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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Festival showcases variety of performers in music, comedy Melodi Erdogan Arts & Culture Editor Manchester, Tennessee? More like Bonnaroo, Tennessee.

The four day long music and arts festival becomes Tennessee’s seventh largest city overnight with more than 80,000 people on the 700 acres of farm land an hour southeast of Nashville. The festival attracts thousands of people and more than150 performers.

“I love the atmosphere of Bonnaroo because everyone is there because they love music,” said sophomore in public relations Rebecca Fechino.

“You are surrounded by so many incredible artists and so much talent in one place and it is so cool to see everyone come together to take part in it and admire it.”

This year’s headliners included Paul McCartney, The Lumineers and Jack Johnson, a folk-rock artist who filled the spot as a last minute replacement for Mumford & Sons. The British band cancelled only two days before their performance due to health problems with bassist Ted Dwane.

Johnson wrote and performed a new song entitled “Bonnaroo,” the morning of his Saturday night performance, and dedicated his whole set to the folk-rock band that could not be present.

The festival had non-stop performances from around noon of each day to 2 a.m. of the next.

Musicians were not the only performers present; both comedians and directors were invited to take part in Bonnaroo’s Comedy Theatre and Cinema, respectively.

“The best festivals, if they want to have comedy there, they separate the comedy a little bit and put it in an enclosed space like with Bonnaroo,” said Scott Aukerman, comedian and Bonnaroo performer. “That’s always really good because the worst part of doing comedy at a music festival is that you can hear bands loudly playing and people tend to come into your tent to get away from the loud music or come off the drugs they’re on so it’s not just a great environment but here’s it’s in an enclosed space.”

Television writer Daniel Tosh of Tosh.O and “Arrested Development”’s Dr. Tobias Funke David Cross performed in the Comedy Tent off to the side at the festival while films like “Sixteen Candles” and “Repo Man” were screened in the Cinema tent.

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Sir Paul McCartney performed for thousands of people at Bonnaroo on June 13.

Taylor Rice of California band Local Natives, who sings vocals and plays guitar, said that their performance on the What Stage, which is the fesitvals largest stage, was a change since their last performance at Bonnaroo three summers ago.

“In 2010 we played This Tent, which acted as a sweat lodge, it was literally the hottest show I’ve ever played in my entire life, it was crazy and it was almost hallucination inducing,” Rice said after their performance. “This time, we had a nice breeze today and I think that everyone was happy to be outside and the vibe was really incredible.”

Boston-based indie/pop band Passion Pit also

played their first set at the festival since their performance in 2009 on the What Stage Saturday afternoon. The guitarist for the band, Ian Hultquist, said that the Tennessee farm is his favorite festival to perform at.

“What I like about Bonnaroo is that everyone here makes more of an effort because it’s so in the middle of nowhere, it’s not really something you can walk in and out of,” Hultquist said previous to their hour and a half performance. “I love Lollapalooza but it’s in the middle of Chicago, you could easily walk out and be out of the festival so quickly. Whereas here, you could get lost here for

hours, that’s something that a lot of festivals these days don’t have, so I appreciate that a lot.”

Many festivalgoers took advantage of everything the event offered, remaining camped on the grounds for the entire weekend. One of these was Jake Pflum, junior in public relations at the University of South Florida, who described his first ‘Roo experience as “nothing short of incredible.”

“The atmosphere was unlike anything I’ve seen in my life,” Pflum said, who celebrated his twentieth birthday at Bonnaroo. “Day one, everyone is See BONNAROO on Page 2

Trustees’ summer meeting begins Staff Report

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Sections of Phillip Fulmer Way will remain closed for construction until August 5.

Road closures disrupt summer classes Gabrielle O’Neal Contributor In the seemingly unending series of construction on the University of Tennessee campus, utility work on the new Student Union project will close several sections of Phillip Fulmer Way near the Neyland Stadium. The closure will have three phases, lasting from early June to August 5.

In addition to Phillip Fulmer Way,

parts of Peyton Manning Pass and Middle Dr. will be closed. There will be new routes for traffic while the streets are closed.

“I’m kind of upset because I was unaware of the street closure,” said Jessie Williams, who has summer classes on campus. “I was planning on using that street to get to the parking garage.”

Earlier this month, in the first phase of construction, from June

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4 to June 11, the section of Phillip Fulmer Way between the Hearing and Speech Center was closed. Traffic was rerouted from Cumberland Avenue to Peyton Manning Pass and traffic from Lake Loudon Boulevard was rerouted to Tee Martin Drive.

According to Tennessee Today, construction on the intersection of Phillip Fulmer Way and Payton Manning Pass began around June 12. The intersection will be closed for two weeks.

During this time, vehicles will be able to access Staff Lot 9; however, northbound traffic on Phillip Fulmer Way from Cumberland Ave will be rerouted to Middle Drive.

