The Daily Beacon

Issue 71, Volume 122

Friday, April 26, 2013

Volapalooza brings upbeat ending to school year Victoria Wright Arts and Culture Editor It’s finally here.

Though today is Friday and the Volaplalooza 2013 concert is finally here, that does not mean it’s time to rest for the Central Programming Council, as the organization is still steadily taking action to ensure con-

cert attendance.

This year’s line-up includes rapper Tyga, electronic group Beats Antique and UT students DJ Mike Nasty and Glenda Jordan, better known by her stage name, “Calliope.”

Sarah Kim, CPC press secretary, said social media is being used as a part of the initiative to generate

attention for the event.

“CAC, who is bringing Beats Antique as a part of the 2013 lineup, is trying to help the Volapalooza Event Planners increase the excitement on social media about the show tomorrow night,” Kim said.

“Both organizations have also been present at the ‘I Heart UT Week’ tent on Pedestrian Walkway this whole

week giving away Volapalooza promotional items and handbills to help drive ticket sales. We have also been putting up posters all around campus, as well as the greater Knoxville area, in addition to ads in both The Daily Beacon and Metro Pulse.

We have gotten a lot of support from ‘I Heart UT Week’ because Volapalooza is the big finale event

for the week, and we have been very fortunate to have partnered with them.”

Kim said that ticket sales this year have been “on par” to those of last year. She said often most students will wait to purchase passes until closer to the event.

See VOLAPALOOZA on Page 2

Ignite to increase student capacity R.J. Vogt News Editor UT’s summer involvement program Ignite has expanded to three camps, boosting the accommodation ability from 300 to 1500 students.

UT administrators encouraged the expansion after realizing its correlation to retention rates. Ninety-four percent of Ignite students persisted to their sophomore year, nearly 15 percent more than non-participants.

“Once we were able to show those numbers off to the chancellor’s numbers office, they were on-board and said ‘we’ll expand the program, we’ll fund the expansion,’” Jessica Copeland, a graduate advisor for the Center for Leadership and Service, said. “So they challenged us to reach our goals and expand the program as much as possible.”

Samantha Herold, a freshman in logistics, exemplifies the model of an Ignite participant. After attending the Ignite Summit program last summer, she has become involved with several organizations on campus, including Impact and Ignite itself.

See IGNITE on Page 2

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Chancellor Jimmy Cheek dishes out bacon during the night breakfast for students on Wednesday.

Pancake dinner offers free food, administrative interaction Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor Paperwork and administrative meetings dominate Chancellor Jimmy Cheek’s days, but the head of UT Knoxville took a break Wednesday night to hone his culinary skills in Hodges Library.

“This isn’t my first time making pancakes,” Cheek admitted while sporting a black apron.

Cheek participated in the event to alleviate the stress of the final week of classes.

“Our student body president said he thought this would be great to break up some of the study and stress with free food,” he said.

Crowds of students lined the halls of the second floor of Hodges Library to be served an array of breakfast food, stuffing themselves with sausage, bacon, fruit and pancakes.

Some even added whipped

cream and chocolate chips to their plates of administrative pancakes.

“I think one of our things that we’re trying to accomplish is interact with students more in an informal matter,” Cheek said.

Students such as Montana Bazzell walked away with full bellies and memories.

“As a freshman, I remember coming to events like this and meeting more people than just going to class,” Bazzell, the undecided sophomore, said.

Bazzell was not alone in her feelings toward this event.

Andrew Dillon, a graduate student in English who received his undergraduate degree from UT as well, believes this type of event encourages students to branch out and make friends.

“This kind of event is really great to get to know people from different disciplines,” Dillon said.

Dillon’s motives toward attending the event wasn’t just to make friends. He had put in

a long day’s work.

“I had been on campus since two, and I’ve been grading papers since,” Dillon said. “I was just excited to get food.”

Students weren’t alone in their journey to find free food and socialize. Cheek got in on the conversation, too.

“I’ve really enjoyed getting to know students, what they’re studying ... and what they’re doing this summer,” Cheek said. “This is a really great experience for me as well.”

Richardson discusses mountaintop removal Student creates

donation system

Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief Bill Richardson’s auspicious career has included an ambassadorship to the United Nations, the governorship of New Mexico and a stint as U.S. Secretary of Energy, but he had to visit UT to become familiar with mountaintop removal.

“I don’t know much about that; that’s a big issue here, right?” Richardson asked Wednesday evening during his speech in the Baker Center.

Eric Dixon, a senior in philosophy and economics, enlightened the governor and audience about the dangers of exploding Appalachian mountain peaks to extract the underlying coal seams.

“So far the practice of MTR (mountaintop removal) has buried over 2,000 miles of streams in Appalachia, and there are a lot of concerns over residents’ health because of the water pollution,” Dixon said. “You could still mine coal without the practice.”

Despite Tennessee’s inter-

Leftover dining dollars translate to Second Harvest contributions R.J. Vogt News Editor

• Photo courtesy Jennie Post/The Dartmouth

Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses students at a watch party at Dartmouth College in 2007. est in the continued use of coal-based energy sources, Richardson was candid about its future role.

“I think coal can be part of the mix, but it needs to be clean coal,” Richardson said.

School children then stood up to recite the health impacts of mountaintop removal, including birth defects and heart disease. They pleaded

for government aid in solving these problems.

“I’m with you,” Richardson said, as the audience joined in collective applause.

He suggested a bottom-up approach to tackle tough economic problems.

“What I want to emphasize is that in the absence of federal leadership, states can take the initiative,” Richardson

said. “I still am hoping late in the year or early next year for some significant action on climate change … No significant energy legislation in this country has happened without bipartisanship. You have got to have moderate Democrats and moderate Republicans.”

See RICHARDSON on Page 2

The UT Dining system does not allow dining dollars to roll over from spring semester to fall.

On Monday, students will have a chance to donate their excess dining dollars to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Fadi Saleh, a sophomore in College Scholars with a focus in medical administration, thought of the idea to donate excess dining dollars in the fall of 2012, when he had $500 left over in his dining dollars account.

After realizing the money would roll over from fall to spring but not from spring to summer, he began to wonder how to more effectively distribute the funds.

“How can this go to something where it’s not just going back to the university?” Saleh asked. “Honestly, for the university, it’s proba-

bly just a drop in the bucket.”

Saleh organized a Facebook event and contacted Second Harvest Food Bank. After receiving support from Second Harvest and UT Dining, he began coordinating UT’s first dining dollar donation drive.

Trucks stationed outside eight of the nine convenient stores on campus will accept donations — perishable, non perishable and even non-food items — before dropping them off at Second Harvest.

Saleh said Second Harvest will take anything, even sushi, but lamented the lack of their most wanted items.

“One limitation this has, of course … Second Harvest’s most wanted items are usually not sold or not sold in great quantities,” he said.

“Stuff like peanut butter: I’ve been to three of the convenience stores and haven’t seen any peanut butter.”

See DINING DOLLARS on Page 2

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Friday, April 26, 2013 News Editor RJ Vogt

CAMPUS NEWS

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Assistant News Editor David Cobb

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IGNITE continued from Page 1

• Photo courtesy of Ignite

Students participate in a team building exercise during the Ignite leadership program at the Ignite Summit retreat in 2012.

VOLAPALOOZA continued from Page 1 “Generally we see our greatest peak in ticket sales just a few short days before the actual show,” Kim said.

“This may be due to students not finalizing big weekend plans until the last minute, but I hope that UT students and the Knoxville community plan to make Volapalooza a part of their weekend festivities.”

RICHARDSON continued from Page 1 Matt Murray, director of the Baker Center, reiterated the senator’s commitment to compromise.

“Even as governor and secretary of energy, he has been a negotiator,” Murray said.

John Long, a freshman in computer science, said he is a fan of ‘90s rap music and is excited about the crowd. “(My favorite part) will be seeing all the people and people watching,” Long said.

“Going to a concert is always fun, and I wouldn’t miss the opportunity.”

Kim said students are also encouraged to attend a preshow event in Presidential Courtyard where attendees can enjoy free food, giveaways and music provided by Hot

104.5.

“We are truly thrilled about Volapalooza 2013 and genuinely want both UT students and the general Knoxville community to come to the show and enjoy the product of all of our hard work for the past year,” Kim said. “We want to celebrate the end of another successful school year with everyone and hope that everyone gets their tickets before they sell out. I would love to see Thompson-Boling Arena packed to the brim,

so we can show Tyga, Beats Antique and DJ Mike Nasty just how incredible our Vols are. They definitely don’t want to miss out on what’s sure to be an unbelievable show.”

Volapalooza 2013 starts tonight at 8 p.m. at ThompsonBoling Arena. Tickets are $15 at the door for students and $30 for general admission. The pre-show event takes place in Presidential Courtyard from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Richardson was quick to catch Murray’s endeavor to gloss over his 2008 presidential run in his opening remarks.

