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ATennessee’s life of service favorite son passes More than 700 people gathered to pay their respects to Howard Henry Baker Jr. at the late senator’s namesake Center for Public Policy on Monday.

The 88-year-old former house majority leader, UT alumnus and donor died in his hometown of Huntsville June 26.

Baker was Tennessee’s first popularly elected Republican senator, serving in the Senate from 1967 to 1985 and well-known for serving as vice chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee that investigated President Nixon.

Baker famously asked the question “What did the president know and when did he know it?”, during the hearings.

The UT Law School alumnus and the school’s first recipient of an honorary doctorate is best known at his Alma mater for the creation of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, which hosts lectures, classes, discussions and other events concerning public policy in 2002.

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“The Baker Center stands as a living legacy to a member of the greatest generation,” Matt Murray, director of the Baker Center, said in a statement. “Senator Howard Baker will always represent what is good about those who serve our country unselfishly. We are honored to carry on his work to create a more civil engagement in our government.”

Baker enjoyed seeing what students got out of programming at the center, Nissa Dahlin-Brown, assistant director of the Baker Center, said.

“We could always come talk to him about planning for the semester coming up,” DahlinBrown said. “If we had something we wanted to focus on we could always call him and ask him for suggestions. He would reach out to the people he knew, and because he was so well-respected, people would come and talk.”

Dahlin-Brown said Baker always examined both sides of an issue, exemplifying values the Baker Center aims to instill in students.

“He was known for integrity,” she said.

After retiring from the Senate in 1985, Baker served as President Ronald Reagan’s chief of staff from 1987 to 1988 and practiced law before being appointed ambassador to Japan by George W. Bush in 2001.

Baker was also a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980.

Among those he knew, Baker is remembered with reverence.

“Howard Baker was Tennessee’s favorite son, one of America’s finest leaders and for Honey and me an indispensable friend,” Sen. Lamar Alexander said in a statement.

“He built our state’s two-party political system and inspired three generations to try to build a better state and country. It is difficult to express how much we honor his life and how much we will miss him.”

In an email to the university June 26, Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said Baker was an alumnus and friend of UT who embodied the Volunteer spirit.

“He will be greatly missed,” Cheek said.

A Berry family legacy Elliot and Eric Berry follow in brother Eric’s and father James’ footsteps Patrick MacCoon Sports Editor This fall Tennessee football fans will be able to see many legacy players take to the field for the first time. Two of the six legacy commitments from the class of 2014 are brothers Elliot and Evan Berry.

The Berry family will now join the Colquitt’s and become the only family to have four members play football for the Volunteers, as their father (James) and brother (Eric) left a trail to follow in Knoxville.

While the two brothers may never match the career numbers that Eric Berry set—14 career interceptions and a record 494 interception return yards—they still will bring a skill set to the field that should be beneficial to their new team.

Elliot Berry will wear No. 41, the reversal of his older brother’s college number, and is listed as a defensive back on the roster. Evan Berry is also listed as a defensive back and will wear No. 29, which is the number Eric Berry wears for the Kansas City Chiefs.

“They are both very good athletes and very gifted,” Eric Berry said. “Elliot is more on the IQ side of things. He knows so much about football it’s ridiculous. Evan is just

a freak of nature. He can jump crazy and runs super fast. They both bring different things to the table, but they are going to give Tennessee their 100 percent.”

While Eric Berry is a three-time NFL Pro Bowler, he calls his younger brother Elliot “coach,” as the two often share their thoughts on the games in’s and out’s.

“He has notebooks stacked up at home from when he was younger just drawing up defenses and offenses and different plays,” Eric Berry said. “He started that up in elementary school in about fourth or fifth grade. I talk to him about different things that we (the Chiefs) could be doing as a defense that could help us out. He’s a really good coach.”

Not many players come in to a program and are popular right away, but due to their family’s history at Tennessee the two brothers will come in with lofty expectations and feel the love the second they step on the field.

Depending on how they perform in fall camp, they could possibly see some playing time and even start for a defense that ranked 11th in the SEC last season.

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones connects with former Vol Eric Berry, older brother to two members of UT’s 2014 signing See BERRY BROTHERS on Page 6 class, during the Orange and White game April 20.

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Administration rolls out opt-in student fees McCord Pagan Copy Editor Mandatory student fees are a thing of the past, for now.

The Board of Trustees approved a plan that would strip the responsibility for distributing student fees from students at the Knoxville campus at its annual meeting June 19. Students will now have the choice to opt-in the $20 fee.

The student activity fee partially funds many student facilities, organizations and events each year, such as the new Student Health Center, TRECS and the Daily Beacon.

The change exempts the Health Science Center and Martin campuses as no student fees there go toward student programming.

For all other campuses, the new process for student fee allocation will consist of a board with only 40 percent student representation with the other 60 percent employees appointed by the Chancellor.

The Board also added a “sunlight” provision that will allow the new process to expire after four years so long as no other action is taken by the Board.

The change was requested by UT System President Joe DiPietro after Senate Joint Resolution 626 ordered the university to change the fee allocation process and report back within a year.

UT was threatened with reduced funding by the General Assembly after the second annual “Sex Week” – a yearly event organized to educate students on sexual health and empowerment on the Knoxville campus.

State Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, introduced two bills into the Assembly that would have severely limited how student activity fees at all post-secondary schools could be allocated, but withdrew the bills after UT administrators agreed to work with the legislators and revamp the process themselves.

During the Finance and Administration Committee hearing

on the change June 18, Trustee Karl Schledwitz expressed his opposition to the new process, despite ultimately voting for the change himself. While Schledwitz said he disapproved of the process the Assembly took, he admitted the Board was left with few options when threatened with budget cuts by the state.