“It doesn’t bother me,” said Drew Carter, who has classes on campus throughout the summer. Carter said he chooses to drive avoid the construction area all together.

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The UT Board of Trustees will hold its biannual meeting beginning Wednesday in the Hollingsworth Auditorium on the Agricultural Campus to discuss a variety of topics, including the 2014 fiscal year operating budget, student tuition and compensation guidelines.

Various committees, including the Health Affairs Committee, the Executive and Compensation Committee, the Finance and Administration Committee and the Academic Affairs and Student Success Committee, will gather both days, with the full board meeting being held Thursday afternoon.

Other agenda items include the UTK Faculty Handbook revisions, President’s annual performance review and 2013 to 2014 goals, as well as election and compensation of UT university officers.

During the last full board meeting in March, members discussed potential bonuses toward the salaries of Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and President Joe DiPietro.

Other items discussed included discussing Cheek’s goals towards building more positive relationships with students, faculty, staff and alumni and DiPietro addressing employee satisfaction on the Employee Engagement Survey.

The meeting will be webcast live at www.tennessee.edu and will be archived for later viewing.

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CONSTRUCTION continued from Page 1 The third phase of closure will begin late June and will end August 5. Phillip Fulmer Way from south of Middle Drive to just before the intersection with Peyton Manning Pass will be closed.

During the street closure, delivery vehicles and buses will be able to access the Gate 21 entrance to the stadium. Access to Staff Lot 30 on Phillip Fulmer Way will be accessible throughout the construction and traffic from Cumberland Avenue will be rerouted to Middle Drive.

Another concern with the Student Union project is possible noise from the construction, which

could become a distraction to those taking classes in nearby buildings, such as the Haslam Business Building.

“I’m hoping not because I don’t want it to interfere with my studies,” Williams said, who starts class in July.

The new Student Union is set to be completed in late 2016. It will include SGA office space, 10 dining establishments with more than 1,000 seats, a VolCard office and additional space for other student organizations.

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BONNAROO continued from Page 1 wooing and hugging and telling everyone they love each other. By day four, Bonnaroovians resemble some sort of post-apocalyptic zombies, walking around in a weed and alcohol-soaked haze.

“While I tend to stay sober, it was hilarious to live vicariously through girls taking their tops off and kids chugging huge cans of beer.”

Although the festival will remain positive mem-

ories for most, Pflum said that a downside was the expensive food and drink, that left him with “hardly any cash to take souvenir home.”

Fechino enjoyed partaking in all that the event offered, however,she said there was one downside to being in such an overwhelming environment.

“Sometimes I wish it were just a bit smaller, so I could take everything in instead of just bits and pieces of it.”

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(Left) Daniel Tosh performed in the Comedy Theater at Bonnaroo on Friday, June 14. (Above) Paul McCartney takes in the crowd during his three hour set at the What Stage on Friday night.

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THIS DAY IN 1778: British abandon Philadelphia On this day in 1778, after almost nine months of occupation, 15,000 British troops under General Sir Henry Clinton evacuate Philadelphia, the former U.S. capital.

The British had captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, following General George Washington’s defeats at the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of the Clouds. British General William Howe had made Philadelphia, the seat of the Continental Congress, the focus of his campaign, but the Patriot government had deprived him of the decisive victory he hoped for by moving its operations to the more secure site of York one week before the city was taken.

While Howe and the British officer corps spent the winter enjoying the luxury of Philadelphia’s finest homes, the Continental Army froze and suffered appalling deprivation at Valley Forge. Fortunately for the Patriots, an infusion of capable European strategists, including the Prussian Baron von Steuben; the Frenchmen Marquis de Lafayette and Johann, Baron de Kalb; and Poles Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Casimir, Count Pulaski, aided Washington in the creation of a well-drilled, professional force capable of fighting the British.

HISTORY

The British position in Philadelphia became untenable after France’s entrance into the war on the side of the Americans.

To avoid the French fleet, General Clinton was forced to lead his British-Hessian force to New York City by land. Loyalists in the city sailed down the Delaware River to escape the Patriots, who returned to Philadelphia the day after the British departure. U.S. General Benedict Arnold, who led the force that reclaimed the city without bloodshed, was appointed military governor. On June 24, the Continental Congress returned to the city from its temporary quarters at York, Pennsylvania.

1972: Mysterious crash at Heathrow

On this day in 1972, a Trident jetliner crashes after takeoff from Heathrow Airport in London, killing 118 people. The official cause of this accident remains unknown, but it may have happened simply because the plane was carrying too much weight.

As the summer of 1972 approached, there were serious problems facing the air-travel industry. Pilots were threatening to strike any day due to lack of security. Hijackings were becoming more common and pilots were feeling particularly vulnerable since they most often bore the brunt of the violence.