“I like to tell people I had two problems in that race: Obama and Clinton,” Richardson said. “Other than that I did well.”

Richardson quipped about his role as a political envoy

to various nations including Sudan, China and North Korea.

“I like to deal with the issues … they say ‘send in Richardson, bad people like him,” he said.

This comment received a round of laughter from former Tennessee Governor Sundquist, who turned out to hear his friend speak.

“Were it not for Governor Sundquist, we would not have been able to arrange for the visit of Governor Richardson,” Murray said.

Jacob LaRiviere, professor of economics, and Paul Armsworth, professor of ecology, were recognized by Murray for their help in promoting the Baker Center’s Energy and Environment Forum this year.

She’ll return to be an Ignite Leader this summer.

“I went to Ignite and it convinced me that UT was not just the place I was going because it was the cheapest, but because it was where I truly belonged,” Herold said.

“I wanted to pass that feeling on to other freshman that were coming up.”

This summer’s group will have a choice between three different programs.

At Ignite Summit, a threeday retreat at Coker Creek in Tellico, Tenn., helps students network and improve their leadership capability.

“We do awesome teambuilding exercises with our groups, it’s like a super cheesy Western-themed summer camp and it’s the best experience ever,” Herold said. “It’s Western-themed every year … it’s just kind of their vibe so we just go with it.”

The two new programs, Ignite Serves and Ignite Outdoors, take aim at involving students with specific interests. Serves will allow 800 incoming freshmen to move in five days before the official move-in day.

Copeland, whose work in the CLS focuses mainly on Ignite, said the service will include an environmental day and will introduce students to a variety of non-profit organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, Knoxville Area Rescue Mission, AmeriCorps and more.

“If you have a non-profit, we may be helping you,” she laughed.

The Ignite Outdoors program offers an adventurebased leadership experience. Copeland said it was designed to attract the large population of students at UT

DINING DOLLARS continued from Page 1 In the future, the ambitious Saleh hopes to alleviate the shortcomings of campus convenient stores by allowing the direct donation of excess dining dollars to local nonprofits like Second Harvest.

“If we can give food banks … the power to use the money that we donate in the way that they feel is best for the community — which they have experience with this — then that could just help the community more,” he said.

The Facebook event has more than 140 confirmed participants, and for sophomore civil engineering major Katie Roth, the opportunity comes at just the right time.

After transferring to UT from Alabama this semester, Roth initially purchased a meal plan with $200 dining

who are interested in the outdoors.

“They’re still going to talk about leadership programming, conflict management, and networking … but they also are going to be able to do skills like hiking and climbing,” she said. “For outdoor programming, a lot of that is about overcoming your fears and working with a team to kind of build those skills that are transferrable to college life.

“They may not seem — on the surface — like backpacking has anything to do with college life, but it’s problem solving.”

As of Thursday, the enrollment had reached 270 students. Though the CLS hopes to increase that number to full capacity, Copeland explained that many students will be hooked during orientation.

TV screens in the University Center display Ignite promos, and a display case will feature the programs. Copeland said they also offer breakout sessions during orientation.

“People know about it, it’s just a matter of getting people excited about it,” she said.

“We’re trying to rely on the help of our past participants to do that too, to make sure that they’re telling seniors that they know about the program.”

Some of those past participants include former SGA president Adam Roddy and current SGA president Jake Baker, both of whom also continued on to serve as Ignite Leaders.

For current Ignite Leader Herold, the program has been the highlight of her college experience.

“Ignite is the best thing that upcoming freshman can do,” she said. “It was the best decision I ever made because it made me want to get involved.” dollars. She worried that she was using more dining dollars than meals, so she switched to one with $500.

Now, with only a study day and five days of exams left before school’s out for sumer, Roth said she still has $200 left.

“I guess $500 was just too many, but $200 wasn’t enough,” she said. “There wasn’t an in-between one that applied to me.”

She’s been spreading the wealth by buying food for her friends and even shopping at the convenient stores for basic goods. Still, she said she was excited for the opportunity to put the remaining balance to good use.

“I’m not going to use the rest of my dining dollars, I still have over $200 left and it’s a good cause,” Roth said.

“Otherwise they just go to waste.”

Friday, April 26, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 3 News Editor RJ Vogt

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Assistant News Editor David Cobb

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Unique species showcases natural light Matt Reed

Staff Writer Each year, spring beckons dynamic activity in the natural world. In the old Smoky Mountain settlement known as Elkmont, the transition from spring to summer arouses an extraordinary display of highly specialized firefly mating behavior: synchronized bioluminescence.

Known to many as “synchronized fireflies,” these creatures (Photinus carolinus, belonging to the firefly family Lampyridae) exhibit immensely sophisticated “light shows,” which in recent decades have received increasing attention from the general public.

Lynn Faust, naturalist and longtime Knoxville resident, is credited with bringing this seemingly far-out spectacle to the public eye. Though Photinus carolinus has existed for millennia, they somehow went unnoticed among researchers in the Appalachian region. “They were here long before us,” Faust explained.

The Faust family owned property in historic Elkmont before the national park took over the land and remembers watching “The Light Show” as early as the 1950s.

Coincidentally, during their last summer in Elkmont in 1992, a story was published on Asian synchronous fireflies, claiming that no similar species were known in the Western hemisphere.

Immediately recognizing that Elkmont’s fireflies were “synchronous,” as described in the article, she began an extensive journey of research that continues today. Indeed, much of what is known about these critters can be wholly attributed to Faust’s work.

In essence, the synchronized lighting display encompasses a very complex mating ritual. Males begin flashing

late in the evening while females wait in the forest litter below. The pattern of male flashing distinguishes this species from other fireflies around the world. For a few seconds, males reveal a series of 6-8 flashes, followed by a period of darkness for roughly 8 seconds.

During this period of darkness, males anxiously await the females’ responses coming up from the ground below.

This allows a pattern of predictability for both males and females, which can help prevent predation or crossbreeding with other species of fireflies. Moreover, timing is affected by numerous factors, most notably temperature. When males detect the faint flash responses of the females, the rest is history — this species of firefly only lives for a few weeks, so there’s no time to waste.

Most males guard their female counterpart until the sperm is transferred, thus ensuring his genes pass on to the future. Viewed at night in the woods, the eerie pulsation of wave synchrony is far more impressive than any modern light rig.

The lighting itself is dependent upon a reaction between luciferin and luciferase within the firefly’s lantern, which is a part of their abdomens.

The result, termed bioluminescence, gives off nearly 100 percent of energy as light.

In comparison, light bulbs produce only a fraction of this energy, while the rest is emitted as heat. Because of this efficiency, the bioluminescence of synchronized fireflies is known as “cold light.”

“These tiny little insects are eloquently designed to survive and mate,” Faust observed. “We may think we’re smart, but for every fact we uncover, 10 others remain unknown.”

On average, the lighting

displays last for roughly five days, ending with “peak” flashing behavior.

This year, Faust expects flashing to begin sometime in mid-June. Impressively, she uses the degree-day systems to predict flashing occurrence based on temperatures.

Each year, thousands of people travel to the park specifically to observe this event.

Consequently, the Park Service now offers shuttle rides to and from Elkmont to experience the natural lightrhythms of this remarkable species.

In spite of the natural and seemingly innocent beauty, Faust reinforced the fact that nature is not a “dream world.” “They may flash and get eaten by an impersonator,” she explained.

Zach Marion, a Ph.D. student in ecology and evolutionary biology, reflected on the complexity of the predator-prey relationship among fireflies. “The real cost to flashing is in the risk of predation, as it makes the flasher noticeable to visual predators,” he said.

“Most fireflies are protected from generalist predators like bats, birds and many insects by a complex cocktail of cardiac steroids. In high enough concentrations, these can stop a predator’s heart, induce kidney failure, and cause violent vomiting. I can tell you from experience that they really taste awful.

My research involves trying to understand why there is such a diversity of chemical compounds overall, and how that complexity evolves at the individual, population, and species level.”

Known as “femme fatale” lightning bugs, Marion went on to describe a specific worry for Elkmont’s synchronized fireflies.

“While most predators don’t like fireflies, a group of fireflies in the genus Photuris

does,” he said. “Photuris do not make the cardiac steroids themselves. Instead, they (the females especially) mimic the flashes of females from other firefly species.

When the males come to mate, the Photuris eat them, stealing their defenses for themselves and passing them on to their offspring for protection.”

The fact that these animals still exist is a testament to the importance of our national parks and protected lands.

Ranging in distribution from northern Georgia to Pennsylvania and New York State, and preferring elevations of roughly 2,000 feet, protected habitat has allowed this otherwise conspicuous animal to thrive.

Nonetheless, increased development in rural areas near the Appalachians has the potential to disrupt critical habitat for these fireflies.