While he said he was not concerned with issues of censorship, Schledwitz added that the new procedure is akin to “putting handcuffs on a process that didn’t need them.”

“I just don’t like the notion of people controlling the purse strings,” he said, “(and) making attachments that border on controlling the freedoms that come with expressing opinions and bringing in diverse groups.”

As a student majority on the board is now impossible, it is possible that certain programs may no longer be funded.

Chattanooga SGA president Robert Fisher – the only student who provided feedback to the Board of Trustees – identified his three major concerns

“There are no easy solutions to the longstanding disagreements that still plague the Middle East, but I would prefer that we not sacrifice more lives trying to figure them out.”

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with the change: the opt-in measure itself, the lack of student representation in allocation of fees, and the now unclear amount of funding for student organizations.

“The funding model now is a bit tenuous,” he said. “We don’t know exactly how much money we’re going to have to spend on student programs and that continues to be a challenge.”

As for Sex Week in 2015, Nickie Hackenbrack, senior in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, and organizer of Sex Week, said by email that her organization is still planning to apply for money, though they are also looking for outside funds.

With less money to draw from, Hackenbrack said she is worried that even organizations with a “wide range of perspectives” may be hurt.

“Our events facilitate discussion and make way for the diversity of viewpoints on this campus,” Hackenbrack said, “And we’ll have a difficult time creating quality programming or bringing in qualified outside speakers with a shortage of funding.”

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Construction continues on the new pedestrian bridge, set to open in August. The last bridge was demolished spring 2012.

Campus Construction Update Lauren Robinson Staff Writer For motorists and pedestrians alike, ongoing construction has been nothing short of a nuisance in recent years.

However, there is light at the end of the tunnel, Dave Irvin, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Services, said.

“The amount of improvements underway is unprecedented,” Irvin said. “Almost $1 billion in projects are in planning, in design or under construction in a coordinated plan that will remake our university.”

Some of the construction will also see the University becoming more green.

The steam plant conversion, a three-year project beginning March 2014, which will see the replacement of all the plants’ coal boilers with natural gas, is estimated to reduce the University’s carbon emissions by 43 percent.

Brooke Stevenson, communications and public relations coordinator for Facilities Services, praised the University’s tremendous efforts toward environmental consciousness, redevel-

opment and beautification.

“It’s an exciting time to be on campus,” Stevenson said. “We’re always looking into the future, and this year’s improvements will ensure the University’s continued contribution to the Volunteer State.”

By December 2017, UT will boast two new residence halls, several new dining facilities, an additional parking garage and more visually appealing landscaped.

The new Student Union is one of the larger, high-profile projects. The first phase of the $167 million project that started March 2012 is approaching completion.

In addition to many of the shops and services currently in the University Center, the six-story facility will house the VolShop and VolTech stores, Career Services and an expanded dining area by late spring.

Once the new building is open, the UC will be torn down to make way for an additional 248,000 square feet of modern dining, meeting and recreational spaces.

Blueberry Falls, the landscaped greenway adjacent to the

Claxton Educational Building and Staff Lot 9, will be repurposed to provide visitor parking.

Slated to open in the fall is the renovated retail space at the corner of Cumberland and 17th Street, which will include three new food vendors, public restrooms and seating and another branch of the VolShop. The Fred D. Brown Residence Hall and a pedestrian bridge connecting Volunteer Boulevard to the Hill are both expected to open in August.

Demolition of the historic Sophronia Strong Hall is already complete. Crews have preserved the five stone archways dedicated to UT’s first female students for reuse in what will be the new home of the Departments of Anthropology and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in addition to new chemistry and biology labs.

The demolition of Stokely Athletics Center and the former Gibbs Residence Hall is also coming to a close. In its place will be a 1,000 space parking garage, a single-occupancy residence hall and an expansion of Haslam Field.

Big Orange Orchard postponed Savannah Gilman Contributor The implementation of an edible public garden on UT’s campus is tangled in red tape and disappointments.

Big Orange Orchard (BOO), a project designed to offer students a restorative environment, has encountered many financial obstacles which organizer Neil Brown said is typical of such ambitious projects.

Brown said BOO’s exaggerated level of interconnection with Project V.E.G.G.I.E. has been the cause of much of the initiative’s hindrance.

Brown and UT alumnus Chris Weller were denied a formal letter of support from the Campus Committee for the Environment (CCE). Brown said the denial was because of a perceived lack of progress by Project V.E.G.G.I.E. leadership, himself included, on a handbook for Project V.E.G.G.I.E. BOO encountered another setback when the project’s recent proposal to the 2014

Ford College Community Challenge Grant, which would have awarded $25,000, didn’t qualify for the semifinal round.

Financial challenges have, for the time being, delayed implementation of any oncampus BOO gardens for the upcoming academic year.

However, Brown and Weller are working with several faculty and staff members and the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum (KBGA) to install a BOO garden at KBGA this year.

Brown said the KBGA site could potentially serve as a launchpad for future grant opportunities, additional gardens in Knoxville and as a “proof of concept” for on-campus gardens for the 2015-2016 academic year.

“I am driven to keep working on BOO, because I envision a UT in which students are able to pick fresh fruit, berries and nuts off of trees and shrubs on their way to class,” Brown said. “A UT with a lush, regenerative, biodiverse, ecologically sound landscape that not only

serves to supplement students’ diets, but also stimulates students’ imaginations and serves as a cutting edge example of how densely populated areas can participate in regenerating a healthy landscape.”

