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Poor air quality ends KAT’s free bus rides Robby O’Daniel Editor-in-Chief Thanks to Knoxville Area Transit and Knoxville’s penchant for bad air quality, many in the city have come to associate orange-level air quality days with free KAT bus rides.

But those days are over.

Cindy McGinnis, KAT general manager, said the program has been discontinued due to Knoxville having 13 days this summer with orange-level air quality, including a time span from July 3 through July 8 where every day had orange-level air quality.

All these days with bad air quality drained the funds that KAT received from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality in a federal grant the state of Tennessee applied for.

As a result, the program was discontinued after the orange-level alert day on July 8, and McGinnis said KAT will not be seeking those funds to continue the program in the future.

She said the Air Quality Action Days were not serving either purpose they were designed for — to encourage people to keep their cars at home, while also attracting new riders to KAT buses.

“We were not attracting new commuters,” McGinnis said. “Just our current passengers were riding a lot more (on Air Quality Action Days.)”

In June, she said KAT averaged 7,000 riders on a weekday, while Air Quality Action Days would attract about 10,000. Then the very next day, if it was not a bad air day, the ridership would be back to about 7,000.

“That proves to us right there,” she said. “We were not keeping cars off the road. We were just having more of our current riders making more trips, which was good, but the program wasn’t doing what it was intended to do.”

These circumstances brought about several disadvantages for KAT, she said.

With more riders, there were more stops, so doors to the vehicle were constantly opening, making it impossible to keep the bus cool.

Plus regular passengers, who buy seven- or 30day passes were complaining because they didn’t get free days like those who were not regular passengers.

Funding left in droves, too, especially when airquality days fell on weekdays, as loads more passengers would hop on. This was because KAT averaged hundreds of passengers on weekends, while ridership would be in the thousands on

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The electronic ticker on the KAT buses flashed “Free” during Air Quality Action Days. They will no longer.

The program has been abolished due to too many bad air quality days and KAT running out of funding for the summer. weekdays.

And the last major disadvantage was, again, that no new customers were latching onto KAT. McGinnis blamed the fact that KAT could not predict air quality days.

KAT would hear about air-quality days at about 4 p.m. the day before one would take place, making it more difficult to advertise the free rides. It basically left it up to pedestrians downtown just happening to see the bus’ electronic

ticker say “free” as they rode past.

“We wouldn’t know from day to day when it would occur, so we couldn’t plan and say, ‘the funding is going to run out in mid-July,’” she said.

“We wouldn’t know because we wouldn’t know when the Air Quality Action Days would occur.”

Also, even if they did know that it was an airquality day, would riders want to make the effort on those days?

“These air-quality alert days tend to be very

hot days,” she said. “... Those aren’t the times you want to try something new, on the hottest days of the year.”

McGinnis said, perhaps in the future, KAT could brainstorm to come up with a better solution to get people to try mass transit on bad air days.

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Renowned DJ to play Knoxville Additional receptacles downtown to Brandi Panter

Managing Editor With an impressive resume that includes spinning for the Def Poetry Jam afterparty and the U.S. Open in New York City, Knoxville is about to get a taste of Caribbean cool this weekend, courtesy of dj MONK. Hailing from Montego Bay, Jamaica, where he still splits his time, MONK is arriving in the Marble City this weekend to perform at Market Square eatery and nightclub Latitude 35, as well as a party on Sunday night hosted

by Salon Visage owner Frank Gambuzza.

MONK samples everything from hip-hop to house, and has performed with rock icons Bon Jovi in the past.

“Where I'm from, they say 'Music is life,'” MONK said. “And I know I couldn't sing. I wasn't going to get a record deal singing, so I decided to DJ instead. Luckily they liked the way I put it down.”

MONK said he is excited about playing in Knoxville, a place that he was “pleasantly surprised” to find is well-versed in its music scene.

“We just really want to put on a good show,” he said. “I want to host the party of the summer before everyone comes back to school. I want it to be the party that everyone is talking about.”

Saturday evening's festivities come as a fundraiser as part of Salon Visage's ED4EX (Education for Excellence) program.

Monty Howard, publicist for the event, said ED4EX is a chance for Visage's staff to refocus and re-center on the love of their craft.

“We've been doing this for 11 years now,” Howard said. “We have an all-day event on Sunday where we bring in speakers.

Sometimes it is a business speaker, sometimes inspirational, beauty people, health, finance, and sometimes just for entertainment. It is just a day for our staff.”

Howard said dj MONK was the only man

for the job, as far as the staff was concerned.

“We had him here last year, and the staff loved him so much that we flew him in specifically for our Christmas party,” Howard said.

“We have a lot of young people, people who know what is cool, what is hip, and he is hip.

As far as they are concerned, he is just off the chain.”

The Saturday evening event that is opening to the public is taking place in a new addition to Market Square, Latitude 35. Howard said it was the only logical place for the event to take place.

“We own a studio in Market Square,” he said. “We have a good relationship with the owners, and we want to have a good relationship with our neighbors. It's a hip, new place.

The entire downstairs is very nice. It's really a step up from a lot of places you see. We have 15 different salons and around 75 people from around the country joining us for this event, the real cream of the crop. We know what is good, and we want to impress.”

Sunday evening MONK will spin at a private party for the Salon Visage employees and special invited guests at the home of Gambuzza, who is a personal friend of MONK. “I've known Frank for several years,” MONK said. “I really look forward to coming down and playing for him again.”

MONK and Gambuzza met through MONK's wife, Dop-Pop Salon owner Jo Blackwell, who works as a color director for Loreal hair. dj MONK will appear live in-stuido on WUTK's Chart Attack radio, which runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Included in the interview will be a call-in portion of the show where callers can compete for tickets to Saturday night's show at Latitude 35. dj MONK will spin on Saturday night at “Dance Nights with dj MONK,” located at Latitude 35 in Market Square. The show starts at 9 p.m., and there is a $3 cover charge.

encourage pedestrians to recycle Jordan Lawson

Staff Writer Thanks to recent additions, around 20 recycling receptacles have been placed downtown.