Faust offered several simple measures that could minimize mating disruption in fireflies. Most importantly, she noted that, “Be aware of your outside lighting at night. This can devastate mating displays. Lights left on can cause populations to disappear.”

On the annual festivities at Elkmont, Faust observed, “I had no idea how popular it would become. It’s pretty cool to witness several thousand people stepping out of their comfort zones to experience this natural beauty, especially when these days the majority are at home looking at computer and TV screens. It has brought people, both young and old, together in nature at a time when we’ve become very disconnected from it.

None of us can protect nature unless we understand it.”

For information regarding this year’s events, head over to www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/fireflies.htm/.

Crime April 15 4:35 p.m. A victim stated that she left her Apple MacBook Pro unattended on the fourth floor of Hodges Library for approximately five minutes. Upon the victim’s return, her computer, charger and her roommate’s ear buds had been taken by an unknown person without her consent.

5:35 p.m. A multicolored zip bag containing a multicolored glass smoking pipe with burned residue and a lighter were turned into the front desk of Massey Hall. The front desk worker discovered the contraband and contacted UTPD for confiscation.

April 16 1:13 a.m. An officer observed a white 1995 Chevrolet Caprice driving on Cumberland Avenue with the license plate light out.

The officer initiated a traffic stop and the vehicle came to a stop on Philip Fulmer Way. The vehicle had a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver had an active warrant out of Knox. Co, and the back seat passenger had an active warrant as well. During the vehicle search, the officer found drugs, to which the driver claimed ownership. The driver’s license was suspended in 2012.

The driver and passenger were taken into custody and transported to Knox County Intake Facility.

April 18 12:05 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Hodges Library in reference to a theft. A UT student had their wallet and contents stolen from Hodges Library.

11:30 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Hoskins Library for a report of harassing phone calls.

The individuals stated that they have received multiple calls from an individual stating that she is owed money. The individuals feel that the suspect may be

Log mentally disturbed. The victims were given a case card and asked to contact UTPD if they have any further problems concerning the incident.

April 19 9:32 a.m. A victim reported the theft of his camping equipment from the back porch of Phi Gamma Delta house. The victim stated that the items were left unattended overnight. The next morning, they were gone.

April 20 4:04 p.m. An officer responded to Tom Black Track in reference to an unresponsive male.

The officer made contact with the individual inside a portable lavatory. The individual refused medical treatment and was placed under arrest for public intoxication and underage consumption.

April 21 12:30 a.m. An officer was flagged down at Andy Holt Avenue and Francis Street. It was discovered that an unknown suspect had damaged the individual’s vehicle.

4:50 a.m. An officer observed a vehicle stopped in the middle of the intersection of Kingston Pike and Alcoa Highway. The officer initiated a traffic stop and found the driver passed out behind the wheel. The driver passed standardized field sobriety tests. The driver was misdemeanor cited for driving on a suspended license, a violation of registration and for having no proof of insurance.

9:42 a.m. An officer responded to Hodges Library in reference to a theft. The victim stated that she left her jacket, backpack and the contents of her backpack unattended on a study carrel on the fifth floor for approximately five minutes. Upon her return, her items had been taken by an unknown person. *Crimelogs are compiled from preliminary police reports that are provided by UTPD.

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Friday, April 26, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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Newsroom exploits provide purpose, love

Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor One order of protection. Four internships. Twelve all-nighters for a total of 133 credit hours. And as of today, 472 Daily Beacons.

From first hand experience, I can tell you that a lot can happen in four years.

I locked myself on the roof of an Ag Campus building. I peed in the bushes outside of Ayres Hall. I made a snow angel on the field of Neyland Stadium.

Moments of glee, of terror, of excitement and sheer joy. With awkward moments and some moments where I cried openly and loudly in front of the UC. In a nutshell, my college career boils down to a questionable GPA, some squawking and a drawer full of all of those aforementioned newspapers.

I stumbled into The Daily Beacon’s office when I was 18 and considerably more innocent. I spent more time in the library than was healthy, and I had never tasted alcohol. I had a boyfriend, an undecided major and no desire to be at the University of Tennessee.

I came to UT for all the wrong reasons with no real understanding of what I wanted to make of myself — let alone my college experience.

In October 2009, my roommate and childhood friend led me to a job as an editorial production artist here at the Beacon, and we haven’t left this office since. The first editorial staff I worked with put a healthy fear of God into my soul. To me, the newsroom was sacred and — at best — absolutely terrifying. When sophomore year rolled around and I crawled back into the Beacon office, the staff in the newsroom was fresh and smiled a little wider.

That year the Beacon taught me more than just how to perfect Photoshop cutouts of athletes and how to put stories on our complicated online system. More than just how to reimport pages when QUARK crashes nightly. The Daily Beacon 2010-2011 introduced me to alcohol, Internet stalking and other Adobe products. But most importantly, it gave me a home.

When I needed a safe haven and an escape from the temporary horror of reality from an abusive relationship, I worked here. And when I built pages,

I built myself. After years of losing myself, I found myself on an outdated iMac with a shared passion for journalism with people I never would have met if not for this silly little newspaper.

The Beacon was there for me when I wasn’t there for myself. The more involved I became as years passed, the more I changed. And with my change, the Beacon changed. More than just new computers and a new flag, we had a young staff with growing passion.

More than anything, the Beacon gave me something to take pride in for this university. The Beacon gave me my best friends, a few headaches and pride for all involved (and obviously the newspaper, too).

This year’s staff has reaffirmed my faith in not only the future of UT Student Publications but also humanity.

The Beacon is more than just my baby or my hobby or even my vice. The Daily Beacon and the multiple staffs I had the joy to work with saved me.

I have felt more emotion over a pile of biodegradable papers than any boy, any homework assignment, anything.

Two weeks ago, I sat in my shower sobbing, knowing I can’t expect every person to care as deeply and as much as I do about the Beacon — or anything really. I may have changed the Beacon’s flag and its image, but the Beacon and all of our staff changed me.

The only good part about leaving is knowing that the Beacon is better than I found it. And most importantly, in better hands than mine. Next year, prepare for great things from this staff.

Without the help of steadfast Beacon lovers like Mrs. Jane, Eric, Patty-Sassy Pants, Ms. Karen and Ms. Lynne, I don’t know where the Beacon would be.

The Beacon gave me more than I ever imagined. I found love on the sports desk, and I’m walking away with a passion for UT, for print media, for my friends and for love. Without the Beacon, I don’t know how far I would have made it. The Beacon was many things but never once was I alone.

It hurts to leave. But as John Muir said, “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” The Beacon has been my adventure. It’s onto the next one.

— Emily DeLanzo is a senior in environmental studies. She will work as a park ranger at Devil’s Postpile National Monument starting in June. She can be reached at edelanzo@utk.edu or through smoke signals. Follow her next adventure on Twitter @EmilyDeLanzo.

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Writing develops unique style, sense of self Chaos Theory by

Sarah Russell This is not only my last column of the school year, but it is also my last column with The Daily Beacon. I, and many others, will be graduating in May and moving on from the University of Tennessee to new jobs, schools, cities or programs. The past four years have seemed, in hindsight, very short and very eventful. I have changed so much since I entered school as a naive young freshman. I have changed majors, friends, career paths and even parts of my personality. I feel more confident and sure of myself after four years of college, and writing a weekly column for the Beacon has contributed to my increased feeling of self-assurance.

College is a time where we are not only supposed to be trained in our major of choice, but also to learn how to think critically. Writing is an enormous part of such a skill, because the ability to coherently articulate thoughts and analyses is important in order to convey the critical thinking process.

For the same reason that many humanities or social science professors will ask students to keep journals or write weekly response papers, having to create concise and logical writings in short amounts of time serve as an excellent practice in critical thinking.

Even though these weekly editorial columns are fairly short and are likely not read by many people who pick up the newspaper, the exercise of having to expound upon an idea for a set number of words has proven to be both challenging and rewarding. First, I had to come up with topics that seemed relevant to a college newspaper — writing about literary criticism, for example, was not a viable discussion for a column. To address

this, I tried to stay abreast of current events around the world and on campus in order to pull from ideas and conversations that the whole student body could relate to.

Then, I had to come up with the dreaded thesis statement for each article. While my columns for the paper were hardly the caliber of ones for research papers, in order to convey a line of analysis or critique, one must outline their point early on and clearly.

Having to do so with my topic of choice each week proved to be excellent practice for my writing in general.

And finally, I had to make sure that my body paragraphs and my conclusion made logical sense, flowed well, and supported whatever I had intended the article to be about. Editorial columns allow for a different writing style than an academic paper, and so I had to learn how to write colloquially but still coherently. In short, for two years, I have had to write small essay-like pieces about current topics once every week, and it has taught me a great deal about my interests, my work ethic and my writing style.