Julianna Burchett, senior in environmental sciences, co-sponsored SGA legislation assigning BOO to the Committee on Environment and Sustainability where it met unanimous approval. Burchett said that despite financial obstacles, BOO is not without student support.

“The student senate felt that the project would be a great addition to the campus and be very beneficial to the university as a whole,” Burchett said.

“This coming year, the SGA Committee on Environment and Sustainability will be working on sources of funding for the project, as well as with UT landscaping and the administration on how this project could potentially be incorporated into the master plan.”

College of Engineering lacks proper facilities Savannah Gilman Contributor The Department of Nuclear Engineering is now fifth in the nation, a jump that its facilities have yet to make.

The College of Engineering is divided over four buildings that are currently inadequate in providing for the needs of the professors, researchers, and students.

However, the building being planned will house the engage program for first year engineering students and the Department of Nuclear Engineering, in addition to providing more research space to meet the growing demands of the discipline, said Wes

Hines, professor and head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering.

For Jerrad Auxier, second year graduate student in nuclear engineering and president of the American Nuclear Society, the importance of creating a new facility has only increased with the program’s success.

“The program moved from ninth to fifth just while I was an undergraduate,” Auxier said.

As president of the ANS, Auxier said that better facilities and a top-tier ranking gives the program prestige as they visit with local middle schools and high schools to meet potential students.

Wayne Davis, dean and professor in the College of Engineering, said the current

facilities are a hindrance to the programs progress, but they have been fortunate to attract many of the best and brightest students.

The college is in the early planning stages of a design that would replace Estabrook Hall and Pasqua Nuclear Engineering Building into a combined engineering complex.

“Neither building is adequate as a means of attracting students to the highly ranked nuclear engineering program nor in attracting students (and their parents) to our college,” Davis said. “…At this time, the college’s number one priority is to hopefully move the new engineering complex forward.”

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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Chelsea Faulkner

ARTS & CULTURE Knoxville does the Fourth of July Costume designer cfaulkn5@vols.utk.edu

Chelsea Faulkner Arts & Culture Editor When the fireworks light up the sky this Fourth of July, how will you celebrate?

Historically, the anniversary of America’s independence from Great Britain has been memorialized in the most festive of fashions. In 1777, fireworks, parades and 13 gun salutes marked the occasion of America’s first birthday in Bristol, Rhode Island. One year later, General George Washington honored the day by rewarding his soldiers with a double ration of rum.

In a letter written to his wife on July 3, 1776, John Adams declared that no accolade or expense should be spared in observation of Independence Day. “It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty,” Adams wrote. “It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.”

In 1938, Congress declared July Fourth a national paid holiday, thus reinforcing the

festive nature of the occasion and branding it as one of the largest party days of the year. Today, 238 years after its establishment, Independence Day signifies to many Americans a welcome vacation from school or work.

Maria Armstrong, owner of Lost and Found Records in Knoxville, is looking forward to the break a long Fourth of July weekend affords.

“It’s Independence Day. It means my store’s closed,” Armstrong said.

Similarly, Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to express his thoughts on the flippancy of modern Fourth of July celebrations.

“Fourth of July…. Our forefathers fought for our right to nap on the beach,” Baldwin wrote.

Maintaining a theme of lighthearted commemoration, several Knoxville residents will partake in a range of celebratory activities this Friday such as a Tug-of-War contest between the Knoxville police and fire departments in World’s Fair Park as well as the Boys and Girls Club’s annual Rubber Duck Race on the park lake.

Amid the humor and pomp, however,

many Americans believe Independence Day commemorates the most momentous occasion in the country’s history.

“I believe the Fourth is a grand celebration, a playful dedication to the pride and history of our land,” Dillon Bunn, senior in psychology, said. “But most of all, it means we have a future.”

But to many, as Adams suggested, the Fourth of July serves as both a time to remember what was lost in America’s fight for freedom and as a celebration of that which was gained.

In a 2013 tweet, news anchor Carson Daly took a modern approach to Adams’ historic letter.

“Happy 4th of July! Thanks to all who serve(d) to make this the land of the free.

Now, let’s BBQ and light some M-80’s,” Daly wrote.

Those that are outdoors in Knoxville this Independence Day might be privy to a variety of celebratory festivities ranging in size and content. Whether citizens decide to watch the fireworks from World’s Fair Park or choose not to celebrate at all, the freedom is theirs.

July 4th Party

Festival at World’s Fair Park

6:30 p.m.: Free dinner and dessert in the I-House Great Room

5:30 p.m.: Bike parade on Gay street

Knoxville Zoo July 4-6: Free admission to all service men and women, active and retired veterans.

6:15 p.m.: Brad Blackwell performs on World’s Fair festival lawn stage 9:35 p.m.: Fireworks Spectacular on World’s Fair performance lawn

The Volunteer Princess

First Friday

6:30 p.m.: Four course plated dinner, dancing, and cash bar.

Will dock in a prime location for World’s Fair firework show. $69.95 for adults, $34.95 children 10 and under.

6-9 p.m: Bliss Home is showing art by printmaker, Callie Farmer.

Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be served.

Saw Works brews up Knoxville passion Chelsea Faulkner Arts & Culture Editor In a remote downtown alcove, behind a row of abandoned warehouses, sits a testament to Knoxville’s ingenuity.

Saw Works Brewery, previously Marble City Brewery, is Knoxville’s only micro-brewery and has provided premium craft beer to Knoxville and 15 of its surrounding counties since May 2011.

