re looking for them to get back on track and win some ball games,” said former All-American linebacker Al Wilson. “I’m hoping that they can get eight-to-10 wins this year and get us back to what we know and love here.”

Wilson was not alone in his feelings

about the future.

“I got to talk to coach today and I’m excited,” Jonathan Crompton, UT’s starting quarterback from 2008-09 and a current member of the Washington Redskins, said. “It looks like we’re about to turn the tide on where we’re heading.”

One main area of optimism was the new 3-4 scheme that first-year defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri is implementing.

“I think it’s going to take some time to get used to that 3-4, but they have the players to fit that scheme,” said former defensive end Chris Walker.

“So I think they’ll be great.”

Walker singled out rising junior Jacques Smith, his former teammate, as a player to watch this coming fall.

“I’ve always been a fan of Jacques Smith,” Walker said. “He was my little brother when I was here. I am just excited for him to be at his natural position at the 3-4 linebacker, and I think he’s going to play very well.”

Along with Walker, Wilson and former cornerback Inky Johnson singled out the defense as a bright spot for next season.

“I think the 3-4 is great,” Johnson said. “It’s the defense for beasts.

They’re going to get it in and play well. They got a lot of good players on defense.”

In the new scheme, Wilson put emphasis on this year’s linebackers.

“The 3-4 is a definite change-up for

what we at the University of Tennessee are used to,” Wilson said. “... The linebackers are the key for the defense. If they can step up, which I know they will, and make plays, then it will make it a lot easier for the defensive line and the secondary.”

The defense wasn’t the only talking point among UT alumni, however. The offense grabbed attention as well, especially the receiving corps.

“The abilities those two (rising juniors Justin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers) have is off the charts,” said Tennessee’s all-time leading receiver Joey Kent. “They can be the biggest combination of two wide receivers in the nation.

“They can be a force in the SEC. Hunter and Rogers have the ability to be whatever they want to be.”

Kent also heaped praise on rising junior quarterback Tyler Bray.

“He can make all of the throws,” Kent said. “And he has the athleticism to move around in the pocket.”

One feeling that all the former players in attendance seemed to share was the return of stability to a program that has seen nothing but chaos and turnover for the past five years.

“This year, we have 18 returning starters on offense and defense, and there aren’t a lot of excuses anymore,” Kent said. “There’s a lot of promise for this year for them to get Tennessee back to where it needs to be.”

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Vols swept in heartbreakers Matthew Keylon Staff Writer The Tennessee Volunteers (22-18, 7-11 SEC) were swept in a series this past weekend against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (24-16, 8-10 SEC) in Starkville, Miss. Two of the three games went into extra innings, including a 14inning series finale.

“There really aren’t words to describe what transpired this weekend,” Tennessee coach Dave Serrano said. “We’ll go back to the drawing board and have to come up with some things to get this team over the hump of what we’ve experienced this weekend, but we are not dead in the water.”

The opening game was tabbed as ESPNU’s Thursday Night SEC Game of the Week.

Junior Zack Godley provided a solid 7.1-inning outing, allowing only one run in the fifth while striking out five. Freshman Will Maddox tied the game with a two-out RBI single in the top of the eighth. The Vols had the bases loaded with one out in the top of the 11th, but a double play ended their chances to go ahead. The game ended with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the frame.

“We allowed a team to stay close to us in a game I thought we should have won,” Serrano said. “You have to give credit to (MSU pitcher Chris) Stratton. He was as good as advertised, but I thought Zack Godley was as good as advertised too. He gave us a chance. That was a tough game.”

In the second game of weekend, Tennessee tied a season low with three hits in a 7-1 loss.

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Osborne’s leadoff single.

“I knew as a leadoff hitter we needed base runners at the time,” Osborne said. “The score was 1-0 so we were definitely in it, and we just needed base runners and people to drive us in.”

Unfortunately, the Bulldogs scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth and two more in the bottom of the fifth to put the visiting team away. A bright spot for the Diamond Vols was senior left handed pitcher Josh Allman, who threw for a career-high 3.1 innings in relief work and allowed only one run.

As the weekend series winded down, Tennessee was dealt another heartbreaking loss of 3-2. The game went into extra innings for the second of three times. In the bottom of the 14th, the bases were loaded when a runner stole home on a wild pitch to end the game.

The game was the first time since 1999 that it had gone at least 14 innings. The wild pitch ruined an otherwise brilliant night for junior pitcher Nick Blount. He allowed just one run in four innings. The only run that he gave up was unearned.

“I thought Nick Williams threw extremely well,” Serrano said. “I thought (junior right handed pitcher Drew Steckenrider) Steck came in after a brilliant effort on Thursday and threw well despite being low on the gas tank, and then you can’t ask for much more out of Nick Blount.”

Senior outfielder Chris Pierce and freshman infielder Parker Wormsley knocked in the lone two runs of the night.

The Volunteers look to rebound against Austin Peay State University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville.

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