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Issue 04, Volume 124

Students get inVOLved Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor Pedestrian Walkway was buzzing with activity Friday night as students strolled through Welcome Week’s Student InVOLvement Fair.

The event, organized by the Office of Student Activities, was a chance for campus organizations to recruit new members.

“The InVOLvement Fair is designed for students to find out what type of opportunities they have to get involved with student organizations, opportunities they have with different

offices on campus and to get information about different businesses close to campus,” Marie Hartke, graduate assistant in the Office of Student Activities said.

Booth after booth lined the walkway between Andy Holt Avenue and Volunteer Boulevard as hundreds of students made their way through the fair with bags full of pamphlets and free giveaways.

In the past, the InVOLvement Fair has been held in the afternoon, allowing students to pick up information on their way to or from class. The change to a nighttime scheduling of 7-11

p.m. on a Friday night made some participants skeptical.

“At first, I was like, ‘No. That’s not a good idea,’ but now I realize it’s a little bit cooler out,” Rhiannon Eitutis, junior in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, said. “I think it’s just better this way actually.”

The Humanities Amphitheatre was also the venue for some of Friday night’s events. At 7 p.m., Super Art Fight began, and 10 p.m. marked the start of the first Vol Night Long event of the year.

“We moved the fair to a Friday night so we could kind of have it in conjunction with some of the

other events we have going on,” Hartke said. “So, students can come here and then they have the opportunity to check out those events.”

Although some participants were hesitant about the event’s date and time, others welcomed the change.

“I liked it,” Micaha Hanson, a senior majoring in criminal justice said. “With classes during the day, it’s hard to get our members out at the same time. This year it’s not too bad. It’s cooler.

It’s nicer.”

Please see INVOLVEMENT FAIR on Page 3

American Idol hits Knoxville Cortney Roark Assistant Arts & Culture Edior The American Idol tour bus stopped in Knoxville on Friday in search of their next big star.

The gates to the first round of auditions opened early in the morning to a line of hopefuls circling Krutch Park downtown, parallel to Market Square.

Contestants from multiple states could be heard singing and playing instruments before stepping under the American Idol tent.

In the midst of the line was UT student Marina Waters who was hesitant to try out.

“My mom talked me into it,” Waters, junior in journalism and electronic media, said. “She’s been texting and calling like, ‘You’re so close.

This opportunity is not going to come all the time.’”

Waters has been singing for about five years and is self-taught on guitar. She said she hoped to impress the judges with her own performance of “Mama’s Broken Heart” by country singer Miranda Lambert, one of her favorite artists.

Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Michael Porter, senior in political science, daringly sticks his hand into a trashcan searching for money as a part of the Volunteer Vengeance challenge at the Involvement Fair on Aug. 23.

Cortney Roark • The Daily Beacon

American Idol held auditions for the 13th season in downtown Knoxville on Aug. 23.

Hanna Lustig News Editor

While Waters anxiously waited, 16-year-old Johnny Newcomb II left the tent with a smile on his face.

Newcomb, a Maryville, Tenn. native, was ready to audition seconds after hear-

ing the American Idol news, his father, Johnny Newcomb I, said.

According to Newcomb II, he has been singing since he could talk and began considering music seriously at the age

of 12, the same year he began playing guitar.

He plays with his cousin, Walt Williamson, who was there for support on audition day.

Please see AMERICAN IDOL on Page 5

Jones expected to name starting QB David Cobb Sports Editor

Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor It has been the question since former quarterback Tyler Bray declared for the NFL Draft following the 2012 season. Who will be named Tennessee’s starting quarterback for the season opener against Austin Peay?

With kickoff only five days away, coach Butch Jones is expected to officially make the announcement at his noon press conference today.

ESPN’s Brett McMurphy reported early Sunday afternoon that junior Justin Worley will begin Wade Rackley • Tennessee Athletics the season as signal caller, a deciJunior quarterback Justin Worley is one of four sion that would surprise few after Worley took first team reps during candidates in the running to start Saturday’s season most of fall camp. opener against Austin Peay.

“They kind of put me in the

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role, but they’ve definitely given the other guys opportunities to take reps as well,” Worley said at football media day on Aug. 15.