Located in an unassuming brick building on E. Depot Avenue off Magnolia Avenue, Saw Works is a small facility that produces some of Knoxville’s most popular beers, such as the Saw Works Brown and the Rocky Hop IPA. Prior to the arrival of its current owners, the historic factory building housed Wallace Saw Works, a saw-sharpening company which, after nearly 50 years, closed in the late 1990s. Soon after Wallace vacated, new tenants arrived and established the New Knoxville Brewing Company, filling the warehouse with new stainless steel, state-ofthe-art brewing equipment.

After a few years of production, however, the brewery proved unsuccessful and subsequently

closed. Owners evacuated the building, leaving every piece of brewing equipment behind. It is rumored that when new owners, Marble City Brewery, arrived, full bottles of beer still remained on the bottling line.

In late 2009, when cousins and Saw Works co-founders Adam Palmer and Johnathan Borsodi heard of an abandoned brewery for sale in Knoxville, they made an offer and never looked back.

“When it comes to the craft beer industry, you have to have two things: good beer and timing,” Palmer said. “Good timing is everything.”

Almost immediately after Marble City’s inaugural beer release in 2011, however, Albuquerque brewer, Marble Brewing Company, sued Palmer and Borsodi for copyright infringement over the brewery name. After an almost yearlong court battle, Palmer made the decision to change the name of the business to Saw Works, an homage to the fading Wallace Saw Works logo that still brands the building’s rear wall.

“I made the decision to start paying people other than attorneys,” Palmer said. “There were more important things to put our money towards.”

Today, business at Saw Works

is booming and quickly outgrowing their E. Depot Avenue location. Saw Works maintains contracts with The Casual Pint and Tupelo Honey franchises, creating and producing custom beers for both companies. With plans to expand and relocate, Palmer says his decision to start a business in Knoxville was a good one.

“Knoxville is a great beer town and it is only going to get better,” Palmer said.

Jeremy Walker, Eagle Distributing representative and beer lover, said Saw Works’ work ethic contributes to the company’s success.

“It’s not nameless, it’s not faceless, it’s true grassroots business,” Walker said.

When visiting the Saw Works Brewery, patrons have the opportunity to tour the facilities, learn about the brewing process, enjoy

a fresh craft beer in The Mill tasting room, and meet the friendly staff. As an added bonus for beer connoisseurs, new flavors from The Saw Works Rough Cut Series—specially brewed, onekeg experimental beer batches— are available exclusively at The Mill.

Courtney Gleason, Saw Works marketing and merchandising manager, said her favorite part of the job is connecting with people who love Saw Works beer.

“It’s really rewarding to meet people who are excited about Saw Works, whether it’s out in a bar or coming to the tasting room for the first time,” Gleason said.

The Mill tasting room is open weekly from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday with tours at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings.

weaves tales at Clarence Brown Katrina Roberts Contributor

The stage is set. The actors are ready. The curtains are rising, and the theater is transforming into a courtroom swathed in flowing fabrics.

Rewind to several months before, at a pre-production meeting between a director, several designers and costume designer Marianne Custer. It is here that Custer presents her detailed research on the play’s script and her creative vision for the show’s costuming.

Since 1974, Custer has been the resident costume designer at the Clarence Brown Theatre.

But before she was designing costumes, she was wearing them.

As an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, Custer worked as a mime at the Peppermint Tent Theatre, a children’s theater. When the costume designer requested help sewing garments for a show, Custer volunteered–an experience that sparked a new passion and a new career. Since then, Custer has only worked as a costume designer.

With 35 years at the Clarence Brown Theatre and several years of experience prior, Custer has developed an in-depth, creative research process for every show she designs—especially shows that have been previously produced in other theaters.

“I prefer to look at each play, musical, or opera as a piece that is new,” Custer said. “I want to research it and conceive the design as if I am the first ever to design it.”

For every show, Custer researches the fabrics, styles, and historical context of the play, ensuring accuracy. Custer said she often gets lost in the script, as she becomes immersed in the time period she is researching.

“This frequently happens in research, which is part of what makes research so much fun,”

she said.

Several years ago, Custer designed a production of “The King and I” from scratch.

“If you have seen a piece before and it was well done, it is difficult to get those images out of your mind,” Custer said. “It was important to my process to hear the story from the original author.”

Custer’s extensive pre-production analysis is not solely for herself, though. It also benefits Calvin MacLean, Department Head and Artistic Director.

“Marianne brings to the production process a discerning eye, a highly developed and nuanced aesthetic, and an experienced craft,” MacLean said. “She knows what works, what is possible and what can be achieved.”

With three international credits, one Broadway production, and many regional pieces under her belt, Custer is now a resource for students like William Young, who took her costume design class. A rising senior in Plant Sciences and Theater, Young recalls initially feeling intimidated by Custer’s background and straightforward teaching approach.

“I never knew if I was doing well or not, but I came to appreciate her style,” Young said. “It really made me push myself and try harder.”

“Marianne often required us to defend our choices by simply asking why,” Young said. “I think we all grew as designers in those moments when we were terrified of her telling us we were way off.”

But even with her broad experience and knowledge in the field of costume design, Custer realizes that theater production is a collaborative process requiring work from many areas to make a show successful.

“The costume should support the character and the story, but it can’t do the entire job of telling the story,” Custer said.

“The best costumes leave room for the actor to do his job.”

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The price is too high: We don’t belong in Iraq Guest Column by

Samuel Henniger History repeats itself: politicians and pundits are considering intervention in Iraq once again.

Less than three years since the United States withdrew from Iraq, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), an Islamic extremist group, has taken over nearly half of the country’s territory.

