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According to Butch: The state of Tennessee football Wes Tripp

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HOOVER, Ala. – Tennessee football head coach Butch Jones, offensive lineman Mack Crowder, defensive lineman Curt Maggitt and linebacker A.J. Johnson represented Tennessee at SEC Media Days on Tuesday. An immediate theme that Jones mentioned was the team’s youth. Half of the Vols roster in 2014 is composed of 32 new faces. To deal with the team’s youth, Jones has focused his players on the “Power of One.” “You’ll hear me talk about the power of one,” Jones said. “The one is very powerful with this football team because being so young we have to focus on the moment. We

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have to win one moment at a time, one play at the same time, one practice at the same time, one day at the same time, have one unity of purpose, one common commitment and one mindset.” Jones said that a normal college football team has to replace a third of their team every season either through graduation or players going professional. “For us at Tennessee, we’re a little bit different,” Jones said. “We’re not at the norm in terms of having to replace a third of our football team. We’re having to replace almost half of our football team. That has brought a lot of positive energy, excitement and momentum that has surrounded Tennessee football.”

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones addresses the media at SEC Media days on Tuesday in Hoover, Ala.

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At both the national and local level, America’s Fourth Amendment rights are being reshaped to better fit the digital age. In a unanimous decision on June 25, the nine Supreme Court justices made the searching of cell phones by law enforcement unlawful without a search warrant. Citing the intentions of the Founding Fathers, Chief Justice John G. Roberts said in modern times it was important to extend privacy laws to cell phones. Before the Supreme Court made its decision, Tennessee lawmakers had already signed a similar bill. A bill was passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives with the goal of cell phone searches by police officers in cases of routine traffic stops illegal. The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, said she was proud that Tennessee was “right on top” of the Supreme

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House dads — the newest additions to fraternity row, come without a mandate but not without a price tag. At the beginning of the 2013 - 14 school year, the administration attempted to incorporate the change across Fraternity Park. Only one chapter, Phi Sigma Kappa, complied with the administration’s recommendation for a house dad. As a result, Phi Sigma Kappa was required to pay an additional cost for Fraternity Park security. The role of a house dad is to maintain order within the chapter and its house. The role can

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be filled by an adult male hired by the chapter to supervise. With past years of negative media attention and with the removal of three different chapters-- Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta and Pi Kappa Phi—house dads are a measure that fraternity members such as Joe Moon, senior in supply chain and management and a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, said seems more abrasive than it is in reality. “Having a house dad living in the fraternity house was not how people thought it would be,” Moon said, “He wasn’t a babysitter or anything like that. He was more of a supervisor and mediator to the University and police.” Now, the university wants everyone on board.

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Amendment rendered by the Court in the just-concluded term,” Cook said. Cook said that while the Fourth Amendment inherently requires a warrant for the seizure of evidence, courts have long allowed certain exceptions “relying on the language in the Amendment which prohibits only ‘unreasonable’ searches.” Glenn Reynolds, the Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law, said that the Tennessee law was “legislative guarantee of protection in addition to the Fourth Amendment.” In an article written for popularmechanics. com, Reynolds went on to say that the recognition by the Supreme Court that cell phones are “powerful computers, packed with all sorts of information about their owners,” will go a long way in ensuring the right to privacy guaranteed to all U.S. citizens. Ultimately, Reynolds said that American’s rights are ever evolving to fit the times. “Freedom of the press includes laser printers,” he said, “and the right to bear arms doesn’t stop at flintlocks.”

Brooks Barnes, a recent graduate in supply chain management and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, said that members might be more receptive to a house dad that was once a member of their fraternity. “I think it would lower the amount of trouble, especially if the proposed dad set a good example to the active brothers,” Barnes said. “I think the idea of having a house dad that was once an active member of their fraternity would be much more receptive by the active brothers.” One of the main forces behind the call for fraternities to hire house dads is to keep the chapters out of trouble. Between September 2012 and August 2013 there were four incidents by three fraternities totaling nine violations. With

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increased oversight, house dads may reduce these incidents. Former Interfraternity Council president and spring 2014 graduate in economics Chase Pritchett said supervision may hold fraternity members accountable for potentially damaging actions. “I think supervision of some sort is needed in chapter houses,” Pritchett said. “And I actually believe an adult presence such as a ‘house dad’ would benefit chapters. “These adults would develop a paternal bond with members, holding them accountable for actions that might be detrimental to the chapter and university.”

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Court’s decision. “This has everything to do with our freedoms and our liberties and our Fourth Amendment rights in this country,” Beavers said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation initially was opposed to the bill when considering time-sensitive situations that could adversely be affected by the legislation, such as a missing persons case. “A typical two-hour wait for a warrant could potentially make a huge difference in the outcome of the case,” said Josh Devine, TBI public information officer. Despite these reservations, Devine did express gratitude toward Tennessee lawmakers for making exceptions for cell phone searches in extreme circumstances or in cases of cell phones being abandoned. UT’s take Joseph Cook, the Williford Gragg Distinguished Professor of Law, said he supported the Supreme Court’s ruling. “(The bill is) the most significant decision involving the application of the Fourth

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UT is offering a new program that focuses on the basics of the culinary industry. The certificate-based program is full time and runs for twelve weeks. “This program is great for students that want to learn all aspects of the culinary arts without spending two to four years in a classroom,” Pam Quick, student recruiter for the culinary program, said. “Our program is hands-on, fast paced and covers the culinary arts. People that love to cook and want to sharpen their culinary skills are great students for this program.” Not only does the program develop skills for culinary enthusiasts, but it also helps prepare students for careers in sales, marketing and hotel and restaurant management. “Our students have the chance to show what they have learned and share their experience with friends and family,” Quick said. Tara Garland, administrative assistant for the culinary program, said that while taking the course, students can expect to gain a lot of knowledge, stories and experience from wellrespected culinary professionals in the Knoxville area. “The class size helps with oneon-one learning,” Garland said. “Usually no more than 12 people are in each class. It’s definitely for those who are passionate about the culinary industry.” Garland said the program has about 15 or 16 different instructors and each contributes their own unique life experiences and stories to the students. Garland recently changed her major to hotel, restaurant and tourism after she completed the culinary program because she said that it will give her the training and knowledge she needs to further her career in the field of restaurant management, and perhaps open her own restaurant one day. “I love event planning and management,” Garland said. “This program caters both to those who see more the business side of things, and control finance, or manage, or also those who want to work with only culinary and food.” While the course does not count toward general class requirements, the culinary course fulfills the internship credit for HRT students.

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