My time writing for The Daily Beacon has been an integral part of my college experience. It gave me a chance to give my thoughts and my opinions a voice in campuswide discussions about the things that we as UT students find important and relevant. I feel honored to have a chance to be published alongside other fantastic columnists seeking to do the same thing: serve as a voice of the student body.

Even though I will likely enjoy a break from having to write every week, I will miss writing for the Beacon. I have learned a great deal from serving as a columnist, and as I look ahead to graduation and beginning the next chapter of my life, The Daily Beacon will always be a special part of my college career.

— Sarah Russell is a senior in history. She can be reached at srusse22@utk.edu.

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During the era of George Bush and the increasingly widespread use of torture by the CIA and their associates, often at secretive blacksites located on the soil of repressive regimes, the debate as to the effectiveness of torture raged throughout the media. As much as the supporters of the Bush administration and others – predominantly on the right – remained staunch advocates of torture, the reality remained clear: torture doesn’t work.

But hot off her Oscar-winning success with US military recruitment video The Hurt Locker, Katheryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty manages to serve up yet another Hollywood endorsement for torture in a film that claims to be “faithful to the facts,” “truthful,” “journalistic” and “living history” even as it willfully distorts the facts.

There has already been a great deal of debate over Zero Dark Thirty‘s endorsement of torture- more specifically how the film depicts torture as being instrumental in locating the courier who then leads them to bin Laden. If not torture itself, then the mere threat of torture elicits pertinent information from detainees.

Despite the fact that the acting director of the CIA and the chairmen of both the Senate Intelligence and the Senate Armed Services Committees have publicly stated that torture played no role, Zero Dark Thirty leaves the audience believing the exact opposite. In a sense, it does what the Facebook movie did- over dramatized events that needed no exaggeration to be interesting and were too recent to deserve anything less than a documentary-style analysis. And because of the bin Laden assassination’s proximity to recent events combined with its still being shrouded in mystery to pretty much everybody, the movie almost goes so far as to be some weird hybrid of propaganda and Hollywood entertainment.

Propaganda aside, Zero Dark Thirty is an unexceptional piece of filmmaking – an

often listless, procedural thriller, lacking in tension for something nobody really knows the details of- and shot in the handheld style which has become a cliché of the genre. All of the characters are paper-thin: the CIA agents are professional, intelligent and committed to the task at hand, while the Arabs are almost uniformly amoral villains bent on attacking Americans.

We learn little from the movie about their motives – only a television showing an interview with Mayor Bloomberg after the alleged attempted Times Square bombing offers viewers a hint: “They hate us for our freedoms.” When the CIA’s Pakistani branch station chief’s name is made public following a lawsuit related to a Predator drone killing children, and an angry mob gathers outside the building, Zero Dark Thirty places its sympathy with the CIA. The context of dead innocent civilians isn’t worthy of consideration.

Since the furor over the depiction of torture has been doing the rounds in the media, writer Mark Boal has responded to the criticisms with the following statement: “It’s a movie. I’ve been saying from the beginning it’s a movie. That shouldn’t be too confusing.

It’s in cinemas, and if it’s not totally obvious, a CIA agent wasn’t really an Australian that was on a lot of TV shows, and Jessica Chastain isn’t really a CIA agent; she’s a very talented actress. But I think most American audiences understand that.”

Aside from the fact that prior to the release of Zero Dark Thirty the makers were touting it as a work of “journalism” based on “facts,” Boal misses the fundamental point about how movies such as this do have a considerable impact on how Americans view the actions of their nation on the global arena – particularly when the film presents itself as an accurate reenactment of real events.

Given that Zero Dark Thirty has received largely glowing reviews across the board and is up for a string of awards, it seems much fairer to assume that American audiences will largely lap it up uncritically, and the perception of “American values” viewed through the prism of the entertainment industry stands uncontensted.

— Wiley Robinson is a senior in ecology and evolutionary biology. He can be reached at rrobin23@utk.edu.

Friday, April 26, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

ARTS & CULTURE

vwright6@utk.edu

Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Melodi Erdogan

merdogan@utk.edu

Coming to UT brings sense of self, achievement of proportion due to my borderline neurosis and my perpetual ability to drastically enlarge petty things.

But that’s changing.

Somewhere in between the time I arrived here as an unsure 20-yearold and now as a 22-year-old young woman who more self assured (it would be pretentious for me to say I Victoria Wright have everything figured out), I found Arts & Culture Editor a niche, and thus an escape from worrying about all the little things.

I suppose working at The Daily While I can’t necessarily call this a farewell column given the fact Beacon has given me a type of purthat I will be around Rocky Top tak- pose, and I don’t mean some tedious ing classes and serving as Editor-in- schedule someone adopts when Chief of the Beacon this summer, I working somewhere new. What I’m trying to say is that emotionally, still need to say some words.

I have made lifelong friends here, this workplace has matured me in a and that’s a rare blessing that I hope way that I believe I wouldn’t have if bestows upon all of you who still I were to have joined another club or place my application at another job. have time here at this university.

I’m biased with the type of work When I first transferred to the University of Tennessee, I was lost. I do, but there’s no amount of It probably wasn’t anything to rave knowledge that can prepare someabout. My predicament was no dif- one to form honest relationships ferent than other young people’s, with people. Those only come with but I blew the whole decision out time, patience and a general faith

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I transferred from a school in Chicago, so when I first explored the Knoxville area with my mom in August 2010, she of course thought it was irrational I was switching schools in the first place. After they were done lecturing me about that, they gawked at the fact that I returned to the state that I spent years trying to escape. I had it all wrong though â&#x20AC;&#x201D; my perspective was completely off. I want to thank the relationships I have with the people here for bringing me clarity on what relating to people is really about.

Thank you for showing your bad sides and at times making me question my faith in humanity, because once I realized that people are actually human and one mistake they do unto you does not demonize them, it takes a ridiculous amount of stress off.

Simultaneously, thank you for showing me your awesome sides that instill so much faith in the human existence that it brings me

in humanity. And when you finally release all of the predetermined inhibitions about life, people and whatever else StumbleUpon has taught you, you start to build something solid and genuine.

The relationships I have formed here have given me purpose because I understand people are worth more than what they can do for you, and instead how they can make you feel.

I left my old school because I was searching for something tangible â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an object of some sort that I could pick up and have it suddenly transform every problem I had into gold.

It was a shallow yearning, and unfortunately no one in my circle had the guts to tell me. Also, the journalism at my school was inadequate for the amount of money I was shoveling in; ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nobody got time for that. So with the motivation to find a more fulfilling journalism curriculum in mind (and the hopes of filling some type of emotional void in my heart) I set my sights on UT. Best decision I made.

to tears to think about moments like graduation that will, if only physically, separate us.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean to sound all poetic, but I love the relationships I have built here. It is here that I have found purpose.

So if I can shed any advice, remember the relationships that go deeper than who you can rally with at games or who will dance with you at the parties. Remember the relationships that last, because when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all dead and gone, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all you will really have. The people who loved you and how you made them feel.

I hope to take some of this wisdom when I move to a new home after graduation. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Victoria Wright is a senior in journalism and electronic media and plans to move to New York upon graduation in August. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ball so hard as the Editor-in-Chief this summer and can be reached at vwright6@utk.edu. Follow her on Twitter @vic_j_wright.

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22 Flier to Rio 23 Big name in handbags 25 Podiatric problems 26 N.L. East team, informally 28 Silk selection 30 Future alumnae, quaintly 32 Substance used in fillings?

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37 Distinctive parts of some hummingbirds 39 Elegantly attired 40 Certain telecom technician 41 Suitability 44 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turned down for extra warmth 47 Existentialist Kierkegaard 48 Blazingly bright 50 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Till the End of Timeâ&#x20AC;? singer 51 â&#x20AC;&#x153;___, Red-Hot & Liveâ&#x20AC;? (1982 blues album) 53 Jot 54 Digital ___ (hightech shooter)

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Friday, April 26, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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Senior graphic design event Playlist alleviates study pains showcases student talent Sam Coley

Staff Writer

Melodi Erdogan

Assistant Arts & Culture Editor The next Picasso of graphic design may be emerging.

The 2013 Graphic Design Senior Show will take place at Remedy coffee shop on Friday, May 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. The show will feature art from 16 senior graphic design students who will be graduating in the spring.

“The show is a night for the graduating graphic design seniors to present their portfolio work and projects to the public,” Debbie Shmerler, associate professor of graphic design for all the students participating in the show, said.

“It’s a festive and popular occasion that marks the end of their life as students at UT, honors their past accomplishments and celebrates their future endeavors.”

Each of the graduating students will present their work on a table, as well as on a laptop where they can showcase their portfolio with their final capstone project to future employers and attendees of the show. They were asked to pick a few pieces to present that were personally important to them and were among their best work during their college careers.