In the aftermath of the ISIS seize of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, Iraq’s speaker of parliament Osama al-Nujaifi, said that, “when the battle got tough in the city of Mosul, the troops dropped their weapons and abandoned their posts.” The approximately 800 ISIS soldiers that entered the city were enough to defeat the 30,000 Iraqi troops that were responsible for defending one of Iraq’s most strategically important cities.

Sen. John McCain and former Vice President Dick Cheney have continued to push the current administration for more American soldiers in the Middle East. Both have asserted that the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq is the primary cause of the current crisis.

Thankfully, there are people in Washington unwilling to gamble with American lives to ease tensions in the region. Pres. Barack Obama has ruled out sending troops back into combat in Iraq. Sen. Rand Paul asked “If they (Iraqi leadership) don’t think Mosul is worth saving, how am I going to convince my son or your son to die for Mosul?”

According to CNN, 8,257 men and women lost their lives, and 52,072 more were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When Americans wage war, honorable young men and women from across the country die- not outspoken critics of “inaction” like Mitt Romney, who had the audacity to engage in a Vietnam pro-war protest while insulated from the conflict as a student at Stanford University.

Not architects of the wars like Dick Cheney, whose former company, Halliburton, rose to be the 7th largest military contractor in 2003 from 22nd largest in 2000, and paid him nearly $2 million in the three years leading up to the war.

Still, I recognize that there are very serious threats to our nation.

A terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East could mean more attacks on the United States. If the conflict in the region continues to spread, nations with nuclear capabilities, like Israel and Pakistan, could be forced to join. Fighting in three nations has merged into war. And, of course, when there is instability the Middle East, the price of oil will go up for everyone. This is the infamous WWIII scenario politicians have been referring to - the stakes are high.

But, notably, the most outspoken calls for military intervention come from the floor of the Capitol Building and the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, rather than enlisted US soldiers. If we drag ourselves back into Iraq, Americans will die. Not even long term occupation of the nation has been able to establish enduring peace, much less airstrikes or military advisers. No more men and women should have to risk their lives on foreign soil in our endless War on Terror. There are no easy solutions to the longstanding disagreements that still plague the Middle East, but I would prefer that we not sacrifice more lives trying to figure them out.

Too often, the enlisted soldiers of this country are asked by the wealthy and politically powerful to risk their lives for the sake of our economic and political interests.

Simply put, there will always be plausible reasons to take young men and women across the globe to intervene for our national interests. Yet, for me, the pain of parents burying children is much worse than watching the price of gasoline rise a few dollars. The loss of bright young minds is far more damaging than the thought of ending a political alliance.

Samuel Henninger is a rising sophomore in economics. He can be reached at shenning@vols.utk.edu.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

A moral conundrum: More people, more problems

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Grayson Hawkins

Rather than visiting the cliché topic of summer classes, this week I’ve decided to present a moral conundrum currently plaguing this particular point in history.

Most students are aware of China’s family planning policy, the rule that long limited most citizens from having more than a single child, with many exceptions.

What our generation fails to recognize, and seems to be blissfully ignorant of, is the growing threat of overpopulation that countries like China and India have been facing for decades. To put things in perspective: in 1900 there were roughly 1.65 billion people on Earth. Your greatgrandmother has witnessed the population of Earth quadruple. Crazy.

Today, the primary cause behind overpopulation is not, in fact, the birth-rate.

Rather, rapid progress in medicine has given way to a new science: artificial life extension, a field that encompasses everything from anti-aging creams to xenotransplantations of artificial organs— another technological miracle of the 21st century. Where the birth rate in China and India may bring slow, steady increases to

already highly-populated areas, a single breakthrough in life extension could herald dramatic consequences anywhere the technology is made available.

“Okay. This isn’t frightening at all, I don’t care if it’s a little more crowded! I’ll live forever!”

The question here, however, is not immortality; it’s morality. The Earth is already dangerously close to its maximum sustainable population (note: we still have people starving in every region of the globe). Harvard University sociobiologist Edward Wilson has been quoted saying the Earth can “currently support 10 billion people.” In the last century alone, we have jumped from 15 percent of that capacity to 75 percent. That is scary.

The moral issue presented here is simple: does each individual possess a “right to life,” or does the human race collectively hold their “right to life?”

While a single advancement could grant decades of life to a person, the repercussions of overpopulation could mean centuries of turmoil for the human race.

A decreased death rate would only restore

the reckless population growth we saw throughout the 20th century.

This is all subjective, of course. Many solutions to overpopulation exist. But how many of them can combat a problem 7 billion strong? This is just one example of the moral issues we will have to tackle with the rise of technology, issues that most people simply “haven’t considered” or that mainstream media “hasn’t covered.”

Now, for the takeaway: Forming educated opinions on subjects like this will prepare you to live in the fast paced, ever-evolving 21st century.

Waiting until an issue has already reached a critical and pivotal point (aka: when media outlets finally cover it) will leave you vulnerable, allowing news corporations such as NBC/CBS/ABC to program your opinions.

Welcome to the true nuances of adulthood.

Grayson Hawkins is a rising sophomore in English and biology. He can be reached at ghawkin4@vols.utk.edu.

Sportsmanship: Be the best loser you can be

This is a Column by

Katrina Roberts

Last week, the camp I work at held a Survivor themed week– Tiki Torches, challenges and war paint included.

Each day was more competitive than the last, and my campers were excited.

As counselor and leader of the blue tribe (read: a bunch of 5-year-old campers clad in blue), I arrived on Friday ready to compete in the Gauntlet, a small obstacle course with different challenges to complete along the way.

Before the week even began, we had a staff meeting about how to approach losing throughout the week. Our directors told us that the competition is about sportsmanship and learning that even when you don’t win, there is value in having played the game at all. There was going to be one winner and five losers.