However, on June 18 at Heathrow Airport outside of London, all appeared to be running smoothly. The BEA morning flight to Brussels was full and weather conditions were perfect. The Trident 1 jet took off with no incident but, just after its wheels retracted, it

began falling from the sky. The plane split on impact and an intense fireball from the plane’s fuel supply erupted, scattering the fuselage and passengers. Only two of the 118 passengers and crew members on board were pulled from the wreckage alive; both died just hours later.

All efforts to explain the crash were fruitless. The investigators’ best guess was that the jet simply was carrying too much weight or that the weight was improperly distributed and the plane could not handle the stress.

1983: First American woman in space

From Cape Canaveral, Florida, the space shuttle Challenger is launched into space on its second mission. Aboard the shuttle was Dr. Sally Ride, who as a mission specialist became the first American woman to travel into space. During the sixday mission, Ride, an astrophysicist from Stanford University, operated the shuttle’s robot arm, which she had helped design.

Her historic journey was preceded almost 20 years to the day by cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova of the Soviet Union, who on June 16, 1963, became the first woman ever to travel into space. The United States had screened a group of female pilots in 1959 and 1960 for possible astronaut training but later decided to restrict astronaut qualification to men.

In 1978, NASA changed its policy and announced that it had approved six women to become the first female astronauts in the U.S. space program. The new astronauts were chosen out of some 3,000 original applicants. Among the six were Sally Ride and Shannon Lucid, who in 1996 set a new space endurance record for an American and a world endurance record for a woman during her 188-day sojourn on the Russian space station Mir. *This Day in History is courtesy of History.com

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ARTS & CULTURE

Arts & Culture Editor Melodi Erdogan merdogan@utk.edu

Melodi Erdogan Arts & Culture Editor If I’ve ever had a weekend, it was this past one.

I had the opportunity to attend the Bonnaroo festival this past weekend as a part of the media for The Daily Beacon. If you read my column that published last Friday, you would know the concerns I had pre-Bonnaroo. Some of those included worrying about getting around, how to go about the weather in case it rained, finding food and drink and finally, worrying about finding a restroom to bonna-loo whatever it was I had consumed. All of these were valid concerns, but now seem silly when I look back on all that took place this past weekend.

Granted, my Bonnaroo experience is not the same as most of the people who attended the festival. Since there were around 100,000 people on 700 acres of land in Manchester, Tenn., it is understandable that everyone has a different Bonnaroo story to tell. But my perspective will tell the story from the media side, as that was my Bonnaroo experience.

If I were to sum up my entire experience into a few words, I would say it was like media heaven.

The first day I was there, I had trouble figuring out which gate to park my car, how to get into Centeroo, the main festival grounds, and how to find the media area. Yes, unfortunately I was the girl holding a map and trying to find her way around, but with the map and some help from the staff, I found the media area and that ended up being where I spent most of my time.

The media area was comprised of a few large tents that both had air conditioning and Wifi access. One tent was a luncheon area where food was served, and another tent was where press conferences took place. Other tents lined the media area as well, but were dedicated to media corporations like CNN and Billboard Magazine. The press conference tent was my main stomping ground, as that was the only place I had phone service for the first day I was there. Apparently, middle-ofnowhere Tennessee barely receives any phone service, but thankfully I fixed that problem the second day by figuring out how to access Wifi calling and restarting my phone.

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The press conferences that took place were not only helpful but also interesting and exciting.

They were extremely organized and comprised of big name artists who were present at the festival, including comedian and “Hangover” actor Ed Helms, Passion Pit front man Michael Angelakos and indie pop duo Matt & Kim. Once the time got near a press conference, as there were around three each day of the festival, the tent was packed with journalists and their recorders, Public Relations agents and videographers trying to capture the moment. A moderator sat the guests down and asked various questions about the festival and their involvement, and never was their negative feedback. The artists seemed as stoked to be there as I was, and I was only a student journalist who was got lost by holding a map upside down.

It was interesting to see how journalists cover big events like Bonnaroo, and exactly how the media produces the product that eventually gets produced and released to people all around the country. What surprised me the most was how friendly everyone was. Maybe it was the mutual

Comedian uses on-beat material, sparse vulgarity to elicit laughs Melodi Erdogan Arts & Culture Editor

much like the Michael Richards film “Trial and Error.” I don’t know if you’ve seen that, but it’s a lot of what we do, just reenact scenes from “Trial and Error.” A lot of it is improvisational, much like the show we can on TV, so there are some little bits that I have done before. It’s just kind of figuring it out up there while

SA: That’s the only pressure of being a comedian (laughs).

That’s 100 percent of the pressure. If there’s someone who is not pleased you’ll remember that person more than anyone else so yeah. You definitely want to make sure that people have a good time when you’re out there.

