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UT football players arrested in bar altercation Matt Dixon Staff Writer

Kevin Huebschman Sports Editor Just before 2 a.m. on July 8, an incident at Bar Knoxville spilled outside, onto Cumberland Avenue, leaving two people, including an offduty police officer, injured and two Tennessee football players arrested. Both who were injured were taken to UT Medical Center, where 24-year-old Knoxville police officer Robert Capouellez remained in critical condition as late as Saturday. 20-year-old Gary Russell was released Friday. “Officers first responded to the scene after reports of an officer being assaulted,” Darrell DeBusk, public infor-

mation officer for the Knoxville Police Department, said. There, the responding officer found Capouellez lying in the street unconscious. DeBusk said a fight originated inside the bar, where eyewitnesses indicated about “seven to 10 athletes (were) involved in beating one individual.” According to the KPD report, freshman wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, while sophomore safety Darren Myles was arrested and charged with assault, evading arrest and resisting arrest. Head coach Derek Dooley addressed the media Friday night to express his disappointment in the incident. “It’s a privilege, not a right, to be a member of this football

team and be a member of the University of Tennessee football team,” Dooley said. “I am disappointed and embar-

disciplinary actions that were taken. “We have dismissed Darren Myles from our football team.

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rassed in many ways by the lapses of judgment by several members of our football team last night, and there were numerous lapses of judgment.” Dooley later announced

We have indefinitely suspended Marlon Walls and Greg King,” Dooley said. “There’s other actions that were taken internally, and there’s also a period where we’re continuing to find out exactly what

Bacteria found in community water

happened just like everybody else because as you know, it takes time to gather all the information from all the parties involved.” Dooley indicated that his discipline was based only on his initial conversations with every player involved and that all disciplinary decisions involving the players were “going to be relative to their lapse in judgment and how wrong they were and what the damage that was done.” The arrest was Myles’ second incident with law enforcement this offseason. He was arrested on April 17, the day of the Orange and White game, for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest outside a Knoxville restaurant. Walls is a sophomore defensive tackle who appeared in

seven games last season and recorded two solo tackles. He was listed as a starter at defensive tackle on the postspring depth chart. King is a sophomore linebacker who appeared in nine games last season and recorded 24 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and an interception. He battled injuries for much of the spring but was expected to play a key role in the linebacker rotation this season. Neither Walls nor King appeared on KPD’s or the UT Police Department’s reports, although DeBusk said that KPD has not yet released the names of all individuals involved. “There will be several interviews over the next few days,” he said. “Charges are pending the conclusion (of the investigation).”

Chancellor awards nursing professor outreach award Jordan Lawson Staff Writer

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The Tennessee River is one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. Knoxville Utility Board has the responsibility to clean the water to make it drinkable for Knoxville residents.

Andrea Castillo Staff Writer A study performed by one UT professor may have people concerned about the contents of their drinking water. Head of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Larry McKay recently sampled and tested sources in eight community water supplies. These eight sources were taken in East Tennessee, and in them, he found concentrations of both viruses and bacteria. The viruses and bacteria are linked to human feces that could potentially cause problems as waterborne diseases develop. This being a high-risk factor for many inhabitants of East Tennessee, they are concerned as to what it may mean for them. Each of the eight samples of untreated water came from wells or springs throughout East Tennessee. Of the samples, four were considered high risk for fecal contamination, while the other four were only regarded as low risk, with a conclusion drawn from previous data analyzed. Each of the eight sources were examined and evaluated for fecal bacteria, E. coli and Bacteroides, as well as various infectious viruses. The four high-risk