People can place recyclable material such as bottles, glass containers, plastic cups and aluminum cans in the bins.

The program came out of discussions held within one of Knoxville's Energy and Sustainability Task Force committees. The city's contractor for household garbage pickup, Waste Connections, provided the receptacles, financial support for the program and will provide recycling data for the city.

Susanna Bass, Knoxville sustainability program manager, said this trial run is to answer questions about the recycling situation downtown, including how much the program will cost, if they are convenient and if they will be used.

“The option to recycle (for) pedestrians is not available right now,” Bass said. “We want to make recycling more prominent in city life.”

Downtown residents have an option for recycling at 400 State St., so these 95-gallon bins are targeting pedestrians visiting or working downtown who want to recycle.

John Homa, Knoxville solid waste program manager, said they chose locations based on the pedestrian traffic downtown, and they wanted to start slow, targeting specific groups in certain areas.

“Right now we looked at some of the streets surrounding Market Square itself and traffic patterns around the square to see where people are coming from and going to,” he said. “Those locations were good places to put recycling bins.”

Bass said, since the bins are large, they focused more on putting them in the vicinity of high traffic areas instead of in them.

“We wanted them to be accessible to people passing by, but we didn't want them to be in the way,” she said. “We chose corners of intersections downtown. We went around Market Square and avoided Gay Street because it's already so crowded.”

If the program is a success, receptacles that fit the downtown area will replace the 95-gallon bins. For that to happen, though, the data of how often the receptacles are emptied and the volumes collected has to be collected and analyzed.

“We need the data to know if it's worth the investment and if people are going to use them,” Bass said.

If successful, Homa said there will be a recommendation to the task force that put the program together, and they will bring a recommendation to the city.

“We will include data, and what future costs might be,” he said. “We may end up expanding and putting permanent containers in the streets. It would be up to the city if they want to pick it up and run with it.”

Homa also said not only the volumes of recyclables would be recorded but also the types of materials.

The program is being sponsored by Waste Connections, who is providing the containers and collections at no cost to Knoxville. The program is scheduled to last for the next two months.

A residential, curbside recycling program is in the works but will not begin until 2011.

“The residential recycling is coming,” Bass said. “(But) as far as catching recyclable containers around town, we don't have any way to capture that right now, so this is to serve as a reminder that this should be part of our lives.”

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Recently, Bruce Pearl announced the addition of Houston Fancher to the basketball staff as director of video scouting. Fancher was previously the head coach at Appalachian State University.

The Associated Press Colo. state pot shops face closure DENVER— Nearly a fifth of Colorado's medical marijuana dispensary operators could be forced out of business in coming weeks because of new state rules barring some convicted felons from the pot business, federal drug authorities say.

The Drug Enforcement Administration reviewed requirements under a new state law to see how many felons could be forced out of

business. The DEA estimates that up to 18 percent of current dispensaries may be shuttered by the no-felon rule.

After years of leaving marijuana rules mostly to local officials, the Colorado Legislature this year required medical marijuana centers to apply for state licenses by Sunday, an effort to bring some regulation to the state's anything-goes medical marijuana industry.

To get a license, dispensary owners have to pay hefty fees ranging from $7,500 to $18,000 and show that they

haven't been convicted of felonies in the last five years.

Owners with felony drug convictions face a lifetime ban from the business.

The felony figures, first reported by KUSA-TV, bear out officials' fears that former drug dealers and drug users have flocked to Colorado's nascent medical marijuana industry, made legal under a 2000 amendment to the state constitution. Including less serious crimes, the DEA says about 28 percent of pot shop owners have criminal records for drug offenses.

Summer 2009 Six bad air-quality days: June 1 June 2 June 25 June 26 August 7 August 8 Summer 2010 13 bad air-quality days: May 7 May 17 June 18 June 21 June 22 July 1 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 14

AIR QUALITY continued from Page 1 Inconsistent air-quality summers National Weather Service meteorologist David Hotz said orange-level air quality days meant people that are sensitive to air quality — such as perhaps the elderly or the very young — may experience some breathing problems.

“Pretty much all the air quality alerts that we’ve had so far this year generally have been due to ground-level ozone concentrations,” Hotz said.

During certain conditions, like, say, a ridge of high pressure over the Southern Appalachians, ozone-level build-up occurs and is lowered down to the ground from high in the atmosphere. This high level of ozone makes the air quality poor.

According to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation website, orange-level alert days usually occur when there’s temperatures in the 80s and 90s with light to moderate winds, partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies and chances of rain or afternoon thunderstorms.

Hotz said people should stay indoors for long durations during bad air quality days if they experience problems breathing.

“Keep your activity level down as much as possible if you have to go outside,” he said.

Loren Marz, NWS meteorologist with a focus in air quality, said he would guess an average air-quality summer would be about five or six bad air quality days.

But this certainly did not happen this year. As of press time, Knoxville has experienced 13 air-quality alert days, the most recent of which being July 14.

Marz said there were about 13 days that would have had orange-level alerts in summer 2008, as well.

But summer 2009 was more tame. Marz said there were only six alert days, with the last one being August 8. Only two of the six days occurred after June 26.

“Air quality is slowly getting better here,” Marz said.

“Emissions are going down slowly, so I don’t know if we can really consider what would be an average year.”

He said that we can expect even more air-quality days before summer 2010 ends, due to a hot pattern the city is about to get back into.

“The air quality will get worse than it has been the last few days,” he said.

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Things change in topsy-turvy ‘Mad Men’ Robby O’Daniel Editor-in-Chief Who is Don Draper?

That’s the question a journalist asks our Dapper Don to begin the premiere episode of the fourth season of “Mad Men,” which is ultimately, in itself, the premier show on basic cable television.

But, again, who is Don Draper? Well it’s changed a bit. It’s been about 11 months since we last saw him after all. At the end of “Mad Men” season three, everyone was recovering from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Now it’s Thanksgiving 1964, and Don is turning down a chance to go to fellow partner Roger Sterling’s Thanksgiving dinner, with someone that Roger set Don up with.

