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Music faculty use talent to fund scholarships Kristian Smith StudentLifeEditor UT music faculty members are working together to raise money for student scholarships. On Aug. 28, several faculty members will participate in a Tellico Musicale to benefit the UT School of Music Student scholarship fund. Donna Hundley, communications coordinator for the School of Music, said the student scholarship fund is separate from the university’s scholarships. “(The fund) allows us to have extra scholarships for financial need or students with exceptional talent,” Hundley said. “These students get a lot of scholarship offers, so it allows us to compete for those students.” Hundley said students in the School of Music are considered for scholarships when they audition for the school. Besides the scholarship fund, Hundley said the School of Music also has designated scholarships for piano and voice students funded by private donors. She said there are also scholarships for students already accepted into the school. The upcoming concert will feature several musical performances by UT faculty. David Brunell, professor of piano, and Greg Tardy, the new

assistant professor in jazz saxophone, are two of the featured performers. Mark Boling, area coordinator for jazz studies in the UT School of Music, said he is looking forward to introducing Tardy at this performance. “Thisisthefirstofficialperformance with (Tardy), and he is very excited about being here in Knoxville and teaching at UT,” Boling said. Tardy will be accompanied by School of Music professors Donald Brown, Rusty Holloway and Keith Brown. Before coming to UT, Tardy was a jazz musician in New Yor--k for more than 20 years. Boling said Tardy has recorded with some of the top names in jazz and will play with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra after the fundraising concert. Bolingsaidthejazzareahasparticipated in fundraising events for the School of Music for many years and that providing scholarship money is very important to the school. “Wearetryingtoattractthebest students,” he said. “And we lose a lot of talented students, because we don’t have the scholarship money to give to them.” Boling said that, while it has been somewhat difficult to raise scholarship money in the past, School of Music director Roger

Stephens has helped raise awareness about the need for scholarships. “(Stephens) has brought in the idea of musicales to bring in people who are interested in music,” Boling said. “A lot of these people didn’t know what we had been up to (before these concerts), but they are always happy to help.” Other performances include the Brasswind Quintet, consisting of music faculty members Cathy Leach, T.J. Perry, Calvin Smith, Daniel Cloutier and Sande MacMorran, and a vocal performance by Roger Stephens and his wife, Marjorie. Prior to the faculty performance,astudentjazzcombowill provide additional entertainment. Hundley said this concert is the first of three fundraising endeavors by the School of Music this year. The school will host a holiday musicale in December, as well as a spring fundraiser with a dinner and an auction. The concert will be held at the Tellico Village Yacht Club from 4 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 28. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, and a $60 donation per person is requested by Monday. Call 865-974-8935 for payment information.

Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

Students Nicole Hughes, senior in music, and Lauren Barber, junior in communication studies, practice with each other while waiting to audition for the Jazz Band at UT. The School of Music announced a new scholarship fund for students.

“Active travel” leads to healthy lifestyle Staff Reports

Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon

The intersection of Andy Holt Avenue and Phillip Fulmer Way is packed with foot and vehicle traffic between classes. Because of ongoing construction, the pedestrian bridge near the UC provides a safer, less congested route for many students heading to and from classes on the Hill.

A recent study authored by UT professor David Bassett Jr. has concluded that a direct link exists between walking and cycling and the health of a community. Bassett, a professor in kinesiology, recreation and sport studies, along with three other researchers, conducted research that studied the correlation between communities in which citizens walk and cycle and those in which citizens more often choose to drive or rely on automobile transportation. “Active travel,” defined as bicycling or walking, as opposed to driving, was the main focus of comparison material that was studied to show a correlation of a city’s physical activity level and rates of obesity and diabetes. Data collected by the researchers was from many different levels, including cityand state-level statistics in the United States, as well as information from 15 different countries. Bassett’s study concluded that more than half of the differences in obesity rates around the world could be directly related to the amount of “active travel” partaken by those in the community. In the U.S., lower obesity rates between cities and states were linked to walking and cycling in approximately 30 percent of the cases. According to Bassett, the study confirms the idea that more active communities are healthier. The study showed the positive effects of active transport and highlighted the need for U.S. cities and states to increase alternate travel options as a means of encouraging a healthier citizenry. Options for increasing alternate travel included adding bike paths and lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and intersection changes that would offer greater accessibility to pedestrians, as well as cyclists. Apart from solely making infrastructure changes, the study also suggested limiting car usage in certain areas, increasing fees for parking and instituting car-free zones. Citizens’ dependency on automobiles had direct correlations to a country’s rate of obesity. The United States, which relies on automobiles as its main mode of transportation, compared poorly to more active European countries. Beyond a comparison to other countries, the research showed clear correlations between active transport and obesity rates in the U.S. When examining data on the state level, researchers found that a higher percentage of residents who participated in walking and cycling contributed to a higher percent of adults who reached daily recommended levels of physical activity. The study also examined 47 of the largest cities within the U.S. and concluded that citizens who obtained recommended levels of exercise also exhibited lower rates of obesity and diabetes. According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million adults suffer from obesity, a contributing factor to many ailments including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and some cancers. Over the past 30 years, obesity rates have risen dramatically and the study highlights the health benefits that increased walking and cycling can have on a community.


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