Scott Aukerman is a comedian who describes his humor as “Christian comedy.” Although not religious, Aukerman does refrain from extensive use of profanity and enjoys making DB: Is making people laugh someone laugh with his various the best feeling for comedy projects. you?

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understanding between media-persons, but whenever I asked someone a question or started a conversation with someone, they were gracious and kind. These days media complains a lot for getting pushed aside and ignored, but this was not the case at Bonnaroo. People were willing to help and everyone understood each other, which also helped me in my main endeavor: interviews.

The preparation for Bonnaroo was tedious; I sent around 100 emails requesting interviews, asking for information and confirming credentials for the event. But every email was worth it in the end because of the amazing opportunities I had meeting and interviewing some of the artists and performers at the festival. Not only were my media peers friendly, but the performers were as well. I was surrounded by all of these artists who make so many people happy, and so many of these journalists that give me hope in the dying career-field, that the atmosphere of the festival was positive and encouraging which contributed to the great experience I had being there.

There were a few downfalls of the festival. Not

all of it was just me nerding out at how official I felt. I did get sunburnt, I did get dirty and sweaty, and although the weather was sunny with a breeze, I did ruin my shoes from the random mud patches that were scattered across the grounds. I got lost, I was alone for the most part and I barely had cell phone service so I couldn’t even Tweet about my sorrow.

With all that being said, I could not have asked for a better Bonnaroo experience. Every minute I was greeted with something exciting, with opportunities I know I will cherish for the rest of my life.

A music festival is an amazing experience, whether it’s from the audience, performer or media perspective. I can’t say I was expecting to be pleasantly surprised, but I was. I can guarantee every person that attends Bonnaroo has a unique story to tell, and when the performers have left and all the tents have been folded up those memories are all that remain.

Melodi Erdogan is a sophomore in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at merdogan@utk.edu.

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Editor’sNote Sibling bullying an overlooked issue

Victoria Wright Editor-in-Chief Editor’s note: My sisters know I love them.

When speaking about the subject of bullying, most look for the perp on the playground as the culprit behind the negative actions. However, we rarely look within the homes, and a new study is suggesting that sibling bully is just a detrimental, and prevalent, as any classroom menace.

In an article published in the journal Pediatrics on June 17, the article found that sibling bullying is under-recognized, and its effects can cause victims mental ailments such as anger, depression, and anxiety.

The study also found that regardless of the severity of the aggression, the bullied children had significantly worse mental health than children who were not bullied.

Information for the study was obtained from The National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence through a series of phone interviews with about 3,600 participants ages 10 to 17-years-old. Researchers also interviewed adult caregivers of children ages 9 and under, and each adolescent had at least one sibling under 18 who still lived at home. The researchers asked the kids whether a sibling had bullied them within the past year, and out of all the participants, 32 percent said they experienced two or more types of sibling aggression.

And who would argue against it? It’s become a culture pathway or part of life that the younger children are bullied by their older siblings, only to one day become close friends and pseudo-buddies once both have moved out of the house and become preoccupied with their own adult responsibilities. And part of adulthood in American culture is somehow maintaining a poker face through life’s issues.

I am the youngest of three girls, and I have a myriad of stories of how both of my sisters tormented me in some way. Sometimes it was physical, other times the abuse was more emotional, but I remember each

moment. And even today, when I recall these times, I still feel a bit uncomfortable, despite my laughable exterior about the subject.

But the issues still linger. Half of all my childhood insecurities stem from some form of my sisters’ behavior. At one time, one of my siblings called me and fat and the other remarked about how stupid I was for not understanding math and getting my first C on a science test. To a first grader, these insults were the end of the world, and for years I accepted them as truths. Perhaps if my siblings weren’t so harsh towards me as a kid, I would’ve given med school a shot and my relationship with carbs would be a lot less sad.

Personal musing aside, the real issue with childhood bullying doesn’t have to be so subjective at all.

While everyone suffers from some type of kryptonite, there is a large amount of teens rotating out of mental health clinics each year. If parents are blatantly disregarding their children being bullied, then how is that relayed in our own apathetic regard to mental health?

By ignoring the actions and the signs are bullying, we are cycling a message of normalcy, and further placing mental health on the back burner.

Mental health has already received a stigma of something undesirable that should be hidden. But the truth can not sty buried forever, and the we can not stand aside and wait for something else to be the result. Anti-bullying initiatives have been on the rise in recent years as more statistics reveal the tragic effects on victims, but the predominant media coverage spotlights the source as outside of the home, usually at with bully coming from the child’s school. But what our society is overlooking is the abuse from within the home. Sure, sibling rivalry is comical at times, but for every funny joke there is the penalty os a child undergoing serious mental issues.