“My favorite part about participating this year is the fact that it is a celebration, in a way, of the past four years we have experienced together in graphic design,” Emma Meskovic, senior in graphic design and artist featured in the show, said. “We are all really close and proud of each other, and this event will definitely prove it.”

Graphic design, which ranges from typographies to advertisements, is a modern genre of art that is embedded within

many other industries, making it relatable to any student in any major.

“If you are a student interested in being a designer, it’s a perfect time to see what type of research and work you would be making while at UT and how to prepare for a future in design,” Shmerler said. “If you are a student in another field, you might want to come see what design is all about, and from that, imagine ways to collaborate with your fellow students here at UT. “Design is always about looking at solving problems, whether self-defined or clientdefined. It takes teams of people now to solve the problems we have in the world. More often than not, designers are valuable team members with expertise in communication, different medias, design thinking and creative processes.”

Emily Gilles, also a senior in graphic design, will be contributing pieces concerning religious diversity and a collection of mundane objects she acquired from Knoxville community members.

“Since the graphic design program is so small, we have the benefit of becoming close friends with our classmates,” Gilles said when explaining her favorite part of her career as a graphic design student.

“We know each other so well — our styles, quirks, and flaws — so when it comes to critiquing each other’s work, we can be honest and open without worrying about hurting each other’s feelings.”

Since they’re allowed to choose any of the pieces they have ever created, students that are part of the show are finding it difficult to pick which pieces to showcase.

“I am still choosing!”

Meskovic said. “I am trying to figure out which pieces really portray my personal-

ity and what is important to me. Establishing your style in design is very hard at first.”

Designed for the students to be able to showcase their art and get a kickstart on their careers, each artist will have their own table and business cards to hand out to future potential employers.

The event, which will also have free hors d’oeuvres for attendees, will hopefully give people a better understanding of what graphic design really is, Gilles said.

“Many people think we just make logos and tri-fold brochures, but our ability to experiment has led to some interesting forms that everyone can enjoy, like flash mobs, video games, podcasts and music-zines,” Gilles said.

Alumni from the graphic design program at UT have landed jobs at companies like Google and Ideo. The 16 students featured in the show this year are soon entering the work force, just as many other graduating students this year. Shmerler said that she is most excited for the “bright, creative futures they have in front of them.”

“We have a rigorous program in graphic design and the students have worked very hard to reach all the necessary benchmarks,” Shmerler said.

“I have every reason to believe that these talented seniors will also move on to places and jobs where they can be active participants in their community.”

Chosen by the students, the theme of the Graphic Design Senior Show is “BE GO DO.” Shmerler said that she hopes this encourages them in the future.

“I hope five years from now, this event acts as a reminder to them to BE happy, GO where desired and DO what their heart tells them to do.”

With the spring semester finally winding down, only one thing is now in the way of students and summer: finals.

After classes are over, students all over campus will be hiding out in their dorms, apartments and the library studying for hours on end. Finals are stressful for everyone, but good music can make any studying bearable. So to make studying for finals a little more entertaining, here’s a playlist to help you get through these next two grueling weeks.

“Walk This Way” by Aerosmith This song is a classic. It will help anyone studying for math or science finish those complicated problems that will be on the final next week.

“Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine This song will help anyone write those last few papers for

English and keep students reading that textbook that you’re dying to get rid of. Instead of falling asleep in the book, keep yourself awake and energized with this song.

“It’s Time” by Imagine Dragons Probably more than any other song on the playlist, this one will keep you focused through the early morning hours, since “it’s time” to study for finals.

“Off to the Races” by Lana Del Rey I absolutely love Lana Del Rey, and this song is probably my favorite. Whenever some serious work needs to be done, have this song playing because it keeps you concentrated on whatever subject you are studying.

“Queen of California” by John Mayer One of the newest songs from Mayer is one of the more relaxing on this playlist. It’s perfect background music to listen to while reading or finishing up the conclusion of your paper.

“Sunday Morning” by

Maroon 5 When I’m studying, this song provides serious relief from stress and never fails to recharge and reset my mind to continue studying.

“Me and Mrs. Jones (Live)”

by Michael Bublé Need a reason to keep studying? Just listen to Mr. Bublé’s soft, sweet voice and you’ll destress in less than a minute.

His quirky take on this smooth classic makes the listener feel like they’re right there at the concert. Since it’s a slower song, it’s great to listen to when reading or writing.

“I Love It” by Icona Pop, feat. Charlie XCX This song will keep anyone amped up for the last little bit of cramming left to do. Then, when finished, celebrate by dancing out to this song until the wee hours of the morning.

Good luck on finals, and I hope this playlist will make studying a little less painful.

New beginnings for summer break Montana Coward Staff Writer

As the school year is coming to a close, students are more than ready to get their summer under way. The question remains: what will students do with these three months off – get a job, go on vacation, maybe take summer classes?

Alex Wheelock, a freshman in economics, said he plans to get away over the summer.

“I’m from Johnson City, so I like to get out and travel, but I think it’ll mostly be family vacations,” he said. “We’re going to Seattle in a few weeks and then Hilton Head.”

Freshman in biomedical engineering Cameron Larose agrees.

“I’m taking a few trips up here (to Knoxville) and one family trip to West Virginia for a family reunion,” he said.

So the vote seems unanimous

for a summer vacation, but some students might find themselves a little low on cash from the school year and want work over the summer. Larose suggests landscaping.

“Doing landscaping is a lot of hard work and I usually start at like 6 and the heat is crazy, especially in Georgia, but seeing the job done at the end of the day makes it a success … and the pay is pretty good,” he explained.

If manual labor isn’t really for some students, being a nanny could be an option. Caroline Dyer, a sophomore in nutrition, said she’ll “be nannying a lot,” but continues to say that it leaves a lot of free time for the pool and lake.

For the students who have their minds set on graduation, summer classes would be a good way to get a head start before next semester starts. Dyer also said those particular students

should enroll in summer classes.

“I am taking a summer class at Pellissippi, but it is only four weeks, and I can do anything for four weeks,” she said.

Sometimes it’s nice to have some time away, especially when given the opportunity to do so in a foreign country. NiKi Blaylock, a freshman in chemical engineering and minoring in French, is an advocate for studying abroad.

“I’m studying abroad in France for five weeks,” she said. “I have always loved France and the French language.”

Students have many options to choose from when there are three months at their disposal.

Anyway students decide to spend their summer, whether it be at work or by the pool, we can all rejoice in the fact that this year is quickly coming to a close and a break from trudging up the Hill and the crazy Knoxville weather will be received by everyone.

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Friday, April 26, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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Ardent staff defines experience at Beacon Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief I have decided to devote this final missive to something crazy and wonderful: this year’s Beacon staff. They are all fantastic, but for the sake of column space I will be focusing on the seniors.

They are some of the most remarkable people I’ve ever known, and I think the campus community should recognize the hours of sacrifice they have poured into this publication. Their talent has made my job much easier than it could have been, and I’m going to miss them all.

First, though, I would like to thank Mrs. Jane Pope, who is retiring as director of student publications this year after 40 years of university service. She has a unique trust for student ability; the paper’s content is our own, but she was always there to step in when we needed her.

Mrs. Pope fought for students.

Now to my peeps.

Emily Delanzo has literally lived in the newsroom for the past few years. She started out in design, and made major improvements to the paper’s appearance.

Her managing skills made the paper run like clockwork this year. Emily’s headed out to California to be a park ranger, and she’ll be amazing

at it, because she’s seriously more hardcore than Bear Grylls.

I received a great deal of real life knowledge from Tia Patron, our photography editor, who worked three jobs at times to support her work at the Beacon (we’re paid peanuts). She is also probably the only person in America who can pull off footie pajamas. Tara Sripunvoraskul is a great photographer too, and provided great leads for stories.

Tony Elias made his home in the newsroom and that made it more like home to all of us.

Austin Bornheim and Lauren Kittrell ran our sports desk this year, and they are both awesome individuals. Austin is headed up to Michigan to be a sports reporter. He defected to our staff from TNJN, and I can’t even imagine what the year would have been like without him. Lauren lit up the newsroom everyday, and she will be missed.

Remember the name Alex Cline, our design editor, because he’s going to be famous. He cartooned Scrambled Eggs, for those of you following along at home.

He’s headed to California to do animation, and eventually he will probably be running Pixar.

Eric Nalley was our faithful copy chief. He’s a ginger and all that implies. Eric will be trying to reclaim his soul by working in AmeriCorps next year.

Justin Joo, who probably wrote close to 50 percent of our news content this year, is an all-around incredible

human being.

Taking the prize for joy and hilarity is the infamous Victoria Wright. She is bubbles of fun, and anchored the staff as our entertainment editor. She’s headed up to New York, where she will have no trouble mixing it up in the newspaper industry.

She was made for the urban scene.