Attempts to reach UT football officials for confirmation of the report on Sunday were unsuccessful, but when Jones spoke to the media after Thursday’s practice, he made it clear that the quarterback competition is not over when a starter is named.

“I would like to settle in to one guy but the competition will not be over with,” Jones said. “It’s all about productivity in your body of work and I think we proved that last year at Cincinnati. We were 5-2 and we made a quarterback change. So it’ll be an ongoing process of really evaluating how we can continue to grow and develop at that position.”

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As the InVOLvement Fair wound down Friday night, Vol Night Long was just getting started.

While clubs packed up their tables and signs, students flocked to the Humanities Amphitheatre where cotton candy and music awaited.

With inflatables peppering the landscape and lines weaving around various tents, Vol Night Long brought a carnival-like atmosphere to a night that, for many students, was their first weekend experience of college.

After a shift on Pedestrian Walkway, Nickie Hackenbrack, junior in biochemistry, came to enjoy the event with friends Blaire Hamilton and Bonnie Johnson. All three served as organizers of Sex Week.

Never having been to Vol Night Long before, the trio came away impressed.

“We were at the table for the Involvement Fair and we just decided to pop over,” Hackenbrack said. “But this seems really cool, much cooler than in the past years.”

The event was also a first for Matt Klein, sophomore in kinesiology. Vol Night Long was his introductory experience to the Campus Entertainment Board.

“I joined last year,” Klein said. “This is my first event I’ve

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done with them.”

Klein described the three inflatables, free cotton candy, fried Oreos, make your own flip flops and tie-dying station as a unique diversion from other typical college experiences.

There is an underlying purpose for Vol Night Long, Klein explained. Beyond merely facilitating a party for students, the CEB seeks to provide fun without the presence of alcohol. In this way, Vol Night Long acts as a substitute for more dangerous activities.

“It’s (here) to give people a safe alternative to partying,” Klein said. “It’s a substancefree place so it’s just a safe way that students can still have fun, especially during Welcome Week.”

Drawing in more than 270 students within the first hour, Vol Night Long was one of the most well-attended events of Welcome Week. For this reason, the Board plans to expand Vol Night Long to a monthly event.

“We’re going to try to have … three or four a semester,” Klein said.

To stay updated on the Campus Entertainment Board and its other events, like CEB on Facebook at www.facebook. com/UT.CEB, or visit their website, http://activities.utk. edu/category/cpc/ceb/.

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Around Rocky Top

Letter Editor to the

To Whom It May Concern, As I unpleasantly learned today, the university receives a portion of all the proceeds that come through purchases made with dining dollars at the Cumberland Avenue location of Papa Johns.

The problem with this comes when I was told by the representative that I would be paying $6.55 more for my order due to the university restricting all discounts that come through the dining dollars portion of their business and “really cracking down and pressuring them to stop.”

The practice of restricting another business’ discount and coupon-ing program in an effort to boost internal revenue is simply unethical, especially when it comes under the disguise of a “benefit” to students.

University Dining choosing to partner with another business to offer more options to students is great, but impeding the ability of a student to receive fair and equitable pricing is simply unacceptable.

As a senior who has placed at least one order through this dining dollar program with

THIS DAY IN

Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Super Art Fight, an event that combines live art, pro-wrestling style characters and improvised commentary, entertained students during the Involvement Fair on Aug. 23 in the Humanities Amphitheatre.

1939: First televised Major League baseball game On this day in 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.

At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets--there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets become more common in the American household.

In 1939, the World’s Fair-which was being held in New York--became the catalyst for the historic broadcast. The television was one of fair’s prize exhibits, and organizers believed that

Papa Johns per year, I am disappointed the university would strip one of their students of a 27 percent discount to boost revenue.

I am sure I do not have all the details of the agreement between the two organizations, but my experience dealing with the two has been unpleasant and eye opening.

Respectfully, Luke Bell Luke Bell is a senior in English. He can be reached at jbell47@utk.edu.

HISTORY

the Dodgers-Reds doubleheader on August 26 was the perfect event to showcase America’s grasp on the new technology.