But let’s back up a bit: At the end of “Mad Men” season three, Don, Roger, Sterling Cooper and Lane Pryce all learn that the company is about to be sold — again — so they decide to form their own firm called, appropriately Sterling, Cooper, Draper and Pryce. It all begins in a hotel room, but they eventually expand to two floors in the TimeLife building.

Still not very swanky for Draper and Company’s old Madison Avenue digs. Plus, while they have chairs, they still do not have a conference table. But it will have to do.

In Don’s personal life, the riff between himself and Betty, mostly over Don’s secrecy about his past, causes the beginnings of a divorce. It probably did not help that Betty had developed an infatuation with another man — Henry Francis.

When season four begins, Don and Betty are already divorced. Henry and Betty are already married. So Don lives in a too-big house by himself, with a housekeeper that also seems unnecessary. Meanwhile, Betty and her children are having awkward Thanksgiving dinner with Henry and his family.

Thus ends the primer to just how messed up the new status quo of “Mad Men” truly is. But the “Mad Men” writers did not simply shift around the principle parts in order to create the facade of progress. These changes provide an interesting tableau for the characters to step outside their usual boxes.

Perhaps most entertainingly, in the first episode, Don’s personal life is definitely nagging at him because he is getting more and more easily frustrated in the workplace.

This situation sets itself up for high comedy in two scenarios. Firstly, in the beginning of the fourth season premiere, a handicapped Advertising Age journalist is asking Don, “Who is Don Draper?” Don decides to be mysterious and not say anything, which leads to a curt conversation with not many leads. As a result, an Advertising Age story comes out with lots of assumptions and little advertising of what Don’s new firm is doing. That article, in turn, makes a client drop an account. (Coming from a journalist by trade, what was Don expecting as a result? You gave him about two answers — both sentences. Where’s the story in that?)

The whole tizzy makes Don talk to a Wall Street Journal reporter — a bit of a step up in the world — and be transparently candid, telling the whole story about quitting and start-

ing the new firm. The viewer is left, at the end of the episode, with wondering whether Don might have went too far in the other direction.

The other scenario that messed with Don’s psyche truly played for high comedy. A self-described “family company” wants Don’s firm to sell two-piece bikinis. Well, actually, the men behind this family company would rather you call them “bathing suits” than bikinis.

No-nonsense Don takes the opposite approach and presents a salacious, sexy ad, and he then goes into a spiel about how this family company will get trounced if it does not learn that sex sells. When they modestly turn down the ad campaign, he tells them to get out of his office.

To put it plainly, Don is a bit of a nervous wreck. In two of the more eye-rolling moments of the first episode, Pete and Peggy from creative both tell Don, in two separate, one-onone conversations, that he is the reason everyone is there. And we all want to please you, Peggy says. It’s annoying because, while it may be true, it’s something no one would verbalize, especially since it’s the easiest way to diminish one’s own worth.

At the same time, why would Peggy and Pete have to say this if Don was not having low self-esteem and not feeling himself? Don has went from the man who did not want to fight in his divorce at the end of season three to one who wants his wife to leave the house and visibly sneers at Henry.

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Editor’sNote Robby O’Daniel Editor-in-Chief

University needs to remain affordable We all know that higher education is in a transition process at best — a financial crisis at worst — but have we ever stopped to wonder who’s to blame?

The argument for many college students comes down to just two participants — the state or the university. Those are the two principle players that affect how much students and/or their parents are paying each year for higher education.

The university touts many of the same arguments. We’re a deal, UT Board of Trustees members say. You have the HOPE Scholarship; why do you complain?

All the while, the university becomes less and less of a deal as tuition is raised each year. The HOPE Scholarship, in the same way, makes less and less of a difference as the scholarship gets older and the mid-2000s tuition price, when it was first implemented, becomes more and more distant in the rearview mirror.

Students today who look back at the figure that UT students paid back in 2000 would be shocked.

(That figure, again, is less than half the tuition price of what students pay in 2010.)

But ultimately it’s said that the university has to keep raising tuition in order to maintain the level of higher education that we have grown accustomed to.

But that’s not really true, is it? That’s just one way of looking at it. For, as Megan Boehnke puts it in a Knoxville News Sentinel article published July 17, it’s not the cost of educating students that’s went up, it’s state appropriations that have went down.

And now we get to the other side of the argument: the state. It’s the kind of talk that makes Gov. Phil Bredesen verbally throw up his hands at the Board of Trustees meeting back in June and essentially say, stop including those paragraphs at the end of UT press releases talking about reductions in state appropriations for higher education. Bredesen’s advice: Get past it. Move on.

Come up with different solutions.

But it’s easy to see why lack of state appropriations would be advertised in the midst of the university moving more toward privatizing its funding and getting the word out that money is vital for higher education. Who would not frame the discussion first with that? It would be foolish not to.

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and UT administration, ultimately, are doing what they have to do in a tough time. Therefore, it’s a shame that when nine-percent tuition increases are doled out, the immediate blame is put on UT administration and the UT Board of Trustees. It’s a blind, ill-informed reaction, when in reality, a combination of economic realities and the state’s apparent lack of emphasis on higher education — at least in comparison to other states with top state schools in the nation — is to blame.

At the same time — and I know I said this before, but it cannot be said enough — the UT Board of Trustees simply cannot continue to think that the HOPE Scholarship automatically makes any increases they make since its implementation insignificant.

This may sound melodramatic and idealistic, but when thinking of raising higher education, it’s important to think of the college student who is barely able to afford it, the one who will graduate with thousands of dollars owed in student loans. This is the person who has to juggle a part-time job and schoolwork in order to pay for rent, pay for all those fees, pay for books and — oh, yeah — pass classes.

According to the News Sentinel article, higher-education costs are going up faster than inflation.

Higher education is not going up at the same rate as everything else in the economy; therefore, it’s not like the price for groceries or the pay scale at the part-time job are recaliberated to help ease the financial burden.

From the News Sentinel article, Terry Hartle, vice president of government and public affairs at the American Council on Education, put it simply: Prospective students do not go to different colleges based on how much they cost. They decide to go because it’s affordable, or they do not go because it’s not affordable.