Most importantly, what can I say about my associate Preston Peeden? He has been my right hand for the last few years, and I’m not sure how life will go on when I can’t say, ‘Preston, what do you think?’ about everyday decisions. Because he is infinitely compassionate for the plight of humanity, he’s heading to Crosset, Arkansas, with Teach for America.

He’ll be great with kids.

It’s been a pleasure to serve with these treasures as The Daily Beacon’s EIC for the past two and a half years.

I have learned a little about writing and a lot about leadership, but most importantly I have learned to advocate for the truth fiercely, but fairly.

Next year’s staff is a bright and tenacious group, and they are prepared to hit the ground running. I’m leaving you in excellent hands.

Good night and good luck.

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Writing, editing allows voice to stand out

Preston Peeden Associate Editor

— Blair West Kuykendall is a senior in College Scholars and economics.

She will be relocating to The District next year to study international corporate law at Georgetown Law Center. Follow the inevitable escapades on Twitter @ BKblairing.

On the whole, UT is not a pretty campus.

There’s construction galore, Prez Court looks as if it was built in an era of architecture where excessive seas of concrete were considered aesthetically pleasing, and the statues on campus are either random (Europa and the Bull) or an eye-sore (weird star, swirly thing comes to mind).

But with that said, UT has some places that I’m going to miss when I walk down the graduation aisle, but the one I’ll miss the most is the infamous “Student Voices” tree outside HSS. For those that haven’t taken the scenic stroll outside HSS toward the Bailey Education Building, there’s a path that runs in between a stretch of hedges away from Humanities toward Volunteer Avenue. Right before the intersection, there’s a small plaque with “Student Voices: 2000” written on it. While the sentiment of supporting student voices is a nice touch on this campus, what truly sets this section of campus apart is the fact that the tree the plaque was meant for is no longer there, but instead, all that remains is a stump and some weeds.

So much for student voices.

To be honest, I never really thought about this tree more than in passing for my first three years on campus. It was something I would insert as a punch line to a joke at my own job at a student publication, which ostensibly is a student voice.

But now, with this being the last thing I write for the Beacon, I can’t help but think back about that tree, or more accurately, that stump.

I feel like on big campuses like UT’s, there’s so much happening, so many people and so many ideas, that in that cacophony, too many students have their voices lost in the hustle and bustle.

Everyone has an opinion that they want to share, but not everyone has an outlet for it. They’re voices are like that little stump, tucked away and unappreciated.

I cannot say how thankful I am for the opportunities I’ve had at the Beacon. I came down to the office three years ago upon the suggestion of the then Editor-in-Chief Zac Ellis, merely because, as he put it, I “was an okay writer.”

And since that first article (which, by the way, was utterly terrible, so my apologies to Ed Walsh), I’ve loved my time here.

The Daily Beacon is the most unique job on campus.

There’s no other way to put it. No place challenges you and frustrates you more, but no place gives you memories like the Beacon.

I’ve worked with some of the most talented, dedicated and truly wonderful people on this campus. From Zac, who brought me in, to Blair and Emily now on senior staff

with me, I can’t say enough about the people I’ve worked with. Every member of the Beacon staff changed my life in some way. They made my college experience, and for that, I am grateful to every person who walked through these doors.

I’ll miss Mrs. Pope, who is the model for how a truly great administrator works, Ms. Karen, Ms. Lynn, Eric and Patty. I’ll miss the bomb shelter we call an office. I’ll miss playing Nintendo when I should be writing a column instead. But most of all, I’ll miss the opportunity the Beacon gave me to find my voice and share it with the 20,000 people on this campus.

So thank you. Thank you if you never even read my stuff, because you picked up the paper.

You allowed my voice, and that of countless others, to be heard. Our words aren’t confined to a corner on campus, hidden under weeds; they’re here on this page, speaking loud and clear.

Thank you for the opportunity, thank you for the memories and thank you for the mild caffeine addiction I now have.

I wasn’t the best writer, or editor, but I tried my best.

I will miss this paper more than I can say, and I’m more grateful for it than I could ever express in 650 words.

— Preston Peeden is a senior in history. He will be searching for cell signal in Crosset, Arkansas, next year, fighting the good fight in the Teach for America program. Hilarity is sure to ensue.

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Friday, April 26, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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Experiences chase away regrets

Eric Nalley Chief Copy Editor I never thought this day would come.

When I first came to UT in August 2008, I was not a happy person. This was truly the last place I had wanted to attend college coming out of high school in Brentwood, Tenn., but as fate would have it, this is where I came. I thought it would be a miserable experience, being around so many people I knew from high school (I’m actually a person that likes change a lot, which may explain why I’m moving to the West Coast this summer). I didn’t think I’d make any friends here and I was just bracing myself for the start of classes. I’d wanted to go to the University of Maryland at College Park, which I did get into, but times were tough and that ended up not being possible.

I couldn’t be more glad that I did come to UT. This is the school where I’ve made so many lasting friendships, where I met my beautiful fiancée and the love of my life, Megan, where I was given the opportu-

nity to study abroad in Beijing for a full school year and study Mandarin, where I’ve been honored to work at the Beacon for five semesters, a place that truly has become my second home this year. I’ve enjoyed my many late nights spent at Hodges Library slaving over one paper or another, and checking out way more books than I could ever read. I’ve even enjoyed the sports, even though I’m not a sports person at all, and these past five years have been rough in that regard (during my time here, we’ve had four different football coaches and many losing seasons).

I have come to appreciate Knoxville and what it has to offer, including many excellent restaurants and the nearby mountains.

I have had classes with so many wonderful professors and TAs who have really made me enjoy learning new things more than I did before I came to college.

I have established so many ties here that it will be difficult to leave, but it is my time to move on to the next chapter, and I’m ready.

I have gained so much from this university and this community, and I hope that someday I can give back to them, if even just a fraction of what I’ve reaped here.

These past five years have done so much to shape my worldview and help me find my place in the world as a person and as a member of society. I will miss this place, and I will miss the Beacon.

The Beacon has become such a

part of my life that I can’t imagine what it will feel like to wake up next Sunday and not have to come into the office at 3:30 p.m. to work on Monday’s issue. It will be nice, don’t get me wrong, but I’m afraid that I will feel like a piece of me is gone. I’m thankful for this past year at the Beacon, for editing stories, drinking tea, watching cat videos and having to suffer through rap song after rap song. I don’t know if I’ll ever have an experience quite like this again.

If time could be controlled, this is the first time I would actually say that I might have wanted to slow it down, just a little, but alas, that is not the nature of time. Life continues on, whether we want it to or not, and it is best just to hold on for the ride. But whenever I look in the rearview mirror, maybe ten years down the road, I’ll see the Beacon and the years I’ve spent here, and I’ll find that that piece wasn’t missing after all — I don’t think the Beacon, or UT, can, or will, ever leave me completely.

Peace out.

— Eric Nalley is a senior in economics. He will be moving to Los Angeles this summer to teach with City Year, an AmeriCorps program, and eventually plans to go to law school. He can be reached at enalley@utk.edu and followed on Twitter @EricCNalley.

Looking to future ahead Justin Joo Copy Editor When I was first asked by The Daily Beacon’s managing editor, Emily DeLanzo, to type a “farewell” column for today’s final issue, a swarm of ideas came to mind.

My first thought was to do a joke column intricately detailing the violent machinations I will unleash on every chatty dimwit who suddenly remembers that there is a library on campus during finals week. Like, seriously, I will — like — literally cut you if you come up to the quiet floors and literally bemoan whatever tripe is happening on Facebook … figuratively.

But then I started hearing about what other graduating seniors were thinking when they, too, began to ponder their past four, five (*cough* … six) years as an undergrad. I thought maybe I should jump on the T and wax sentimentally about leaving college and the Beacon and how it’s causing me to “feel” things on some too-deep-for-you-freshmenplebes to understand level.

The Daily Beacon has been both an unbelievable educational tool and also a hoot and a half. It helped me take everything I’ve been learning in my journalism classes and actually apply it into a tangible product.

Through the Beacon, I’ve met a multitude of interesting and sometimes brilliant people. I helped chronicle the struggles of UT’s LGBT community trying to obtain equal benefits. I’ve interviewed two Tennessee governors. I stood in the rain and asked ol’ Jimmy Cheek what kind of impact Kathie Lee and Hoda might have on UT. We, Beacoknights, pondered what the proper, medical term

for “butt-chugging” might be. Turns out it’s “anal enema.” Who knew?

And during that time, I gradually started to feel more and more like a journalist, but less and less like a college student.

Slowly but surely, I started asking myself why was I sitting around studying for this exam or sitting in that class when I could be out covering an event or interviewing someone over the phone. I grew tired of having to do homework when all I really wanted to do was work.

I am ready to go. While some might look upon graduation with pained nostalgia, fear and loathing, I am looking ahead and saying, “Geronimo!”