The campers would decide how to handle the outcome.

For little legs, it was quite an endeavor.

We came in fourth place – there were no consolation prizes and no participation

trophies. We handled it by congratulating the other tribes as loudly as possible and roared as if we were champions. That day, we were not the fastest and we were not the best. But we cheered for our friends who were.

And in the world beyond camp, the principles of good sportsmanship hold true as well.

American pride was also at a fever pitch when the United States played Germany in the World Cup on Thursday. #IBelieveThatWeWillWin trended on Twitter and patriotism spiked.

Then, we lost.

It was heartbreaking. But the players shook hands in mutual respect and congratulated one another on a battle well fought.

This is not to say, however, that one must must be excited about losing. It’s tough in any situation, whether you’re a professional soccer player playing in the World Cup, or a 5-year-old running the

Gauntlet.

But, to those who might be tempted to sulk or pout, I offer this analogy. I don’t pretend to be an avid football fan, but even I know UT’s football program hasn’t had a good season in years.

Yet, instead of vowing revenge or giving up, Butch Jones is rebuilding the team ‘brick-by-brick.’ It’s that simple; put on a brave face and try harder.

So perhaps being a good sport is more than a high-five and a handshake at the end of a game. It is knowing that you were not the best today. It is finding the drive to improve despite disappointment.

It is acknowledging how much something matters to you and choosing to try again.

You only lose when you don’t come back next year. To be a great winner, you have to be an even better loser.

Katrina Roberts is a rising junior in English. She can be reached at krober56@ vols.utk.edu.

Give me lyrics, or give me dubstep

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Cullen Hamelin

From the discovery of hand-eye coordination, music has been central to culture.

Across the ages, we have invented new instruments, produced new sounds, and slowly established the system of notes and harmonies now used by those like Miley Cyrus who sings while she swings on a wrecking ball licking a sledge-popsicle.

Which brings me to this point: only the human voice possesses the ability to turn noise into communication through language. With powerful lyrics, singing can ignite passion and even soothe pain. Yet lyrics are tarnished, worn, and simplified in much of the music of today (including the aforementioned Miley Cyrus music video).

However, I can’t label all contemporary songs as having no lyrical significance. In a crowded bar full of heat and liquor-induced

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decision making, lyrics are about as important as the next edition of Kidz Bop. Still, it’s disconcerting to turn on the radio and hear the fabulous Jason De-“rule out my voice with autotune”-o tell me my “booty look like two planets.” Seriously, listen to “Boys ‘Round Here” and Blake Shelton’s brilliant analysis of the tobacco consumption process: “Chew Tobacco, Chew Tobacco, Chew Tobacco, Spit.” I don’t want to speak too soon, but he could be the second coming of Shakespeare. Let us not forget Toby Keith’s instructions for how to properly use a red Solo cup.

What happened to courage like Bob Dylan’s to turn words into gavels and point out injustices? What happened to talent like B.B. King to turn the most painful memory into a respected masterpiece of

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passion? “Turn down for what” Lil’ Jon? Turn down because you’re 43, and other artists don’t have to scream to conceal the empty void that is your lyrics. I say this only because I know there are artists out there who truly are brilliant, who could write in two lines what I’ve taken 500 to say. These artists are being overshadowed

by Jamie Foxx blubbering an accusation against the “Al-al-al-uh-alcohol.”

We need to restore lyrical value to modern music. We need to increase the quality of this generation’s music.

If we don’t, I suppose I’ll simply quit and become a Bass Head.

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Punter prepares for SEC debut Celebrities play for charity Nathaniel Rutherford Contributor The Tennessee basketball team welcomes a new coach, new coaching staff and eight new players coming into the 2014-15 season. Only four players returned from the previous season, one that saw the Vols reach the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

One of those new faces is Kevin Punter.

As a junior college transfer, Punter is expected to immediately contribute due to his experience. The 6’4� guard played at State Fair Community College in Missouri, averaging 20.3 points (57.1 FG) and 4.6 rebounds a game last season.

While he originally pledged his services to the Missouri Tigers coming out of State Fair, he reopened his recruitment when Frank Haith left to coach Tulsa.

That’s when Donnie Tyndall came calling.

Tyndall had originally recruited Punter out of high school while coaching at Morehead State, so the two had formed a relationship prior to his recruitment to Tennessee.

Punter has had many different head coaches along his journey from high school to Tennessee, and he’s spoken to even more.

When asked how Tyndall compares to those coaches, Punter smiled. “I wouldn’t compare him to nobody,� he said after a Rocky Top League game, “He’s a great guy, and he wants to win. I don’t really compare him to nobody.�

Tyndall made enough of an impression on Punter that he remembered him years later when it was time to leave State Fair. “When I heard he got the job offer, I already knew who he was and what he brought to the table,�

Punter said. “He played a major role in persuading me.�

Now that the Bronx native has joined Tyndall and

the Vols, he must find his role on the team. At State Fair, Punter was primarily used as a volume scorer, asked only to shoot and create his own shot.

Since coming to Knoxville, Punter has joined his teammates in the Rocky Top League, an exhibition league full of current and former Vols who come together to play a month’s worth of pick-up games to entertain fans in the offseason.

He has showcased his scoring ability and his knack for highlight-reel plays in the league, averaging 40 points per game, which leads all scorers.

Last Wednesday he scored a RTL summer-high of 54 points. “Scoring is not going to be a problem,� junior guard Armani Moore said. “He has game. He plays with a lot of confidence and isn’t scared to take any shot.�

While the Vols likely welcome his penchant for scoring, they are in desperate need of a point guard who can create opportunities for others and orchestrate the team. Punter has made it apparent he is willing to do whatever it takes to contribute to the team. “I feel like I can play multiple (positions).