Do you think that the state truly thinks about this when considering how much college students and their parents — the paying customers — fork out for education each year? Do you think university decisionmakers think in those terms? To be honest, I question it.

That leaves only one more question: Is UT affordable? Will it remain affordable?

For the sake of the future of the state, I hope so.

— Robby O’Daniel is a graduate student in communication and information. He can be reached at rodaniel@utk.edu.

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America is a nation of immigrants. The image of this country as a “melting pot” is beaten into every child’s head from the moment they start learning about history. Despite this indoctrination, America has a notorious reputation for being xenophobic. There was America’s original bad boys — the Irish and the Germans. Then came hate directed at the Poles and Italians, Chinese, and so on.

Today the elites in this great nation are taking aim at another nationality: The Greek-Americans.

Unlike in the past, these attacks are not leveled against the Greeks as a whole, but instead one man: the next president of the United States of America, Michael Dukakis.

When elected, Dukakis will become only the second president to have two immigrant parents (the other being Ole Hickory). Voting against a man one generation away from being an immigrant himself, disproves everything you learned in history class. It would unravel the very fabric of this country, and most of all it would prove the United States is full of racists (a charge which as of now can only be applied to the “Bible Belt”).

America needs to elect him not only to prove we are not a bunch of racist schmucks but also because the other choice is just dangerous. Georgy picked perhaps the most unqualifed and unintelligent man to be just one seat away from the highest office in the land when he chose Dan Quayle to be his running mate. Quayle has been termed the next Jack Kennedy by very few in America. If by this, they mean he is good looking, comes from a wealthy family and likely has a drug addition, then yes he is the next Jack Kennedy.

Take it from a man who “knew Jack Kennedy,” however, and realize that Quayle is “no Jack Kennedy.” It is doubtful that this man can even spell the word “potatoe.”

The Bush camp likes to paint Dukakis as an inexperienced, Harvard elite who would spread

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liberalism across the nation. Ironically, however, Dukakis has more executive experience with his two governor terms than Bush has after eight years of playing second fiddle to Reagan. Also this charge is coming from a man who went to Yale (someone’s still bitter they couldn’t get into Harvard) and would spread conservatism across the nation. If this isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, I’ll resign as a columnist.

Dukakis has also been charged with being insane and needing psychiatric care (charges which stem from his unwillingness to release his medical history, but the right hates privacy so they don’t understand). This could not be further from the truth. If anything, Dukakis has lacked passion throughout the campaign. He has made it clear that he would stick to policies, like anti-capital punishment, even if his wife was raped. This levelheadedness likely comes from his Greek roots (they did coin the term “stoic” after all) and has earned Dukakis the nickname “Zorba the Clerk.”

Also despite claims of him being crazy, Dukakis advocates for humane treatment of prisoners. He opposes the death penalty, and he also supports “weekend passes” for murderers. Can any other person believe so much in a person to give them “weekend passes” after committed a violent crime?

But this is just “Dukakis on crime.”

Furthermore despite his service in the U.S. Army, the Bush campaign keeps asserting Dukakis is soft on defense. Once again, this is vintage Bush. As a member of the U.S. Navy, Bush is once again jealous of Dukakis being apart of a better organization.

Also just because Dukakis doesn’t support that ludicrous “Star Wars” program doesn’t mean he is soft on defense. Look at him ride in the tank as he smiles and waves to the crowd. Nothing says badass like a man who can smile while gunning down the Ruskies. What did you expect from a man who comes from the same stock as the legendary 300?

Dukakis is not only the best choice; he is the only choice. Voting Bush would put a dolt way too close to the White House. It would prove America is truly not a nation of immigrants. And most of all, we would be ill prepared to defend ourselves should the Persians attack. Come election day, Dukakis/Bentsen!

To regular Beacon readers: You’ve probably noticed the last few installments of Chicken Finger Fridays have chronicled my disappointment in some of Tennessee’s chicken-finger offerings. In fact, I think we peaked with Sawyer’s and Zaxby’s before a crash landing into the Sonics and Rooster’s of Knoxville.

Like you, I don’t want to talk about bad chicken.

So this week, I took matters into my own hands.

With a few dollars in my pocket and a trip to WalMart, I made my own plate.

Of course, when making one’s own plate, grocery store options and buyer choices are essential to the quality of the plate. Here’s my remedy: This week, I will describe the Budget Plate, defined as the cheapest thing money can buy at a grocery store.

Next week, I’ll splurge a little and see if cash can improve plate quality.

Shopping for the Budget Plate (herein referred to as “BP”... too soon?) is an absolute breeze. Once in the frozen food section, my team discovered WalMart’s Great Value brand offers all the key ingredients to a plate at the cheapest prices: Great Value fried chicken fingers, crinkle fries and even Texas toast. To top things off, we bought a twoliter Dr. Thunder and a canister of seasoning salt for the fries. Total shopping time: five minutes.

And the price? Here’s the breakdown: — One package of fried chicken strips (~12 fingers): $6 — One package of crinkle fries: $2 — One package of Texas toast (eight slices): $1.56 — Dr. Thunder (two liters): $0.78 — Seasoning salt (Fifth Season brand): $0.50 The grand total with tax for two plates comes to $11.84 or $5.92 per person. For the amount of food we received, that’s an excellent deal. In fact, it’s the cheapest plate I’ve reviewed.

Preparation time and effort are sure to deter a few finger purists, but I can assure you making your own plate is a piece of cake. Just stick the

chicken and fries in the oven at 400 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes and voila. Pop in the toast for five minutes after those are finished and presto!

Plate done. (Sure, there are a couple dishes to be done, but if you cooked, you shouldn’t clean.)

Finally, the plate itself was pretty damn good.

In fact, my team and I were shocked about the quality of the BP considering it was the cheapest thing we could buy. Here’s the breakdown: The chicken fingers are quite tasty. While they lacked the texture of traditional deep-fried chicken (we didn’t defrost ours from the freezer), they certainly outshine anything Sonic and possibly other restaurants have to offer. With a goldenbrown breaded exterior casing a desirable amount of (surely) uber-processed chicken, these fingers hardly disappoint as much as one would predict.