British alternative to the tiny, fuel-efficient German cars that were cornering the market after the Suez Crisis.

1959: Mini makes its debut On this day in 1959, the British Motor Corporation (BMC) launches its newest car, the small, affordable–at a price tag of less than $800–Mark I Mini. The diminutive Mini went on to become one of the bestselling British cars in history.

The story behind the Mini began in August 1956, when President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal in response to the American and British decision to withdraw funding for a new dam’s construction due to Egypt’s Communist ties. The international crisis that followed led to fuel shortages and gasoline rationing across Europe.

Sir Leonard Lord, head of BMC--formed by the merger of automakers Austin and Morris in 1952--wanted to produce a

1978: Grease movie soundtrack earns its second #1 hit The 1960s was the final decade in which the musical hits of Broadway were routinely and successfully adapted

by Hollywood into big-budget screen versions. West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), The Sound Of Music (1965), Funny Girl (1968)—all of these movie musicals were among the biggest critical and commercial hits of their era. But while the early part of the subsequent decade brought successful adaptations of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Cabaret (1972), Hollywood had all but given up Broadway by the middle of the 1970s.

This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

Monday, August 26, 2013

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CAMPUS NEWS INVOLVEMENT FAIR continued from Page 1 Apart from a few issues with booth placement for some individuals, event organizers like Hartke seemed to have a handle on the large number of student and campus organizations that came out to the fair.

“You know, there’s always a few little things that you have to work out along the way, but everything’s gone pretty smoothly,” Hartke said. “We’ve been able to kind of address everything as we need to, and it has gone really well. I think that people are really enjoying themselves.”

Friday’s rainy afternoon had participants and attendees guessing about the success of the event, but the break in the clouds allowed the fair to go on as planned.

Neither the rain, nor the timing of the InVOLvement Fair seemed to keep students away from Pedestrian Walkway Friday night, and the event appeared to many organizers as a success.

“The turnout, I’d say, is almost better than it was last year, which is surprising because of the rain,” Hartke said. “But it’s a beautiful night, and I think it’s helped all the events bring out more people.”

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Tuition undergoes steady increase McCord Pagan Copy Editor Students at the University of Tennessee have had to deal with rising tuition for the last several years.

This summer, the Board of Trustees raised tuition an additional 6 percent. This comes on the heels of last year’s tuition increase of 8 percent.

Overall, the average increase per year has been 8 percent, meaning tuition has increased 56 percent in total since 2007.

Over the past 10 years, the average increase in fees totaled at 5.2 percent for public four year universities, according to the College Board Annual Survey of Colleges and Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System. This means that UT is about 3 percent above the national average for year-by-year tuition increase.

In 2007, total tuition was $5,120.

This year, tuition is $8,270.

Lawyers drop Students win big at Casino Night Paula Deen suit Emilee Lamb

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Associated Press Lawyers signed a deal Friday to drop a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen, who was dumped by the Food Network and other business partners after she said under oath that she had used racial slurs in the past.

A document filed in U.S. District Court in Savannah said both sides agreed to drop the lawsuit “without any award of costs or fees to any party.”

No other details of the agreement were released. The judge in the case had not signed an order to finalize the dismissal.

Former employee Lisa Jackson last year sued Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, saying she suffered from sexual harassment and racially offensive talk and employment practices that were unfair to black workers during her five years as a manager of Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House. Deen is co-owner of the restaurant, which is primarily run by her brother.

The dismissal deal came less than two weeks after Judge William T. Moore threw out the race discrimination claims, ruling Jackson, who is white, had no standing to sue over what she said was poor treatment of black workers. He let Jackson’s claims of sexual harassment stand, but the deal drops those also.

The lawsuit would be dismissed “with prejudice,” which means it can’t be brought again with the same claims.

“While this has been a difficult time for both my family and myself, I am pleased that the judge dismissed the race claims and I am looking forward to getting this behind me,” Deen said in a statement Friday.

Jackson also issued a state-

ment that backpedaled on assertions that Deen held “racist views.”

“I assumed that all of my complaints about the workplace environment were getting to Paula Deen, but I learned during this matter that this was not the case,” Jackson said in the statement, which was confirmed by her attorney.