Children are extremely impressionable. Our childhood builds the foundation of our personalities and our memories can either be the catalyst of our greatest conflicts or leads us to our largest triumphs in our lives. So while parents look on at their two brothers ruthlessly beating each other up over who gets to play with the new videogame first, we should pay attention to the possible underlying effects of such behavior.

Victoria Wright is a senior in journalism and electronic media and can be reached at vwright6@ utk.edu.

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Technology creates ease for spying Commitee of Infractions by

Greg Bearringer Whoever comes up with names for secret government projects should have done a lot better than, “PRISM.” Don’t get me wrong, that is a solid effort.

It gives the double connotation of being watched and being in prison, and that is scary enough, but there are many, many ways it could be improved.

“PENOPTIC” would have been a clever play on words. “JELLYBEAN” would have been good times for the whole family (and not just some drug trafficking operation in Canada).

Whatever it’s name is, its clear that not a lot of people are very happy about it. Cell phones are so ingrained into our everyday lives that any idea they could be used to keep track of us is scary.

Of course, anyone who watched any halfbaked crime drama is used to the idea of cell phones being very easily tracked. Once more, parents routinely have their carrier of choice track their children’s cell phone for a nominal fee. The issue, of course, is that criminals ought to be tracked, and children are able to be tracked by their parents because their safety is important and who the hell are we to tell someone else how to raise their kids, anyhow?

I find it curious that the comically named “Director Clapper” (first name James) went out of his way to state that “PRISM” was not a “Data Mining program.” I find it curious because it speaks to the complete

disconnect between people’s fears and how they are being perceived by those at the NSA. “Data Mining,” while it might reek of amelioration, is at the very least impersonal, and denying it in favor of “foreign intelligence information” gathering speaks quite a bit to how terrorism is viewed by government officials. In the rush to alleviate fears, the NSA chose xenophobia over anonymity to calm the public.

Of course, that didn’t work, and I doubt choosing the latter would have done much better in that regard. People like their private lives private, and even the smallest hint of intrusion must come with legal and moral justification.

The space created by the leaking of this information is vast, but two issues have laid claim to large portions of this territory: One, how far is too far when it comes to national security? And two, how freaky is it that so much of who we are can be found on a couple of servers in California?

The first issue has received the most press, precisely because the press thinks any intrusion into civil liberty is a step towards limiting the freedom of speech.

The second is subtler but implies far scarier prospects for the future of espionage.

Access to two or three or four servers and someone’s secrets aren’t really so secretive. Now more than ever we leave a trail of breadcrumbs from our every action, bread crumbs the Government couldn’t keep from following. Governments tend to be intrusive into their citizens lives.

Only recently has technology made their job so easy.

Greg Bearringer is a graduate student in history. Find him @mons_badonicus on twitter.

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Recently I’ve realized something. I’m a clinger, and I’d be willing suspect that you might be too.

What do I mean by the term clinger? Well, allow me to explain.

Through social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, it’s easier than ever to “creep,” a slang term for mild stalking via social media platforms. It’s our not-so-secret practice of keeping up with everything our friends are doing.

Beth J. added five new photos from her recent vacation to Hawaii, Rick H. checked-in at Pal’s and Lizzy T. is in a relationship with John L. Those are just a few of the potential posts that might clutter your timelines. But why is clinging such an issue and why is it important enough to have its own title?

Quite simply, we are able to insatiably feed our need for hope and longing through “following,” “friending,” “liking” and “favoriting” pieces of social media.

Instead of simply acknowledging that it’s time to move on, it seems easier to hold on to the hope and aspiration that the euphoria delivered from a moment immortalized onscreen will make a reappearance.

I’ll put it simply: placing our future happiness and “holding out” for the return of those memories will only leave us lonely, deflated and lost.

It’s a roundabout cycle with no end. And most often it happens in a relationship (platonic or not) that we just don’t want to let go of.

This is where the term nostalgia makes an appearance. When having that intense longing for the past, I so often resonate on those pleasing memories, hoping one day they will return.

In doing this, knowingly or not, I consent that the past is more important than the

present and the future and while looking backwards, my steps in the present are jagged, scuffled and confused.

Want to know the saddest part? I (and you, too) allow this to happen. Sometimes, we do it on purpose. We put ourselves through the pain of realizing the “negativity” of our current reality by reliving those past moments, only to realize they are no longer here.

But this doesn’t have to be the case. Though social media allows the opportunity to be plugged in so in-depth with friends half-way across the globe, that doesn’t mean that I have to put myself through that mental-torture.

If you register one thing from this column, it’s that freedom from this cycle is one click away. A simple action of ‘unfollowing’ or ‘unfriending’ someone will no longer allow those images, words and reminders to be strewn across your screen.

You don’t have to live in bondage. Not anymore.

I’ve subjected myself to this lifestyle so much and I’ve come to the sad realization that it’s utterly destructive. In focusing on the past I find myself not even enjoying the present.