The crinkle fries are perfect for munching but leave something to be desired. Even with a bit of seasoning salt, they lacked a good amount of punch to punctuate the chicken- and toast-devouring sections. Perhaps BP buyers will want to splurge for some fries.

The BP Texas toast is flat-out perfect. This is without a doubt the best part of the meal. Great Value’s standard Texas toast comes smothered in butter with a hint of garlic and will keep you coming back for seconds, thirds and even fourths. I couldn’t even finish all my chicken because I was so full from the toast I ate. My response: Wow. All told, the Budget Plate was a great success.

For under $6, I was able to make a plate that outshined at least half the places I’ve visited this summer. In addition to watching whatever I wanted to in my quiet apartment with only my friends, this plate was a steal. My teammate and I could only down nine fingers, half a bag of fries and six slices of toast before entering a near-comatose state.

It’s that filling. There was food left over, so the actual price for the amount consumed is even less than what we calculated. What a deal!

This experiment is a proof of concept: one can make a decent plate without spending a lot of money. While you miss out on the restaurant experience and must cook it yourself, the Budget Plate should definitely be on the shopping list for finger fans. Next time you think about going to Sonic or a bar to get some fried chicken, please consider doing it yourself. You won’t regret it.

— Cody Swallows is a senior in the College Scholars Program. He can be reached at cswallow@utk.edu.

Friday, July 30, 2010

The Daily Beacon • 5

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment editor pays tribute to Big Star Jake Lane Entertainment Editor It has been one depressing year in the life of Big Star fans. First Alex Chilton died days before what was to be a celebratory gig at SXSW, which became a jubilant tribute in his honor. Then last week original bassist Andy Hummel died after a battle with cancer. Jody Stephens, please stay healthy.

I watched “Adventureland” for the first time a few days ago, and though it may not be an Oscar-winning piece of cinematic art, the movie and its soundtrack

are one of the more successful depictions of early adulthood, albeit some twentyodd years ago. While the story is somewhat stock, the ensemble cast balances the quirk of their comedy better than the majority of material released in the past few year since everyone started worshipping Judd Apatow, “The Office,” “30 Rock” and so on.

But what blew me away was how much the situations seemed similar to my ideal world: cut out the cell phones and reliance on new-fangled gadgets, drive until the sun comes up and listen to mixtapes that revolve around the Velvet

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

UNFURN APTS

3 Spoons Yogurt is coming to the strip and loking for friendly, hard-working employees to help us serve delicious frozen yogurt to the Knoxville community! To apply, please contact Wesley Hightower at wesley@spoonsyogurt.com.

Runner - Law Office, downtown. M-F 1:00-5:00. Must have own automobile. Begin 7/26. Call 524-5353 or email jtindell@ritlaw.com.

1BR apt. in English Tudor Bldg. next to Ft. Sanders Hospital. $400/mo. plus utilities.

522-4964, 9AM-5PM.

Savvi Formalwear Now ing PT sales associates. ary plus commission. work environment.

(865)898-4742.

KEYSTONE CREEK 2BR apartment. Approx 4 miles west of UT on Middlebrook Pike. $500. Call (865)522-5815. Ask about our special.

After school program seeking PT counselors. M-F 12:45-6pm. $8.25/hr. Experience working with children preferred. Cedar Bluff Elementary School. dugnet9200@aol.com.

Babysitter/ nanny with housekeeping duties. Volleyball coaching for 12 year-old would be a plus. 5 minutes from campus. Can work some now, main position starts week of August 17th.

Call 524-4000.

Fun Afterschool Jobs High energy, fun coworkers, great children! Tate’s School is hiring after school counselors who enjoy leading activities with pre-school/Kindergarten. 52-acre campus on Cedar Bluff Road.

Must be available M - F from 3 - 6 PM . Call (865)690-9208 or info@tatescamp.com.

Gynecology office seeks student for PT clerical work Preferred Biology, English Chemistry or Premed Major.

Monday through Saturday.

8am - 12noon. Email to knoxville_gyn@yahoo.com.

Infant caregiver needed in West Knoxville. MWF 11-6, TR 1-6. Loving, dedicated person needed. Exp. with infants required. Starting Points Child Care, 966-2613.

LAW FIRM RUNNER - West Knoxville law firm has an opening for its runner position. Must be available M-F from noon to 6p.m. Must have reliable transportation and know your way around town. Send resume to runner@lrwlaw.com.

Now hiring for after school childcare center in West Knoxville. PT positions available 2-6PM. Call Robert 454-1091.

Now hiring PT counter help.

Crown Dry Cleaners. Contact Brian at (865)584-7464.

OPEN CASTING Saturday, July 31st 10a.m.-4p.m.

Wear swimsuit under clothing. Be prepared to have photographs taken.

18 Karat Model and Talent Management, 6409 Deane Hill Dr. (865)558-0004. www.18karat.com.

PART-TIME WORK. Great pay, flexible schedule, permanent/ temporary. Sales/ Service. Conditions apply.

(865)450-3189 parttimework.com.

Pimento’s Cafe and Market in Turkey Creek is looking for cashiers, and delivery drivers. Prefer graduate students. Call Lance (865)566-0433, or (901)461-8991.

HirSalFun Call

Summer Work $15 base appointment. Starting people in sales/service. PT/FT. Conditions apply. All ages 18+.

Call (865)450-3189. www.workforstudents.com.

THE TOMATO HEAD KNOXVILLE Now hiring baker positions.

Full and part-time available, no experience necessary.

Must have weekend and early morning availability.

Apply in person at 12 Market Square or apply online at thetomatohead.com.

THE TOMATO HEAD MARYVILLE Hiring all positions Full and part-time. No experience necessary. Apply in person.

211 W. Broadway, Maryville, TN (865)981-1080 or online www.thetomatohead.com.

Toddler teacher needed in West Knoxville. 2:30-6:00 M-F. Needs to be energetic and love children. Experience with young children required. Starting Points Child Care. 966-2613.

Two part-time receptionists/ clerical positions with downtown law firm. Near bus stop, flexible hours, $8+/hr. Good people skills, good attitude, and be able to maintain confidentiality.