“The Paula Deen I have known for more than eight years is a woman of compassion and kindness and will never tolerate discrimination or racism of any kind toward anyone.”

It wasn’t Jackson’s racism allegations, but rather Deen’s own words that ended up causing serious damage to her public image and pocketbook. The lawsuit got little public attention for more than a year until Jackson’s lawyer questioned Deen under oath in May. A transcript of the deposition became public in June, and it caused an immediate backlash against Deen.

Deen was asked if she has ever used the N-word. “Yes, of course,” Deen replied, though she added: “It’s been a very long time.”

Within a few days, the Food Network didn’t renew Deen’s contract and yanked her shows off the air. Smithfield Foods, the pork producer that paid Deen as a celebrity endorser, dropped her soon after.

Retailers including WalMart and Target said they’ll no longer sell Deen’s products and publisher Ballantine scuttled plans for her upcoming cookbook even though it was the No. 1 seller on Amazon. Deen also parted company with her longtime New York agent, Barry Weiner, who had worked to turn Deen into a comfortfood queen since she was little more than a Savannah restaurant owner and self-publisher of cookbooks.

As the first week of classes drew to a close, students gathered in the University Center Down Under on Thursday for some card play during Welcome Week’s Casino Night.

Around 50 students sat at card tables dispersed throughout the underground pool hall, some raking in the chips, and others watching them slip away.

“There’s Blackjack and Texas Hold ‘em,” Holly Harris, senior in architecture, said.

“Participants are given $5,000 (worth of) chips in the beginning, and then they can play at

either table. It’s kind of free play.”

Card sharks of all playing levels mingled at the tables, and dealers often took the time to explain the rules and keep all players involved.

“I’m not a beginner, but I’m not an expert,” Dewayne Smith, freshman in animal sciences, said.

Casino Night was a free event, as many students who lost big left thankful for.

“I got up to 8,000, then I lost it ... all at once,” Smith said.

Even those students with the worst luck were able to enjoy the night thanks to the makeshift casino’s lenient buy-in policy.

“When they’re out, they can get more if they want to,” Harris

said. “It’s kind of like, if you want to keep playing you can just go get more chips at the entrance table.”

For those players who were skilled enough to beat the house, there were plenty of rewards to be had. When students finished their games, they could cash in their chips for small, instant prizes such as frisbees and tanning lotion samples.

Alternatively, students had the option to save up their chips for a bigger reward.

“They can enter to win a prize in the drawings at 9:30 p.m.,” Harris said prior to the giveaways. “We have a baseball t-shirt, a UT dog leash and just Tennessee paraphernalia.”

For every $5,000 in chips a player cashed in, they were entered into the drawings for prizes sponsored by businesses such as Oscar’s Restaurant, Sunspot, the UT Federal Credit Union and the Golden Roast, among others.

Attendees appeared to be enjoying themselves at the low-key event, and students like Jennifer Price, a freshman in chemistry, were glad for the break from the rest of Welcome Week’s events.

“It seemed different than all the other nights,” she said. “All the other activities it was like ‘dance party, dance party, dance party,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, Casino Night. That’s kind of different.’”

Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon

KnoxVegas Casino Night, a Welcome Week event held in the University Center on Aug. 23, offered an entertaining opportunity for students to try their hand at blackjack, roulette or poker.

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Early freshman involvement reaps rewards School of Sarcasm by

Nate Talbot

I remember a time, long ago, when we had a different president in the Oval Office and a good ol’ Tennessean leading our boys through the T. Ah, when I was a freshman.

The year was 2008, and it was actually yesterday. Or at least, that’s what it feels like.

This year, I have enjoyed my sixth first day of classes, and my fifth year of watching freshman stumble around looking for buildings. I will celebrate my sixth PDM, but only my third, more politically correct FNO (First Night Out).

In all this time, I’ve learned a few things that I will be sharing with you in this column.

My beloved little freshmen, I would like to give you a little advice today. I know you know everything, but here goes.

Above all else, keep your school in order and build good habits now. Classes come in waves of difficulty and ease, so be wary of the urge to ignore your responsibilities. It won’t be easy forever. Stay on top of your stuff, and you will save yourself a lot of time and stress down the road.