In “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” Douglas Adams wrote that, “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

Time is just a measurement of movement around the sun, and UT is our lunchtime. This phase of our lives is done, but that’s all it really is, just a phase. We can do so much more if we want. I don’t think of graduation as an end, but rather a beginning. The end of one chapter, but just the flip of a page away from a whole new one.

And The Daily Beacon taught me that, and therein lies some sadness.

I will miss all of the staff dearly, for the laughs, the rants, the angry phone calls from UT administration, and most importantly, the experience. The effort we shared to make this paper everyday, for better or for worse, cemented firmly in my mind that being a journalist was what I wanted to do. It showed me that journalism could be more than just a classroom, but also a very real thing that was both difficult and fun to do.

I’ll miss Emily and her “squawking.” I’ll miss RJ and him patiently tolerating my occasional disregard of deadlines. I’ll miss racing Melodi to try and open the newsroom door first. I’ll miss Preston and his playful invasion of personal space. I’ll miss Lauren, Austin and Troy’s sports coverage that actually made me interested in sports for the first time. I’ll

miss Victoria and how we’d tell each other not to let the man get us down.

I’ll miss asking Tara how many photos are left. I’ll miss David and his Chick-fil-A and how we’d both skip a class to cover a story. I’ll miss Tia and her being the only other “Doctor Who” fan in the newsroom. I’ll miss Katrina, Gompers and Alex figuring out how to fit my 1,000-plus word article in the paper. I’ll miss Eric and Jake and how we all looked forward to that evening pot of coffee. I’ll miss Rob because he liked Taylor Swift, too. I’ll miss Hannah playfully bashing the more mediocre writers that came our way. I’ll miss Blair and how she painfully endured all of our shenanigans. I’ll miss Frisbee and the banana suit.

I’ll miss the Beacon Blitz.

But as that inevitable walk across the stage approaches, I’ll attend not with eyes looking sadly at the past, but with a smile and wink as I turn to face the future with all of my friends and colleagues. It’s been too much fun to be sad for too long.

In conclusion, I leave with another quote, from Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s “V for Vendetta.”

The graphic novel itself has nothing to do with college or journalism, but there were a few words toward the end that sum up all these “feels” of mine perfectly.

“Descending now to claim my heritage, I think about the task ahead, so vast, so vital and so difficult. … I feel elated, wild, enthusiastic … but not scared. There isn’t time for fear, for me or anyone. We’ve things to do … people to see.”

And I would add, “People to interview.”

— Justin Joo is a senior in journalism and his last name sounds like “yo.” He is currently on the “job hunt,” which his journalism professors have been saying is a terrible, horrific thing to do since his freshmen year. You can follow the sad documentation of the ordeal on Twitter @JustinJoo.

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THE DAILY BEACON • 13 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Family, friends, staff define college experience

Anthony Elias Staff Writer With two weeks left, it finally sunk in.

This was where I’d wanted to be for a really long time. Try 15 years. My grandma Loretta Garcia and I had always talked about this city back in Bellflower, Calif. I came here on a road trip when I was ten and the talks with Grandma went from her farm, or her “Li’l bit of Heaven,” to my four-year high school plan to graduate and come to the University of Tennessee.

Grandma won’t be able to see me graduate, but my Grandpa Angele Garcia and I would both agree that if there’s one thing Grandma would be doing right now, it’d be the last thing I saw her doing even while fighting cancer: dancing to the Soggy Bottom Boys’ “Man of Constant Sorrow.”

Looking back at the last four years, I can honestly say this place has changed me for the better. My first semester here, I stood in the same spot that triggered my sports writing passion; I stood where Clint Stoerner stumbled and lost the football, costing Arkansas what would’ve been an upset of top-ranked Tennessee back in 1998.

UT alum Eva Posner introduced me to Student Publications Director Jane Pope.

From there, I got to work with some of the brightest minds in the Southeast. I’ll never forget Nash Armstrong coming up to me after my first article and offering help if I ever needed it.

Zac Ellis and Matt Dixon were great to work with and never shied away from helping me out during my assignments. Lauren Kittrell, especially, was great to work with. This year’s sports editor was always helpful, reaching out when my writing struggled.

I did become a stronger, more organized writer because of the help I received along the way.

Dr. Amber Roessner, who has a sports writing passion that can’t be matched, taught me to be better than a “hit-or-miss” writer. Dr. Elizabeth Hendrickson’s Business in Journalism class taught me the importance of teamwork in a journalism environment and that creativity shouldn’t have limits (although I’m pretty sure my acting career is done for after the 2Hype video my friends and I put together).

Dr. Dwight Teeter aided me in understanding journalism law and helping me raise awareness on what can and can’t be written.

Three people who will always stand out to me during my time here on campus are Preston Peeden, Victoria Wright and especially Emily DeLanzo.

Preston is incredibly ambitious when it comes to gaining information; I feel like I learn something from him every day.

Victoria Wright is wonderful to talk to and is always a treat to talk to whenever I walk into the office. Emily, without question, is like gravity; her energy and outgoing spirit make you want to be in that office every single day. I’m very proud to say I got to work with all three of them.

I can’t thank The Daily Beacon enough for giving me my shot

and can honestly say this newspaper is going to reach some incredible heights with David Cobb, RJ Vogt, Troy ProvostHeron and Melodi Erdogan in the office.

The smile my Beacon buddies all got to see came from my time on the ice. The last four years at the Icearium and the Knoxville Coliseum were just as fun as the first four. Barry Kyker deserves a big thanks; I’m a more patient hockey player now, and every game on the ice is like the first one because of him.

Chris Dempers, Joe and Don Williams helped me, in my brief run with the Ice Vols, become a more aware, organized skater.

Yes, it’s fun getting to slam a defenseman into the boards trying to beat an icing call.

My final year will be impossible to forget. I’ve met some incredible writers through creative nonfiction who’ve helped me develop into a lengthy writer and won’t forget any of them.

I had an exciting Portuguese teacher, Wanessa Martin, who was one of the loudest fans in the modern foreign languages and literature soccer tournament I played in on April 5; I’ll never forget dancing at center field with all of my Flemingo teammates as well as the players from Fluminense and the tournament champions, Santos.

I’ll be the second member in my family to graduate from college; my cousin Joan Bailey graduated here in 2010. I can’t wait to walk the stage on May 9.

I’m proud to have a brother and sister like Chad and Jessica Elias who I looked up to for their tough minds and stubborn wills; they both also know how to make me laugh on any given day.

I have a wonderful mom, Angel Garcia, who worked night shifts and still did her best to provide for her family, something she deserves a lot of credit for.

It’s always fun getting to call and make her laugh when we’re able to talk; if it weren’t for the road trip my mom and stepdad took me on, I wouldn’t have gone back to California with the eightyear drive that got me back here.

Leon Elias, my dad, was a strong reason in why I never gave up on getting here. He’s a strong reason in why I’m writing today. He’s an Arkansas Razorbacks fan who grew up in Hot Springs, Ark., but he’s been one of my strongest supporters since I made this my goal.

He’d go to every game I played growing up, especially in my first six years of hockey. We went through some really good times and some really rough times getting here and he kept telling me to believe. When I did, I’d run into one of his old bosses and they’d tell me how my dad was taking each article I wrote and showing them off to his buddies.

I’m very proud to call this man my father.

Like 1980 Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks once said, “The legs feed the wolf.” I leave here now with the confidence in my own abilities as a writer or whatever I end up doing as a career.

To the spring 2013 graduates, congratulations on the work you put in; now let’s go get our degrees.

— Anthony “Tony” Elias is a senior in journalism and electronic media. Tony hopes to one day play for a semi-pro hockey team but most importantly to continue writing sports journalism. He can be reached at aelias3@utk.edu and followed on Twitter @YNot317.

Finding my place in the homestretch

Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor Initially I didn’t want to write a column for this year’s final issue of The Daily Beacon.

I have only been a staff member here one year, and I felt a little strange writing about my experience in the newsroom.

What would I say about being part of a staff for just one year amidst a staff full of people who have been here for four years?

And for a while I did not have anything remarkable to tell. I do not have a large reservoir of memories to reminisce about like everyone else. But as I sit in the newsroom with everyone on Thursday, it dawned on me that

I do have something of worth to say. At least to me.

I would say my college experience has been pretty typical, and for most students at most SEC schools it will be the same.

There were a lot of bars, parties and alcohol.

There were Vyvanse- and Taco Bell-fueled all-nighters, weekends that have been erased from memory thanks to Evan Williams, and concerts.

And I’m sure that most of you reading this can check each of those off your list too.

So, now to my point.

It is the people and the way that you connect to the university that sets an individual’s college experience apart from their classmates.

For some it’s being in the Pride, a Greek chapter or a club.

For me it was student publications.

I found something that I love to do, but there were times in my first three years that I was not sure if I had chosen the right path. I started to hate what I did, which was why I took a production internship instead of a writ-

ing internship in the summer of 2012. But, the Beacon saved me.