Friends, this doesn’t have to be a battle you continue to fight. I’m going to take part, starting now, by clicking ‘unfollow’ on those memories and focusing on my future.

Instead of spending my Sunday scrolling through old tweets for an hour only to end up bitterly depressed that I’m no longer in that peak moment of life I’ll take a run through the greenway, volunteer in the community or learn to swing dance.

Instead of falling through the recollections of the past only to be jerked back to reality like a bungee cord recoiling a jumper, emphasize what’s up ahead.

The peak moments in life that I mentioned earlier happen all the time, you just have to be willing to lift your eyes away from your screen, and your memories, to see it.

Do not hold yourself captive anymore. Click ‘unfollow’, put on your dancing shoes and replace that fake smile with the real thing.

Gage Arnold is a rising junior in journalism and electronic media and can be reached at garnold@utk.edu.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 5

ARTS & CULTURE

Arts & Culture Editor Melodi Erdogan merdogan@utk.edu

Magic-filled flick wilts with hollow plot line Samantha Smoak Online Editor

• Photo courtesy of Facebook

College humor evident in comedy group’s new album Cortney Roark Staff Writer

They’ve been on a boat, they are mother lovers and they tend to throw it on the ground. Now they’re marrying men on spring break and [expliciting] their aunt.

The Lonely Island’s new album, titled “The Wack Album,� confirms that Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone will always take it too far.

It also confirms that this album will continue in the group’s trend of hillarity.

These comedians, who met in junior high, knew what they were doing when they formed The Lonely Island in 2001.

Released June 11, “The Wack Album� is the third piece from the former SNL writers and includes 20 original songs and runs 44 minutes long. “ The Wack Album� is the perfect soundtrack for a college student. The track titled “Spring Break Anthem� could be a conversation overheard in lecture class the week before spring break. “Pranks when you’re passed out, jokes about roofies, making girls kiss, marry a man!,� one of the rappers said in “Spring Break Anthem.� “Trashing hotel rooms, clogging up toilets, beer goggles if she’s a hag.� That sounds about right.

Since it is pretty obvious that women could be

offended by this album, the Lonely Island has made a very strategic move. They included Adam Levine one of the tracks, so now even women without a sense of humor can enjoy this collection of “wack� songs.

Levine has his guest spot in the track titled “YOLO.�

This was the first single off this album and features the famous Lonely Island sarcasm. Warning listeners to triple lock their chastity

look great.â€? This may be the most comical song on the album. Using sarcasm, clichĂŠs about love and successfully getting the point across that they do have a heart. If Nicholas Sparks could rap, this song would be his first single. “The Wack Albumâ€? also features artists such as Robyn, Kendrick Lamar, Solange, SNL comedian Kristen Wiig, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Pharrell, T-Pain, Too Short, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Hugh Jackman.

Helping The Lonely Island give an incorrect definition of the use of a semicolon in the song cleverly titled “Semicolon,� is Solange. “These dudes is comic relief; Whoopi. And I’m the mother[explicit] monster; Cookie,�

The boys said in this song.

Moving right along with grammar, The Lonely Island one upped Fergie in the song titled “Spell it Out.� Fergie can spell glamorous and fergalicious? Samberg can spell out almost an entire song. “The Wack Album� is hilarious in all the right ways. It has obvious humor, sarcasm, offensive humor and makes a Frogger reference. This is a definite necessity for the college student’s playlist. Plus, it’s a great reminder of “The Golden Rule.�

Entertaining, exciting and hollow are in-depth descriptors of one of the summer’s most interesting action flicks, “Now You See Me.� Released on May 31, this film, featuring a variety of developed and new actors, keeps viewers on the edge of their seats, but its illusion and magic trick heavy plot ultimately is confusing and not well explained.

The story begins with four street magicians, J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco).

They are brought together by a mysterious force and are given the title the Four Horsemen, as they team up to pull off impossible heists. This includes robbing a bank in “Ocean’s Eleven� style during a show, and pulling a “Robin Hood� by giving the stolen money to those who had fallen on hard times.

The first magic show grabs the attention of FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) and Interpol Agent Alma Dray (Melanie Laurent) who, with the help of Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), aim to stop the Horsemen. The movie is quite a ride, but features shallow

characters and a confusing plot line that fails to set up protagonists and antagonists, leaving viewers confused about how they should react to certain circumstances.

The movie’s focus constantly shifts between the Four Horsemen and the mysterious, anonymous person that brought them together. The FBI’s investigation of the crimes the Horsemen commit and Freeman’s character’s need to expose the secrets behind the Horsemen’s magic. This continuous switch is enough to give the audience whiplash just trying to keep up and follow the plot line.

The movie’s failure to set up clear protagonists and antagonists also distracts from the plot.