Whatever coach needs me to play,� Punter said. “If he needs me to play the one a little bit, pass the ball, I can do that. If he needs me to be a scorer, I can do that. I can do multiple things.�

Punter’s addition cannot be understated; his mix of athleticism, versatility and experience is vital to a team that lost over 75 percent of its scoring, 71 percent of its rebounding and 79 percent of its assists from last season.

Aside from the four returning players on the roster, Punter will likely be looked to for leadership on this young team. “Chemistry is going to come,� Punter said, “That’s something you can’t rush, can’t force upon a team.�

Patrick MacCoon Sports Editor The second annual Bobby Maze Celebrity Game was a hit this past weekend, as fans gathered at the Knoxville Convention Center to support a great cause and were entertained by a high scoring affair along with an electrifying halftime slam dunk contest.

Former UT basketball player, Bobby Maze, along with local sports agency A3 put together the event that gave part of its proceeds to the Pat Summitt Foundation to help defeat Alzheimer’s. “It’s an amazing feeling,� Meighan Simmons, former Lady Vol and first time celebrity participant, said. “Just seeing her the other day was great. Giving back to her foundation is really going to help her and those that are around her supporting her. That’s something I’ve always wanted to do.�

Not only did the event feature other past UT standouts, such as Chris Lofton, Eric Berry, Chamique Holdsclaw, Scotty Hopson, Wayne Chism and Albert Haynesworth, but also many other well-know professional players without ties to Knoxville.

Former first and second overall NBA Draft picks, Greg Oden and Michael Beasley, were in attendance as well as NFL Pro Bowlers Navarro Bowman (49ers) and Trent Williams (Redskins).

Fans were able to see a high scoring affair, in which the Tennessee “All-Stars� defeated the “Pros� 156-152, and after they were able to take their pictures with their favorite celebrities and obtain autographs. “Bobby put together a great event for us and some well known sports figures,� former UT

shooting guard Chris Lofton said. “Knoxville loves their basketball.�

Lofton and showman “White Chocolate� were able to put on a show from beyond the three-point arc at halftime for the fans. In Lofton’s career at Tennessee he knocked down a program record 431 three pointers, which stands 85 above Allan Houston’s second place mark.

He ranks sixth all-time in college basketball for most three-point baskets made. “It’s always great to come back and play in front of the local fans,� Lofton said. “There was nothing like coming into Thompson-Boling Arena and seeing that stadium packed and the fans supporting us.�

While there were plenty of high flying dunks throughout the game, the dunk competition at halftime topped all. The crowd of over 2,000 fans were won over by streetballer Guy Dupuy, aka the “Frequent Flyer,� who completed a windmill dunk over eight kids.

YouTube sensations Terio and IceJJFish entertained the crowd during the hour-long halftime that had as much glare to it as a Super Bowl halftime show.

Maze, who played point guard for the Vols from 2008-10, started up the celebrity game last year for the first time to honor his cousin who had passed away. “I’m a good people’s person and am fortunate to have met a lot of people throughout my time growing up and in my career,� Maze said. “It was important for us to give back to the kids and fans. It’s important to me to honor my cousin and give back to the Pat Summitt Foundation. Last years game was sold out so we were able to fit everyone this year at a bigger location.�

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Sports Editor Patrick Maccoon

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Former Vols Stokes, McRae drafted by NBA Contributor Former UT basketball players Jarnell Stokes and Jordan McRae were drafted in the second round of the NBA draft with the 35th and 58th overall picks, respectively, on June 26.

Stokes was initially drafted by the Utah Jazz, but subsequently traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, who will receive a 2016 second round pick in return.

Stokes had a productive career at Tennessee and was most known for his penchant for snagging down rebounds.

Last season, Stokes averaged 15.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game as a junior.

He tied with UT’s Bernard King for most double-doubles in a season by a Vol with 22. He also set Tennessee records for most rebounds in a season (392) and offensive rebounds in a season (155).

Jordan McRae (top) and Jarnell Stokes (bottom) during the Vols’ final regular season game against Mizzou on March 8. Stokes and McRae were drafted in the second round of the NBA draft to the Memphis Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers, respectively.

“I was somewhat shocked I didn’t make it in the first round, “ Stokes said in a Grizzlies press conference June 27, “but I couldn’t picture a better scenario and landing here … I like to compete and I will definitely use that as a chip on my shoulder.”

Stokes decided to forgo his senior sea-

son with Tennessee and declared early for the draft. He believed he could be taken in the first round, but ultimately fell to the second.

“When I found out Memphis had traded for the pick it definitely made the night worth waiting for,” Stokes said. “I felt like a couple teams in the first round

Matthew Fleming @MatthewBFleming Our young players were so good. I have high hope for the next World Cup. Jonathan Carone @Jonathan2RC If this was the last World Cup game for Time Howard and Clint Dempsey: thanks for teaching our country how beautiful soccer can be.

The journey is over for Team USA after being knocked out of the Round of 16 by Belgium.

Despite the loss, life in Big Orange Country will go on.

Cameron Clark @C_clark22 Now all the so called “soccer fans” can look forward to the next World Cup Peyton Berry @P44Berry Sad to think I probably watched Zusi, Jones, Wondo, Howard, Demsey, and so many others play in their final World Cup. Love this team.