Send resume and days/hrs. of availability to P.O. Box 1624, Knoxville, TN 37901 or email 1624@bellsouth.net.

Want to complete missions in Knoxville? Make a difference as an AmeriCorps member by seving part-time to raise urban youth as leaders! Variety of positions available (e.g. afterschool program support, tutoring, computer learning lab support, fitness/ nutrition, volunteer support and sports support). Receive a living allowance and money for school!

Positions start August 3rd. Contact rbenway@emeraldyouthfoundation.org.

FURN APTS Single furnished basement apartment with lots of extras.

Near campus.

Non-smoker. $300/mo. mcombs@utk.edu.

UNFURN APTS 1 and 2BR Apts. UT area.

(865)522-5815. Ask about our special.

16th PLACE APARTMENTS 3 blocks from UT Law School (1543- 1539 Highland Ave.) 2BR apts. only. Brick exterior, carpet, laundry facility on first floor. Guaranteed and secured parking. 24 hour maintenance. No dogs or cats. 30th year in Fort Sanders. brit.howard@sixteenthplace.com.. www.sixteenthplace.com.

(865)522-5700.

FOR RENT 1 and 2BR, 1BA duplex apartment. 1mi. from campus. $500 & $650/mo. water included.

No pets.

(865)862-6402.

10 MO. LEASES AVAILABLE Walk to campus! Student Apts. Cable, and internet included. 1BR apts. Prime Campus Housing (865)637-3444. www.primecampushousing.com/tn.

1BR, LR, kitchen, private parking and entrance. All utilities paid. Walking distance to campus. $400/mo.

Call 522-3325.

3BR 2BA Laurel Villas, across from The Hill. W/D, 2 gated parking spots, ground floor. $1425/mo. Andy 851-4261.

3BR, 3BA, Double car garage.

Minutes from campus. 1 yr. lease. Security deposit, No pets, no smoking. $1,150/mo Call (865)603-0379.

4th AND GILL Houses and apartments now available. Please call Tim at (865)599-2235.

5506 Holeston Drive 2BR, screen porch, full basement, water/ sewage, fully furnished. 525-2947 Artsy, Victorian apts. and houses. 1, 2, or 3BR. Some fenced yards. $395 - $1,200.

(865)455-0488.

Attention all College Students. Prelease NOW for Fall! All Size Apartments Available. Call 525-3369.

CAMBRIDGE ARMS Just 4 miles west of campus.

Small pets allowed. Pool and laundry rooms. 2BR at great price! Call (865)588-1087.

CAMPUS 2 BLOCKS! Apts. now leasing for fall.

2BR $695 -$795/mo. Some with W/D, dishwasher and microwave. (865)933-5204 or utk-apts.com.

Condo for Rent - Spacious 1,500 sq. ft. 3BR, 2.5BA, In quiet and safe subdivision (guard on duty 24 hours per day). Located behind UT Medical Center. Swimming pool and tennis court available on site. 2 car garage, completely remodeled. Suitcase ready. No pets or smoking allowed. $1400/mo.

Contact (865)387-4897.

Condo, 1BR 1.5Ba, directly across from World’s Fair Park. Fully furnished including linens, W/D, parking on site. Water, sewer, cable TV, security, elevator. $600/mo.

No pets. Call 865-919-0736.

LIVE IN A BIT OF HISTORY. Quiet historic building minutes from UT. Ideal for graduate students. 1BR apts. H/W floors. W/D, dishwasher, LR, small dining room. $500 - $525. Year lease.

Deposit.

One pet.

(865)242-1881.

Underground, Hüsker Dü and The Replacements.

The reason that Big Star plays into this involves a party scene where, for obvious effect, the protagonist has his foreshadowing “I love this girl” moment as “I’m in Love with a Girl” plays on the party host’s record deck, and the sleeve of “Radio City” is displayed prominently behind it. The movie was shot two full years before Chilton’s death, but having taken the film in while in a melange over another Big Star death, the reverential treatment given for the Memphian cult heroes in the scene scored huge points

FOR RENT CONDOS FOR RENT Condos within walking distance of UT campus.

Franklin Station, River Towne, Renaissance II, and 1201 Highland Ave. Units starting at $400/BR. Units include cable/ internet, water/ sewage, parking, and W/D. University Real Estate. (865) 673-6600. urehousing.com.

HUNTINGTON PLACE UT students! Only 3 miles west of campus. We have eff. to 3BR. Hardwood floors. Central H/A. Pets allowed. Call (865)588-1087.

Ask about our special.

Immediate occupancy. 2BR condo townhouse. Beautifully remodeled. 5 mile UT, 1 mile West Town Mall, 1 block Kingston Pike busline.

Private patio, water, W/D furnished. $850/mo.

(865)643-2442.

Individual leases in 4BR house. Share beautiful 2 story house. $360 rent plus $90 utilities. (HD TV, wireless internet and W/D). 5 min. drive to campus. Available August 1. (865)771-1874.

LUXURY 1BR CONDOS Pool/elevator/securty.

3 min. walk to Law School. $480R. $300SD. No app. fee.

865 (4408-0006, 250-8136).

Monday Plaza 1BR and studios available on The Strip.

Starting at $340/mo. Call (865)219-9000 for information.

Palisades. Very large 1800 sq. ft. 2BR, 2BA, All amenities with pool and club house.

No pets. $1250/mo. 1 yr. lease. Howard Grower Realty Executives Associates.

588-3232 or 705-0969.

River Towne Condo. Luxury lake front living. Rick @ 865-805-9730.

Special 1 month FREE. Convenient to downtown, UT area. 2BR apartments available now. $475/mo (865)573-1000.

St. Christopher’s Square 3BR 2BA condo. Balcony, newly remodeled, W/D, SS appliances, granite, tile, hardwood, reserved parking. Cable, internet and water provided. $1500/mo. 691-7581.

SULLINS RIDGE #309 For rent $949 or for sale $104K .

2BR, 2BA, overlooks pool.

Walk to UT. (423)646-9133.

