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In this issue: • Bringing the outside indoors • Easy solutions for dealing with allergies • Spring photo gallery

OUTDOORS ISSUE THE DAILY BEACON Volume 135 Issue 24

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Editor-in-Chief: Alex Holcomb Managing Editor: Rob Harvey Chief Copy Editor: Olivia Leftwich Engagement Editor: Alec Apostoaei News Editor: Kylie Hubbard Sports Editor: Tyler Wombles Asst. Sports Editor: Damichael Cole Arts & Culture Editor: Neeley Moore Digital Producer: Leann Daniel Asst. Digital Producer: Natasha Roderick Opinons Editor: Jarrod Nelson Photo Editors: Emily Gowder Design Editors: Laurel Cooper, Lauren Mayo Production Artists: Kelly Alley, Grace Atter, Kyla Johnson, Caroline Littel

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When we planned this issue back in August, we thought it would be significantly warmer than it is now. I mean, sure, our city isn’t freezing like it was in February, but I can’t truthfully say that it’s warm outside. We live in Tennessee, so that only makes sense.

However, when we were planning for this issue, I came to the realization that reading about going outside does not make one want to go outside as much as looking outside does. So, instead of a few thousand words about what it’s like to go outside, we’ve included a couple of articles and a lot of photos of the beautiful areas of Knoxville.

As I write this at 3:38 p.m. (only hours before our publishing deadline), I haven’t seen the photos yet, but I trust Emily Gowder, our photo editor, to make sure they all get in the paper. Really, she hasn’t let us down yet, and I don’t expect her to start soon. I say all this to say that I don’t have a very strong introduction to these photos and am not sure what to say at the moment.

You might think that I could just wait until Emily shows me the photos to write this letter, but given my hectic schedule and the multitude of assignments I have to do between now and publishing tonight, I think writing this now fits best with my schedule. Also, I like this honest letter of uncertainty, and my uncertainty gives me a chance to brag about Emily’s reliability.

Don’t get confused, though. Emily is not the only reliable staff member at the Daily Beacon. There are plenty of Emilys on our staff; of course, I will not name them, as there are just a couple people on our staff that are simply never Emilys, and therefore, if I did not name someone on our staff, they could deduce that they are, in fact, not an Emily.

I should say that not every Emily at the Beacon is always an Emily. For example, I can rely on some Emilys to write an extra article, but I cannot rely on that same Emily to message me back on Slack. To always be an Emily takes a lot of effort, and I recognize that I fall short in some areas as well.

Personally, I am usually an Emily about messaging or emailing people back, (Are you still reading this?) but I am definitely not an Emily about being anywhere on time. I’m either inconveniently early or

insultingly late, for whatever reason.

Reliability is, in my opinion, a subjective concept as it means something different for each person. While we may be an Emily for one person, we may not be for someone else, and I wonder if that has more to do with our loyalty to that person or the standards that person set.

My Emily level, I think, is not too low, but it’s not terribly high either. However, for other people who expect an unattainable amount more out of their Emilys, Emily (the actual one) is not reliable at all. Then again, if an Emily is only reliable to the people they work with but not to friends or family, then one could question how reliable that Emily really is. In other words, that person may only be an Emily because they fear the repercussions of not being one.

(The actual Emily is not this way).

Anyway, be more like Emily this week and also go outside.

Go Vols or whatever, Alex Holcomb

Bringing the outside indoors Olivia Leftwich Copy Chief

My succulent, Merriwether, is certainly a joy in my life, especially because I have to care for her so little. Like many succulents, including but not limited to cactuses, all she requires for sustenance is plenty of sunlight daily as well as a thorough dousing of water — enough to soak all the way through the soil every couple of weeks.

Some people have more trust in their green thumbs than I do, though, and they should know that there are myriad dormor apartment-friendly plants out there of several different types.

Ferns Found in innumerable homes and buildings, ferns provide a lot of green for their required levels of maintenance and act as great additions to any room.

Button ferns are relatively small, growing between 12 and 18 inches in height and are easy to care for, making them great choices for cozy spaces. Button ferns have small, round leaves, and they require medium to high humidity levels. This can be difficult, but a few simple methods for increasing

Olivi’as cactus Merriwether sits by the window sill.

Olivia Leftwich / The Daily Beacon humidity are misting the area around your fern with room-temperature water, grouping several plants together and placing a shallow dish of water underneath it, and

any of these should do the trick.