Secondly, go make some friends, and make a lot of them fast. This is a huge university with a lot of great people. Go meet them. If you do not have people to eat with by the time you find this column, you are not being aggressive enough. Go shake some hands and make some friends.

And speaking on relationships, would you all slow your roll on hooking up with each other and partying?

It’s college – all that will happen. These girls/guys are not going anywhere, and as my dad says, “They make more beer every day.” Get yourself settled in and make a few friends before you go prowling around the Fort looking for a keg to drown yourself in.

As scary as it may be, do not hesitate to ask for help.

While we might laugh a little or bust your chops, older students really do enjoy giving advice while also helping you find your classes. Don’t just wear your lanyard and wander around looking like a lost puppy. Although it’s hilarious, I would really rather you just ask where your class is.

In between classes, if you’re bored and maybe a little lonely, do not sit in your dorm room and wait for something to happen. Get off your futon and partake in the social lightening round of life that your first semester of college is.

You can always find people out and about who would be happy to meet you. My freshman year, I made friends with all the smokers outside Hess Hall. I never smoked with them, but would instead just sit and chat while they indulged in their vice. Turns out smokers are some of the friendliest people around, assuming they have their nicotine.

Lastly, go do things.

The university and a lot of students spend huge amounts of money, time and effort into providing stuff for you all to partake in all the time. And that is only a small part of what is available to do around here.

Knoxville has some beautiful places in and around it; do not wait to go enjoy them.

Now, I would like to end a few of my columns with a tip for getting involved on campus.

This week, Freshman Council and Alternative Fall Break are accepting applications.

Freshmen interested in SGA, which offers the opportunity to change university policies and impact student life, can apply for Freshman Council before Aug. 28.

Alternative Fall Break is a service trip where instead of going home for Fall Break, you travel to another city and do a few volunteer projects with some of your peers. I went on AFB in 2009, and I highly recommend it. I’m still in touch with a number of the people from that trip, and one of my favorite college memories was from that weekend.

Applications are due by Sept. 2.

Nate Talbot is a senior in mechanical engineering. He can be reached at ntalbot1@utk.edu.

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Greek life not necessarily for every applicant School of Sarcasm by

Kaila Curry I looked around at the other girls surrounding me and immediately felt out of place; they wore colored shorts and fancy tucked-in shirts, while I looked like I just rolled out of a music festival in my high-waisted jean shorts and a white tank top.

This was Panhellenic recruitment.

The first round of rush is called “Go Greek,” where you go to each sorority house and they try to convince you that this could be your new family; the idea of calling these strangers my family was unsettling to me.

When I walked into the first house I quickly wanted to run out. Eager, peppy girls clapping and singing greeted me as one grabbed me and led me to a seat. In the “Go Greek” round you are given 15 minutes to make a good impression.

Unfortunately my cynicism takes years to get used to.

The girl began to ask me generic questions such as: what my major was, if I had a dog, what I did this summer. I told her I went to

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was entering a dazed, dream-state. The more they talked, the louder the room was, and I was beginning to lose focus in everything they were saying.

I felt like Charlie Brown whenever he heard an adult ramble.

Just then, I realized the girl I was talking to had asked me a question. Frantically searching her face for the right answer I blurted out, “yes!”

She looked at me confused and then repeated the question, “Your favorite type of animal?”

By the last round (the skit round it was called) I was really beginning to lose it. The girls constantly asked if I had any questions and I would stare blankly at them thinking of the right things to say.

Finally there was one girl who just kept pushing me to ask a question. She told me to ask her anything; it did not even have to be sororityrelated. So without thinking I blurted out, “How should the U.S. handle the genocide in Sudan?”

The girl looked at me awkwardly.

To say the least, sororities aren’t for everyone, and they are not for me. Going through the rush process is a great way to make friends, but if you do choose to join, you may want to invest in some Lilly Pulitzer attire.

Or at least be sure you know who she is.

Kaila Curry is a freshman in English. She can be reached at kcurry6@utk.edu.

International racial tensions still causing divide Struggling

to be heard by

Andrea Richardson At times it is hard for some to imagine that we still live in a world of many firsts.