The Woodlands. 3BR, 3BA townhouse. Ideal for 3 students. $525/mo. each. Near campus behind UT Hospital.

All amenities included. Howard Grower Realty Executive Associates. 588-3232 or 705-0969.

Two miles to UT Medical Center. Renter for private furnished studio apartment in house with 2 other females. Quiet residential neighborhood. Utilities and cable included. $590/month.

(615)504-2383 Very Nice 1BR condo. Pool, elevator, security. 2 Blocks to Law Bldg. $510.00/mo. $400/SD, (423)968-2981/ 366-0385.

with me.

Having written a column to eulogize Chilton already, and given that Hummel spent the majority of his post-Big Star life as an aeronautical engineer (which though fascinating in theory, does not move a person like a song), there is no reason to get maudlin in writing. I will say that given the circumstances, however, this would be an excellent time to go out and pick up Big Star’s discography, absorb it and worship. Repeat the last two steps endlessly. Trust me on this.

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FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR RENT

CONDOS FOR SALE

CONDOS FOR SALE

Victorian house divided into apartments located on Forest Ave. Eff. apartment $375/mo. 1BR apartment $475/mo. 2BR $750/mo.

1BR house. W/D included. $575/mo. Private parking, water included. Deposit and references required. Armstrong Properties 525-6914.

Available now. 3BR, 3BA. West Knoxville Home. 1 car agarage. Perfect for graduate students. $1200/mo. Includes water. No pets.

(865)242-0632.

3638 Topside Rd. Close to UT. 3 LG BR, 2BA, 2 car garage. Open living room with cathedral ceiling and gas FP. Eat-in kitchen, front and back patio for entertaining.

Reduced to $159,900. For more infomation go to www.cbww.com/vickdyer or call Vick Dyer, Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace .865-584-4000.

DOWNTOWN CONDOS. 523 N. Bertrand St. Park Place Condos. Close to UT. Gated, parking, pool, courtyard with fountain, basketball court and FHA loan approval.

Unit 211 - 2BR 1.5BA, high celings & lots of windows.

Open floor plan, neutral paint, SS appl. Reduced to $109,900.

Unit 318 - 1BR 1BA studio.

Great corner unit with lots of windows and view of front lawn. High ceilings, solid oak trim, doors and cabinetry. $89,900.

For more infomation go to www.cbww.com/vickdyer or call Vick Dyer, Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace .865-584-4000.

Walk to campus. $450/mo.

Renaissance II, 16th & Highland. Furnished, DW, W/D, balcony, cable. Nice! Call Lee 901-237-9548.

Woodgate Apartments now leasing 1, 2, & 3 BR apartment homes, furnished and unfurnished. Close to campus and great rates! Call today to schedule a tour!

(865)688-8866. Ask about our student discount!

HOUSE FOR RENT 1BR house South Knox Countryside. Quiet, private, nice view. Your dog and cat welcomed. 1 year lease. $350/mo. $300 deposit.

(865)235-5854.

Fort Sanders. Park your car and walk to UT. 3BR, 2BA appliances, W/D furnished.

Available now.

(865)919-4082.

West 3BR, 1.5BA. Central H/A, full basement with small rec. room. Range, refrigerator, dishwasher.

Lease. $775/mo. 938-1922.

ROOMMATES Looking for roommates 11th Place Condos.

Call (865)599-3239 or 599-3284.

Roommate wanted to share nice 3BR house. 10 minutes UT. W/D $340/month plus share utilities. (423)283-9355.

Rooms available now, basic to luxury. $250 -$450/monh.

Visit www.Tenants-Choice.com and search for Rooms Type (865)637-9118.

2 story home in Karns for rent. 1900 sq.ft. 3BR 2.5BA, bonus room. $1475/mo. Min. 1 year lease, security deposit, renters ins. required.

No pets/ smoking. Call (865)208-3882.

Wanted to share, nice 2BR apt at The Grove at Deane Hill. Available now. Private bath, W/D. $420/mo.

865-466-8346.

3 - 10BRs. Best houses in Fort Sanders. Available August.

Huge bedrooms, Central H/A, W/D, parking, 3 blocks to campus, pets OK, must see!

Starts $325/BR (865)964-4669 or volrentals.com.

$88,400. Condo in quaint West Hills. 2BR 1320 sq. ft. townhouse. Lg. living room, separate dining, gally kitchen. Patio, community pool. Ina Painter, Re/Max Preferred Properties, 865-218-1132.

3 houses available. 2BR, 3BR, 4BR. $695- $1195/mo.

All appliances plus W/D furnished. 3 miles from campus. Owner- agent.

207-2452 3BR 2.5BA house walking distance to campus. 1533 Forest. Central H/A, W/D connection, private parking, dishwasher, living/ dining room.

Avail.

July 31. $1300/mo. (865)522-3325.

4BR + extra study rooms. 5 minutes from campus. LIKE NEW $1150/mo.

Call (865)919-8789.

7 yr. old super energy efficient 2BR, cottage. Level yard, backs to park. All H/W floors and tile. Concord St./ Sutherland Ave. $675/mo.

Available August 10.

(865)719-8666.

CONDOS FOR SALE

2 Biggg BRs -- 2 Biggg Walk-in Closets- 1 up- 1 down! FPL, Vaulted Ceilings, 1C Garage! Only 9 Yrs Old and completely redone....

NEW Cpt, Paint, Bronze Lighting, Bronze Plumb Fixtures & door knobs! WOW! Low Utilities. $123,900. Close in West. www.810CalypsoWay.com BILL LONG (865)679-1981 Realty Executives.

2BR 1.5BA, newly renovated, cozy floor plan, pool, clubhouse, fenced patio, private parking, security system. 15 min. from UT at Westfield Condos. $111,900. 216-7994.

6529 Deane Hill Dr, close to UT. 2BR 1.5BA Tile kitchen & baths. All appl & W/D. Fenced patio, clubhouse & pool. Reduced to $112,900.

For more infomation go to www.cbww.com/vickdyer or call Vick Dyer, Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace .865-584-4000.