Bird’s nest ferns, which have rippled leaves that emanate from the plant’s center, See DORM PLANTS on Page 3

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DORM PLANTS continued from Page 2 are slightly more tolerant of low humidity, though, so if your confidence in your humidification abilities is shaky, a bird’s nest fern could be a good starter. If grown outside, these plants can grow six feet or more, but they should stay between one and two feet tall indoors.

Bamboo Well, sort of. Actual bamboo is much better suited to growth outdoors, but lucky bamboo is a simple and still striking option.

Lucky bamboo is the name of a plant often seen in windowsills and offices which has thin stalks that resemble bamboo and thin, narrow leaves that emerge from them.

Though actually in the lily family, this plant thrives in indirect sunlight and can be grown in water. One to three inches are necessary for lucky bamboo to develop roots, but after that only the roots need be submerged, though the more of the stalk that is covered in water, the more those roots will grow. Since roots and foliage growth are correlated, think about how leafy you want your plant to be before deciding how much water to give its growing roots.

Thursday, April 12, 2018 • The Daily Beacon Plants of Steel If you are looking for something particularly hardy, this group of six plants from Costa Farms promises to be decidedly difficult to kill even with a forgetful waterer stressed about exams.

On the larger side are philodendrons, which can be found in vine varieties as well as traditional potted types. They love bright light, though they can handle less, and they only need be watered once the soil’s surface is dry.

A smaller choice is the ZZ plant, which can survive in low light, low humidity and even droughts. Though it will grow better when given proper care, meaning sunlight and a full watering once the top inch of its soil is dry, a savvy ZZ plant owner can always know when the flora is in danger because of the tendency of a ZZ plants to drop its small leaves when it doesn’t have enough water.

Other plants in the Plants of Steel group can be found on Costa Farms’s page (http:// www.costafarms.com/collections/plants-ofsteel), but any budding gardener (pun intended) would be wise to consult a local gardening store for advice on specific plant care before choosing a flowering friend, no matter the type.

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1. A butterfly at the top of Max Patch.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon 2. An abandoned greenhouse thrives outside of Cookeville.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon 3. The Bluffs.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon 4. Max Patch is located just inside the North Carolina border, reached in about an hour.

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5. Max Patch is located just inside the North Carolina border, reached in about an hour.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon 6. Kylie Hubbard hiking Grotto Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Courtesy of Kylie Hubbard / The Daily Beacon 7. Ijams Nature Center, located East of downtown has many hiking trails.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon 8. The Great Smoky Mountains viewed from above Gatlinburg.

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9. Knoxville’s Forks of the River Wildlife Management area contains the iconic sunflower field.

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“...open a window, and it’s there.”

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Easy solutions for dealing with allergies during the outdoor season Tyler Wombles

Sports Editor Whenever any activity involving the outdoors is mentioned, whether it be hiking, camping or even simply sitting on the porch, there is always a select group of people that will collectively gasp in fear of upsetting that most dreaded of bodily reactions: Allergies.

You may be one of these people, so afraid to venture outside of the calming confines of your home because you know that only sneezing, congestion and sore throats await you on the other side. Strong allergy symptoms can ruin a day or even a week for the person that is experiencing them and can feel just as potent as any other illness.

Fear not. Here are some easy and sure-towork solutions to the allergy issues that plague so many of us this time of year.

Breathe in steam: Dealing with a strong bout of congestion? If so, simply heat water in a cooking pot on the eye of an oven until it begins to boil and let off steam. Then, put your head over the steam and breathe it in deeply, letting it break up any gunk that has found its way into the unreachable parts of your nasal tract. Keep this process going for approximately 15 minutes or until you begin to feel the congestion alleviating. This is a surefire way to provide a quick fix for the congestion that is threatening to make you feel foggy and half-asleep for the rest of the day.

Exercise: This is the ultimate medicine for all of life’s troubles (and one that I should personally partake in more often). Exercise naturally makes people feel better and helps to improve blood flow in the body, fighting off feelings of sickness and fatigue. So just jump on the treadmill and cruise for a while. It’s a productive way both to get your workout in and also to improve your

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Eat something spicy: This is likely the most fun option on this list.

Spicy foods, including hot wings, peppers and any entrée topped with hot sauce, help to break up mucus due to the heat and alleviate symptoms that allergies can cause, including congestion. Eating them will also likely make you feel wide awake, as the stimulating heat combined is almost sure to increase the awareness of your senses. Also, spicy foods can help release endorphins when eaten, allowing the consumer to not only feel a sense of relief from their allergy symptoms but also experience a natural positive feeling that is sure to help alleviate the sickness that allergies can bring.

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