There’s no clear “good guy� to root for, or “bad guy� to root against and the audience spends the entire time trying to figure out who the good guy and who the bad guy is. The lack of a solid plot and solid protagonist and antagonist potentially may have lead to the lack of depth in the characters.

Without revealing the end or too many plot points, Freeman’s character’s mantra, “the more you think you see, the easier it will be to fool you,� accurately describes how magicians fool their audiences. This was something that could have been explored much more in depth in the movie, allowing the charac-

ters to grow throughout instead of remaining stagnant for the 115 minutes of screen time. It can be hard to really get into a storyline with two-dimensional characters that don’t engage in any kind of self-discovery.

All that said, “Now You See Me� is an entertaining movie, yet fails to accomplish everything a good magic film should.

The combination of action, magic and an old fashioned mystery keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats, but the plot line falls short. Between sounds, score, camera angles and lighting, the audience feels like they are actually watching the Horseman’s acts live and in person. It’s an action-packed and high-paced movie, so there was never a dull moment. These features kept the audience engaged, because if you blink (or had to step out of the theater because of drinking too much Coca-Cola before the movie), you might miss something important.

Deep meaning behind the plot is not necessarily a requirement for a good film, but great movies have deep meaning and character growth. “Now You See Me� could have been five times better than it was if it had had a little more depth, clearer protagonists and antagonists and was just a tad more organized.

Nonetheless, it’s an entertaining film that’s worth the trip to the theater.

“‘The Wack Album’ is the perfect soundtrack for a college student.

The track titled ‘Spring Break Anthem’ could be a conversation overheard in class the week before spring break.� belts and calling furniture “killing machines,� The Lonely Island successfully put a new perspective on the phrase, “You Only Live Once.� For children with parents who understand zero sarcasm, this is the song that will win their approval. “We need love, not meaningless sex. You got a round butt? We’re not impressed,� croons the trio on the track “We Need Love.� “I don’t care that you’re overweight.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

SPORTS

Big League Vols:

Sports Editor Steven Cook

scook21@utk.edu

Where are they now?

Spurs earned in Finals

Dickey, returned to previous struggles.

Arencibia is second in the league in home runs from the catcher position this season, but his .214 batting average and 75 strikeouts rank in the cellar of each category. A boom-or-bust type player, hitting in the middle of a potentially potent young offense in Toronto, the Blue Jays and Arencibia just seemingly can’t put everything together at Gage Arnold the same time. The 27-year-old still Chief Copy Editor has a legit power and should be one of the better power-hitting catchers in the R.A. Dickey, SP—Toronto Blue Jays American League in the second half, barring a cut down on the strikeouts. Think Dickey is one of the most intriguing a poor man’s Mike Napoli. stories in all of baseball. Last season included a rebirthing of his career with the New York Mets that led to his crownTodd Helton, 1B—Colorado Rockies ing as the NL Cy Young Award winner.

After being traded to the Blue Jays when The most notable Volunteer in the contract issues arose, the fairytale story league is still playing, though not as for the Knuckleballer has incurred a few often as usual, at a high level. Helton bumps and bruises. A 5.11 ERA and alternates this season at first base, net1.36 WHIP, along with eight losses, have ting a batting average above .250 with overruled the 38-year-old Dickey’s resur- 6 home runs and 25 runs batted in. gence. Experts predicted a slight back- For a 39-year-old who has played in the track for the Knuckleballer but many league for almost in 18 years, those are didn’t expect Dickey to return to his serviceable numbers, even in portioned early-career struggles with command. at-bats. The five-time All Star and former Dickey’s roller coaster season should NL Batting Champion in 2000 should continue with an occasional quality start continue to consistently produce in the sprinkled in the midst of his command second half as he always has. struggles.

Luke Hochevar, RP—Kansas City Chase Headley, 3B—San Diego Royals Padres The former No. 1 overall pick in the Last year’s NL Gold Glove and Silver 2006 MLB Draft has struggled mightily Slugger Award winner for third baseman in his career and this season is no excephas had a tough go-round this season. tion. Boasting a career ERA of 5.40 Headley sports a meager .226 batting and a 1.41 WHIP, the talent has never average with only six home runs and shown itself aside from rare bursts for 20 RBIs as the season nears it mid-way the Royals. Manager Ned Yost moved point. Injuries, including a small thumb Hochevar to the bullpen this season, fracture that caused the 28-year-old to which has gone well for the 29-year-old. miss the first three weeks of the season, Sporting an upper-90’s fastball and a have contributed to Headley’s sluggish wicked cutter, the Denver-native has start as well. Headley should return to potential to be a solid asset in relief and form in the second half once the rust is to resurrect his disappointing career. shaken off.