720 sq. ft. Condo large BR, large BA, kitchen, dining combo, living room, free wifi Secure building, pool, laundry room., on-site building manager. Must see to appreciate. 1 Block from strip. 17th and Clinch. $65,000 or best offer. (865)223-4903.

7912 Biltmore Way, close to UT. No steps. 2BR 2BA 1 car garage. Neutral paint, all appl, vaulted ceiling & excellent condition. Reduced to $97,900. For infomation go to www.cbww.com/vickdyer or call Vick Dyer, Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace .865-584-4000.

820 Blue Spruce Way, close to UT. 2BR 2.5BA 1 car garage. Hwd, tile & carpet flrs, SS appl, jetted tub, end unit.

Excellent cond. $124,900. For more infomation go to www.cbww.com/vickdyer or call Vick Dyer, Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace .865-584-4000.

Condos For Sale: Contact Mary Campbell, Keller Wiiam Realty at (865)964-5658.

1BR Condo $44,900. 1BR Condo $48,900. www.universitytowerknoxville.com.

UT Condo Lake Plaza Building in new construction, next to McDonlds. 8th floor corner, Great view, parking, 3BR, 2BA, granite tops SS appliances, W/D, and available now. $285,000 Call Vick Dyer (865)599-4001.

Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace, (865)584-4000.

2BR, 1BA, Kingston Place on Jersey Ave. Easy access, plenty of parking., low utilities. Clean and light. $69,900. (865)806-6029.

This could be YOUR ad.

974-4931

HOMES FOR SALE 827 Radford Place, close to UT. 2BR 1BA North Knox. Updated bath & kit, SS appl & tile floors. Large corner lot, detached garage. $94,900.

For more infomation go to www.cbww.com/vickdyer or call Vick Dyer, Coldwell Banker, Wallace & Wallace .865-584-4000.

Great college house. 4BR, 1.5BA. Newly renovated. 2.5 miles from campus. Go to http://307liberty.vpweb.co m for details and pictures.

(615)631-2585. $74,500.

Perfect home for professionals. 1709 Starmont Trail.

West Knoxville. 2-story brick, 4BR, 2.5BA, 2-car garage, 1acre. $249,900.

Pre-lisitng inspection & appraisal. Faculty neighborhood. Spetacular views.

Great updates. Bearden schools.

(865)357-2081. www.forsalebyowner.com/li sting/8AD7A.

FURNITURE Brand new mattress sets.

Factory sealed plastic. Full $125, Queen $150, King $225.

Contact Brad (865)696-1819.

MATTRESS SALE Student discounts, lay-away available. Twin size starting at $79.99, Full $109.99, Queen $139.99. Also carry Futons.

Call (865)560-0242.

AUTOS FOR SALE 100+ vehicles $5,995 or less. Specializing in imports. www.DOUGJUSTUS.com

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Friday, July 30, 2010

THESPORTSPAGE

All-American lineman Galbreath dead at 45 Staff Reports The Tennessee athletics family learned Tuesday of the sudden death of former All-America football lineman Harry Galbreath. The Clarksville native was 45 and employed by CSX Transportation in Mobile, Ala. An All-America offensive lineman and captain for the Vols during his 1984-87 playing career, Galbreath won the 1987 Jacobs Trophy given to the SEC's outstanding blocker. He was a consensus All-SEC choice that senior season and also earned All-America honors from the Sporting News.

In addition, Galbreath was selected as a member of Tennessee's 100-Year All-Time Team in 1991.

Galbreath's professional playing career began when he was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the eighth round of the 1988 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons with the Dolphins, three with the Green Bay Packers and two with the New York Jets before retiring after the 1997 season.

Galbreath then began a collegiate coaching career that included three stops as an offensive line specialist -- Austin Peay from 1998-99, Tennessee State from 2000-04 and Hampton from 2005-06.

After that, it was back to Big Orange Country for a two-year stint as UT's associate strength and conditioning coach from 2007-09. He left the university in 2009 to pursue the position with the railroad industry's CSX Transportation.

Galbreath was called by Johnny Majors the most dominating and aggressive run blocker Majors ever coached. Galbreath helped open holes for Reggie Cobb, who rushed for 1,197 yards on 237 attempts as a freshman in 1987. It was a thenTennessee record for individual rushing attempts in a season.

Galbreath appeared in every game of his four-year Vols career, including three years as a starter.

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Meanwhile, his once better-half Betty looks as out of place with Henry as Don does by himself. Viewers have to wonder whether this separation will last.

At the same time, the split between Don and Betty is different from the soap opera trials and tribulations of loved ones in other shows. It somehow seems more meaningful, more representative of the progressive times of the 1960s that divorce is included. Maybe it’s simply a case of “Mad Men” getting the benefit of the doubt because it’s a period piece, but it seems like it’s actually going somewhere in this case.

An episode of “Mad Men” would not be complete without Pete and/or Peggy hijinx, and their proposal to cast two actresses to have a fight over the final turkey at a grocery store — right before Thanksgiving — provides laughs. It showcases the need for creative underlings in advertising firms to think outside the box and get noticed, even if it provokes cranky stares from Don if all turns out wrong.

There’s no doubt that the world of “Mad Men” has become topsy turvy with the new season, and after the layover since the end of “Breaking Bad,” it’s nice that AMC Sundays has gotten interesting again.

Just avoid “Rubicon,” no matter how many times AMC advertises reairs of that particular premiere

While you’re at it, buy the band on vinyl. All three of their initial albums (2005’s “In Space” featured the reunion line of Chilton, Stephens and Posies’ Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer) are available in 200-gram reissues, though their strung-out classic “Third/Sister Lovers” is diminished compared to the Rykodisc CD as it eschews “Nature Boy,” “Downs” and a hellacious take on The Kinks’ “Til the End of the Day.” “#1 Record” and “Radio City” are equal masterpieces, the first a powerpop corner stone and the second an album made for Tennessee summer nights. “Sister Lover,” though, with all of its damaged beauty, will haunt your life like Jane Lynch once promised to but in a much more affecting manner.

Natalie Portman once said in a famous film that The Shins will change your life. That is a lie. But trust me, dear reader, Big Star is the real deal. Don’t forget them.

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