Matt Klein @BigOrangeMatt24 USA: Still the best country in the world. Take that, Belgium. #YourWafflesSuckAnyways Ali DeSantis @alidesantis Heartbreaking, but we had a good run. So proud to be an American, now and forever #WorldCup20WorldCup2014USA

passed on me and that shows me that I have a lot more to prove than what I did in college. I’m looking forward to getting back in the gym and being a workhorse.”

Stokes’ teammate, Jordan McRae, was also traded shortly after being drafted Thursday night. McRae was drafted by reigning champion San Antonio Spurs

with the 58th overall pick in the second round. He was then immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

McRae was a four-year player for Tennessee, averaging 18.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a senior. He finished 16th on Tennessee’s all-time scoring list with 1,521 career points.

The lanky 6’ 6” guard believes he can contribute to his new team, which drafted five players, by taking advantage of every moment.

“I think I can help out on the defensive end of the floor a lot by being long and athletic,” McRae said in the 76ers press conference. “Being a first year guy you got to have a lot of energy out on the floor. My ability to put the ball in the basket is there too.”

The 2014 draft is the first since 2002 that two Vols have been selected.

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Give it time: Jones’ recruiting class will pay off (eventually) Nathanael Rutherford Contributor

Two weekends ago, Butch Jones and the Tennessee football team had a weekend as important as a coach can hope for.

On Saturday June 22, the Vols held their Orange Carpet event, a day of activities that attracted some of the top prospects from the 2015 and 2016 recruiting classes. The event also gathered current commitments on campus, including recent quarterback commit Quinten Dormady.

So how many stars graced the Orange Carpet last weekend?

Within an hour, the Vols picked up three new commitments: fourstar junior college running back and former Alabama player Alvin Kamara, four-star defensive tackle Quay Picou and his teammate, three-star linebacker Austin Smith from Georgia’s Norcross High School.

The next night, another player added his name to the 2015 recruiting class roster. Three-star tight end Kyle Oliver committed to the Big Orange just days after receiving a scholarship offer.

To sweeten the deal, Jones landed the No. 2 punter in the country when he scooped up Florida’s Boone High School specialist Tommy Townsend on Monday afternoon.

The 2015 recruiting class is now comprised of 18 players and

BERRY BROTHERS continued from Page 1 “I’ve been telling them to come in and work hard and to make sure and take that extra mile,” Eric Berry said. “It’s about taking it to another level with their film studies, because the competition level is even higher. They are playing in the SEC now and it’s not high school ball.”

Being addicted to improvement is something that Eric Berry took to heart in his time

anywhere between five and seven more players are expected to join the class before National Signing Day. If history is any indication, Jones’ recruiting is going to play a significant role in the program’s success.

Take a look at UT rival Alabama: Nick Saban took over as Alabama’s head coach in 2007, and only one season prior, the Crimson Tide had the 12th best recruiting class in the nation according to 247Sports. com. After Saban arrived without much time to retain current commits or sign some of his own players, Alabama ranked 13th in the nation– respectable, but those classes still ranked outside the top 5 in the SEC. Saban’s first season saw Alabama go 7-6.

But, in his first full year of recruiting, Saban sparked an upward trend that doesn’t appear to be slowing down. The numbers don’t lie: in 2008, Alabama finished third in 247Sports recruiting rankings, and, since then, they have never finished outside the top 5. In fact, they have sat atop the recruiting rankings every year since 2011, and their 2015 class is currently miles ahead of all others. The Crimson Tide teams have gone 72-9 beginning with the 2008 season, winning three national championships and going undefeated in 2009.

So why hasn’t UT’s recent recruiting surge over the past couple seasons translated to more victories for the Vols?

The answer: not enough time.

As with Saban’s case, the first season is no indication of what

the fall may hold. Jones’s first season resulted in yet another 5-7 season, the fourth consecutive losing season for the Vols. But our success cannot be measured in wins and losses. It should be measured in recruiting and perception. It should be measured by the foundation Jones is laying for the future.

Jones’s first recruiting class in 2013 was a mixture of holdovers from Derek Dooley’s efforts and guys Jones was able to nab last minute. The 2013 class finished ranked 24th overall and 10th in the SEC. Given a whole year to recruit, Jones and his staff hauled 32 recruits and landing the fifth best class in the nation.

So far, the 2015 class is faring just as well. The five newest commitments vaulted the Vols back into the top 10, placing them firmly in seventh place on 247Sports’s rankings, giving Big Orange fans a reason to be optimistic again.

Whether it’s players with family ties to the Vols such as Todd Kelly Jr., Dillon Bates, or Evan and Elliot Berry, or highly rated recruits like Jalen Hurd, Preston Williams or Alvin Kamara, the Vols appear to be well on their way to SEC relevance. Unlike top recruits from Kiffin’s era, these players appear fully devoted to a program of excellence. The future of Tennessee football looks brighter than ever, and it’s all because of a little recruiting magic.

at Tennessee and is the message he is sending to his two younger brothers as they continue to gear up for the toughest conference in all of college football.

“They’ll be fine as long as they keep getting better, not just being satisfied with being a good football player,” Eric Berry said. “Always want to improve on something you have in your game. Not just that, but in the classroom as well, which I’m not worried about with them.”

While the former SEC Defensive Player of the Year will

be busy with helping his team contend for the NFL Playoffs, this year he will also attend many of his brothers’ games along with the rest of his family.

“It’s exciting,” Eric Berry said.

“It’s hard to explain, because a lot of times when I’d watch their games, even when they were younger, I’d get real nervous. It’s just different watching them do it. They play the game how it’s supposed to be played and I just love watching them.

“It’s cool that they came here and are starting to bleed orange.”

Nathanael Rutherford is a rising junior in English. He can be reached at nruther1@vols.utk. edu.