samples contained E.coli, coliforms, Bacteroides and infectious viruses. Of the four low-risk samples, one was found to have E.coli and coliforms, two had Bacteroides and three had infectious viruses. The samples McKay took were primarily of karst aquifers. In a karst aquifer, water moves through large conduits or caves. The water is moving rapidly, and because of this, it gets very little filtration. When the water moves through karst aquifers made of limestone and are commonly used water sources, it often carries bacteria. Karsts have a high susceptibility to contamination because of the sinkholes, caverns and rapidly moving water that result from these characteristics and lack of filtration. All of the water sources that McKay used as samples in the study were either wells or springs that are used as public water supply. However, the water is treated before distribution, and there is no apparent danger or direct rest to the persons consuming the water, but the water does represent a possible or even potential health hazard for at least part of the Tennessee population. “Overall, I’m not sure I considered this a huge issue at the moment, because,

more than likely, this has been an issue for a while,” said Elizabeth Roadinger, resident of East Tennessee, “and any serious negative health risks that there might be would have already occurred.” Caleb Jones, another state resident, weighed in on the issue as well. “Sounds like a huge deal made out of nothing,” he said. “If the water is treated, there’s no reason to scare people. It’s the ones outside city limits with well water that should have their water tested.” Jones also commented on the research itself, saying that he thinks the research is incomplete. “I would like to know the results after my water is treated,” he said. The study, labeled “Viruses and Bacteria in Karst and Fractured Rock Aquifers in East Tennessee, USA,” was published in the electronic version of “Ground Water” and will later appear in a special edition of the journal entitled “Pathogens and Fecal Indicators in Ground Water.” The next task for McKay and fellow scientists is a larger study that involves several universities that investigate the possible links between contaminated water and that of disease rate in rural villages in Bangladesh.

An assistant professor of nursing was awarded the 2010 UT Chancellor’s Excellence in Academic Outreach honor. Ginger Evans, a psychiatric nurse and assistant professor for more than 30 years, is also a certified sexual assault nurse examiner. She has performed more than 300 examinations on sexual assault victims. She is also on call at Safe Haven and the SAFE Center, organizations which help sexual assault victims. Evans uses her expertise to contribute to sexual violence education in the community. She meets with Knoxville Police Department recruits and serves on the Board of the Knoxville Mental Health Association, Knoxville’s Fatality Review Board and the Community Coalition for Family Violence. She has been a faculty member at UT since 1983 and coordinates mental health courses in the College of Nursing. Evans has had three peer-reviewed journal articles since 2004 and has also been in 33 conference proceedings in the last 10 years. Dr. Carole R. Myers, chairwoman for the awards and selection committee of the university academic outreach and engagement council, said the award recognizes the contributions to the public by faculty that occur because of the member’s academic pursuits and those related to UT’s academic mission. “Academic outreach is defined as integrated scholarship which engages the institution’s academic missions of research, creativity, teaching and service with the community at large,” she said. “It involves the university’s faculty and students employing their academic expertise to engage the community in reciprocal, collaborative relationships to improve the quality of life for citizens.” Myers said the relationships formed with the community inform them on the work of the university’s faculty and students. Evans said it came as a surprise to her that she had been given the award. “I thought I was there as a nominee,” she said. “I didn’t realize I had been awarded this honor.” She said that the award was special because it brings attention to the involvement and special activities to the community. “It’s an opportunity to highlight the contribution that nursing makes in academic outreach and service,” she said. While working as a psychiatric nurse, Evans said she recognized the long-term effect sexual violence had on people. That’s why she decided to become a sexual assault nurse examiner and work with “living crime scenes.” “I was always seeing the effect of what happened in the past,” she said. “I decided I wanted to do something that had impact on the immediate result. By working with people in crisis, I can assist them, not just as a survivor but to thrive as individuals.” Evans said achieving this honor was an extension of her life work. “Nursing is a helping profession, so I’ve always been in the arena of helping people,” she said. “I may be a faculty person, but I’ve always had a practice. I’ve been a nurse for 40 years, and I’ve always been actively involved in providing care.” One of the things she noticed at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet was all of the work that was being done around UT campus. “I … encourage people to get involved in their communities and participate as a citizen,” she said.


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