This paper certainly means more to some people than it does to me. I haven’t invested nearly the same amount of time and dedication to this place, but I will always be grateful to the Beacon for what it has done for me.

The Daily Beacon has given me something to take pride in and something that has made four years at this university worthwhile, even if I was just on staff for a year.

I am appreciative of my time at other publications, but I will credit The Daily Beacon with instilling the work ethic required to work at a daily newspaper in me and giving me the skills in order to attain the job that I have lined up. It restored my faith in the career path I set myself on four years ago.

During this year I have met some of the best people that I could have hoped to come in contact with. We’ve spent five days a week since August together and, like any group of people who see each other so

often, I hated them at times, but I am thankful for all my time at this paper.

There are lots of things about this university that I do not like or do not agree with. There are things that have happened that make me embarrassed that I go here at times. But being at this paper has made me proud to be a student at Tennessee, something I never thought that I’d say.

I hope during everyone’s time at school that they can find something that makes them as happy as writing does for me. I could have gone to any school and drank until I was sick or gone to football games, but I don’t know if I would have enjoyed my time nearly as much as I have on Rocky Top. Thanks to this paper.

— Austin Bornheim is a senior in journalism and electronic media. After graduation, he will be moving Michigan as a sports writer for the HeraldPalladium. Follow Austin on Twitter @ABornheim.

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Friday, April 26, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Softball holds special draft Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer

With postseason play right around the corner, the Lady Vols softball team has high hopes of not only winning the SEC Tournament, but also making it to the College World Series.

While they are currently on a 19-game win streak and have a chance to break many program records by the time it is all said and done, they will have continue to bring the same energy on the field and stay motivated.

But motivation should not be a problem for the UT coaches and players any longer. The team gathered at the clubhouse of Sherri Parker Lee softball stadium Thursday afternoon to welcome a new member to the Lady Vol softball team and family: 8-year old Knoxville resident Averi Ramsey.

With the Tennessee softball team in association with Team Impact, they held a special draft for Ramsey who is battling leukemia she was diagnosed with in March 2012.

“We had been waiting for about a year for a girl to become available with Team Impact here in Knoxville,” co-head coach Karen Weekly said. “We found out in the last couple months that there was a girl here and we were so excited when we knew that. It was a blessing for us to find out about Averi. We can’t

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Senior Ivy Renfroe prepares to throw a pitch against the Tennessee Tech Eagles on April 10. wait to continue to build this relationship with her.”

Team Impact is an organization that’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children that are facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses and to generate strong team-based support networks.

It goes without question that Averi tremendously enjoyed her draft day with the Lady Vols.

The energetic, fun-loving, adorable blonde-haired girl arrived with her family to the

Former Vol Patterson signs PUMA endorsement deal Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer

For former Tennessee Volunteer wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, his NFL career couldn’t have gotten off to a much better start.

Patterson and the Sportlifestyle brand PUMA announced a three-year partnership that will make the wide receiver the face of the brand’s training category. Part of the partnership includes Patterson being featured in the brand’s Nature of Performance campaigns, lead special programs with retail partners, attend PUMA events, and look to be involved with some of PUMA’s joint venture partnerships.

“What an incredible moment! I am so excited to take this major step in my professional athletic career,” Patterson said. “Not only am I starting my pro career, but to also have PUMA by my side – just a truly memorable way to start my season. I feel on top of the world.”

To learn more about PUMA’s training category and BioWeb Elite go to puma.com/ bioweb you can also get brand updates at facebook.com/ puma or follow the brand via Twitter, instagram and Vine at @puma. Follow Cordarrelle as he trains with PUMA at @ ceeflashpee84.

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softball stadium at 5:30 p.m. and was in store for a surprise.

She entered the front doors to the clubhouse walking onto the famous orange carpet that was laid out and was led by her new teammates to the video room where they had a special video for her to watch.

After recapping how successful the Lady Vols’ season has been so far, UT softball on-air talent Brian Rice appeared at the podium and announced that the team was missing one more

piece to the puzzle in order to get to the College World Series.

He then announced Averi as the number one draft pick and the room filled with celebration and her teammates waving their orange and white pom-poms.

Karen Weekly, along with her husband and co-head coach Ralph Weekly, then sealed the deal with their newest team member, whom they told could play shortstop, as they all three signed the papers making her signing with the team official.

Perhaps the greatest honor for the little warrior was when she was given the No. 7 softball jersey to wear and for it to be her new number. The number is a prominent one in UT softball history, as it is the program’s only retired number that belongs to perhaps the greatest pitcher in softball history, Monica Abbott.

From there Averi was led hand in hand by junior Melissa Davin to her brand new locker, in which she found jerseys of her size and a brand new softball glove of her own that she carried around with her for most of the day.

It was fun and games from there on out as she and the rest of the team cut her commemorative draft day chocolate cake and had ice cream along with it. She couldn’t sit for too long, though, as she took her teammates out to the garden after eating to play her favorite game of Barbie dolls.

While it was apparent that she looked up to her teammates, who are all much bigger than her, freshman pitcher Erin Gabriel and others also look up to her as an inspiration.

“For me to be injured for a year compared to what she has to go through at such a young age it puts things in perspective,” Gabriel said who also gave a tour of the entire clubhouse

and was beaten three times in pool by Averi on Tuesday during practice. “I know she is going to teach me more than I teach her.”

The team looks forward to having Averi as a complete part of the Lady Vols softball program.

“She has full access to everything that we do,” Gabriel said.

“She is 100 percent part of the team. So she’ll be at practices, pregame and postgame.

Everything is hers, she has everything that we do.”

She plans on being at this weekend’s series home opener on Friday night at 7 p.m. against Arkansas, as the Lady Vols look to set a new program record for most consecutive wins (20). She also will throw out a first pitch at a game at some point this weekend.

Every time the team takes the field the rest of the season, they will be motivated to play their best for their newest teammate who wears the No. 7 jersey.

“The impact that Averi is going to have on our team is going to be tremendous,” Karen Weekly said. “She is going to have a huge impact on our girls.

It really helps you put things in perspective when you think you’ve had a tough day or you’re concerned about with your performance on the softball field.

You just think about your teammate, Averi.”

Farewell holds memories, tears, hope

Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor Sitting down to write a farewell column might be the most difficult experience I’ve had during my time at The Daily Beacon.

Thousands on thousands of memories — some more pleasant than others — whip through my head and I have to shake them before I become most ashamedly teary-eyed.

Four years ago, I never would have dreamed my experience at the University of Tennessee could hold so much.

I remember my first day of class. It rained and I was naive enough to hop under an umbrella with a strange man who proceeded to walk me to class. He was so kind.

I remember getting a “C” in a class and crying for hours on the phone with my other brother Will.

I remember interviewing former UT football head coach Derek Dooley for the first time. When I told him I was with The Daily Beacon his response was, “What’s that?”

I remember writing a col-

umn during his final season with the Vols and I remember the surprise and honor I felt to see it have over 6,000 shares.

But while these are memories that I will always cherish, I am even more grateful for the opportunities I have had to work with people I respect and love during those four years.

From professors like Amber Roessner, Erin Whiteside, Sam Swan and Elizabeth Hendrickson to Beacon editors Zac Ellis (could not respect this guy more), Kyle Turner and Matt Dixon, I have had an opportunity work under some amazing friends and teachers. I wouldn’t be graduating with a journalism degree without these people in my life.

I’ve also loved having the opportunity to work with Jane Pope, Karen, Patrick Lamb and Lynne. Where would I be without you guys?

Jimmy Stanton, Jason Yellin and Eric Trainer have been so patient with me and my writers year after year and I could not be more grateful. I respect you all and am so thankful for your help.

As for our current staff — most of whom are graduating — you know I love you dearly. Tears are gushing, so I’m going to have to stop with that simple statement.

To my amazing writers (you know who you are) and to my faithful readers (Karen

Marten and Rachel Melton), you hold a special place in my heart.

All that said, my transition from sports editor and student into the real world is painless. While I have so enjoyed my time at UT from classes to studies to the Beacon, I can’t wait to start working full time with Volunteers for Christ. I’ve never regretted a moment of time invested in VFC, and I don’t regret my decision to join their mission.

For those of you who are staying, have no fear.

I have complete faith in future sports editors David Cobb and Troy Provost-Heron and in future editor-in-chief and managing editor R.J. Vogt and Melodi Erdogan.

In fact, I’m quite sure they will eventually outshine me, if they haven’t already done so.

I’ll leave you with this quote from John Newton: “I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be and by the grace of God, I am what I am.”

— Lauren Kittrell is a senior in journalism and electronic media. After graduation, she’ll be staying in Knoxville and working for Vols for Christ. She can be reached at lkittre1@utk.edu or followed on Twitter @LKittre1.