Hochevar has a 2.63 ERA in 24 innings pitched this season, so there is optimism J.P. Arencibia, C—Tornonto Blue that a turnaround is possible. Expect Jays Hochevar to fly under the radar this season and to become a contender for The backstop who broke out last the setup or closer role down the road. season has, much like his teammate

Across the MLB, five notable former Vols are spending their summers battling for postseason dreams on the diamond.

Steven Cook Sports Editor

• Photos courtesy of UT Athletics

From top to bottom: R.A. Dickey, Todd Helton and Chase Headley in their Vol glory days.

The big story surrounding the 2013 NBA Finals (well, the big story in all of sports as of late) has been LeBron James’ desperate attempt to enter the greatest-player-of-all-time debate as his Miami Heat chase down their second straight championship.

But if you look across the floor to their opponent, you’d see that is a crying shame.

The San Antonio Spurs took Game Five of the series Sunday night in epic fashion, putting head coach Gregg Popovich and all-time great forward Tim Duncan just one win away from their fifth championship together.

Yet we’re still left breaking down every single miss and turnover from James and scoffing at his inability to take over the game. Meanwhile, Popovich and the Spurs’ battle-tested big three— Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili—and are putting together some of the best basketball the game has ever seen.

You might think the Spurs coach themselves with such experienced players, but don’t believe for a second that being on the brink of another championship isn’t a direct result of Pop. He pulled the trigger on drafting Kawhi Leonard at No. 15 overall in 2011. The now 21-year-old is a raw, undeveloped guard who has turned into a premier defender and scorer.

This same player was drafted after Alec Burks, Jimmer Fredette, Bismack Biyombo and Jan Vesely, and is now practically shutting-down LeBron in what’s supposed to be his shining.

Draft decisions are far from

the only impact Popovich has made. After watching four NBA Finals games of his sixth-man star Ginobili bricking every shot while reserve Gary Neal couldn’t miss from deep, he made a bold move. Ginobili started his first game of the entire season.

The result? He put up 24 points and 10 assists, giving the Spurs the boost they were missing all series and off-setting an incredible game from Miami’s Ray Allen and Dwyane Wade.

This came one day after the worn-down Argentinian publicly talked about retirement after the season.When asked by ESPN is Game Five would be his last home performance after a stunning career, he simply replied, “I don’t know.”

“For three quarters of the season it was the physical part,” he continued. “I’d say, ‘No, I can’t deal with this anymore.

I’m tired of rehab and trying to be in shape all the time.’”

How Popovich was able to turn a player with that mantra into a performance for the ages is beyond me.

Ginobili’s Game Five heroics was just the latest example of Popovich’s ability to bring the best out of his players. That will prove to be the biggest factor in a potential fifth ring, not James’ struggles.

In the post-Michael Jordan era where dynasties have proven so hard to nourish, Popovich’s Spurs have broken the mold. A fifth championship, all since 1999, would put Popovich and Duncan into the all-time great category, if they weren’t already there.

LeBron James’ fourth MVP this season and matured game proved that he’ll be a factor in the Finals potentially every year, no matter where he continues his career.

But in 2013, he ran into one of the greatest teams of all time as they aim to ride off into the twilight of their careers with an exclamation point on their own dynasty.

So soak it in and enjoy LeBron James’ struggles while they last. Because once Popovich’s Spurs call it quits, there may be no team left capable of stopping him.

Stokes makes finalist for USA USA U19 head coach Billy Donovan said. “I think the thing that The USA Basketball stands out about this Men’s Junior National team is just the athTeam Committee leticism; the speed and announced 16 finalquickness; the ability to ists for this summer’s defend and put presU19 team Sunday, and sure on people; and Tennessee rising junior offensive rebound. forward Jarnell Stokes “We still have to get made the cut. down to 12 players, and A total of 26 playthe challenge right now ers have been vying is to see how these 16 for 12 precious roster guys fit into what we’re spots since Friday at trying to do. We’ll learn the Men’s U19 World a lot more in the next Championship Team three practices; we’ll training camp at the see how well guys pick U.S. Olympic Training up certain things; how Center in Colorado the chemistry is; the Springs, Colo. way they bond, the way The final four roster they connect. cuts will be announced “I think the biggest in the next few days, thing is just our unity, and the 12-member • photo courtesy of UT Athletics us being connected, Junior National understanding what Team will compete Jarnell Stokes warms up before the SEC the goal is and them in the FIBA U19 matchup against the Auburn Tigers on playing together, World Championship March 6. playing unselfishly. in Prague, Czech We have a lot of verRepublic, June 27-July summer’s U18 FIBA Americas satile players; guys that can move 7.

Championships squad that cap- to different positions; I think we Stokes is one of 16 players tured the gold medal in Brazil. have a lot of size and strength on at training camp who boast pre“We had 26 really, really good this team; I think we have guards vious USA Basketball experi- players and all of the guys made that can defend and have good ence. He was a starter on last the selection very, very difficult,” quickness and speed.”

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