Not even a decade ago, the first non-white president of the United States was elected.

Many states in the country are seeing their first glimpses of marriage equality. Around the world, it appears that marginalized groups have finally been allotted opportunities to succeed on a grand scale.

This past April, Italy saw its first black government minister elected to office.

Cecile Kyenge was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and appointed as Minister of Integration by Prime Minister Enrico Letta. In the 1980s, when she was only 18, she relocated to Italy on a student visa in order to study medicine in Rome.

Afterwards, she obtained a job practicing as an ophthalmologist in a hospital in Modena.

She is a predecessor of the massive wave of immigrants that has recently inundated Italy. Over the past 15 years, immigrants have grown in numbers to make up 8 percent

of Italy’s population. However, Italy has some of the most restrictive citizenship laws in the Western world; they are based on descent rather than place of birth. Consequently, there are more than half a million children born on Italian soil – but to non-Italian parents – that are not guaranteed health coverage.

Dr. Kyenge aims to change this. She proposed a bill that would grant automatic citizenship to all children born on Italian soil to immigrant parents.

However, Dr. Kyenge’s strides have been overshadowed by the blatant racism she has faced at the hands of her countrymen. She has been subjected to numerous racist threats and insults. She has been called “Congolese monkey,” “Zulu” and “the black anti-Italian.”

One of her own colleagues, Dolores Valandro, posted a picture of Dr. Kyenge on Facebook, calling for her to be raped “so that she could understand what victims feel.”

Valandro later resigned, after major backlash.

In mid-July, Senator Roberto Calderoli, stated at a political rally Dr. Kyenge looked like an orangutan: “I love animals – bears, and wolves, as everyone knows – but when I see the pictures of Kyenge, I cannot but think of, even if I’m not saying she is one, the features of an orangutan.”

Calderoli only apologized – in an apology that truly was not an apology at all – after

his comments were widely criticized. Both Valandro and Calderoli are members of the far-right, anti-immigration Northern League party.

In one spectacular display of intolerance, an unidentified man threw bananas at her during one of her speeches. Through everything, Dr. Kyenge has kept about an air of stoic strength and diplomacy, remarking that, “It will be up to the public institutions to respond to these aggressions.”

Although the incidents were condemned by the Italian public, they still indicate the air of casual racism that unfortunately has been ingrained into Italian society. Dr. Kyenge is neither the first nor the only target. The country has seen a steady increase in the number of racist and discriminatory remarks.

Perhaps racial tensions have been aggravated by the atmosphere of Italy’s current economic crisis; however, racial threats and epithets along with rally cries of “Immigration kills” and “There is no such thing as a black Italian” are not the proper way to express societal discontent.

Italy, with its rapidly aging population and low birthrate, certainly needs more immigrants.

Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.

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Bonnaroo, to which she replied, “What is that?”

The question made me shutter, but with a smile I informed her that Bonnaroo was, in fact, a music festival (located only 180 miles from where we were standing).

“Oh, I don’t really listen to music,” was her response. An awkward silence filled the space between us as I pictured the girl driving each day to work or running errands in utter silence.

The thought frightened me, and I began nervously looking around for perhaps a window to climb out when my thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door.

The knock signified that my 15 minutes were up, and I was led out the door.

The philanthropy round followed a few days later, where once again I was out of place. I met my Gamma Chi leader at Fiji Island to see the list of sororities I had left. A Gamma Chi is a girl who is in a sorority, but we are not allowed to know which one. She acts as our sorority guru throughout the process.

As I looked around Fiji Island I was overwhelmed by all the girls sporting fancy new dresses, whereas I had just grabbed something out of my closet. I heard phrases such as, “I’m definitely going to get in because I’m a legacy,” and “Girl-friend, I love your Lilly Pulitzer dress!”

“Who is this Lilly chick anyways?” I thought to myself as I once again began plotting my escape route.

As I went through more rounds, I felt that I

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Monday, August 26, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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AMERICAN IDOL continued from Page 1 “If Johnny has to do something like this, he can get it done,� Williamson said. “If he wants to win he can if he just puts his mind to it.�

Taking inspiration from artists such as Elvis, Newcomb II said his sound “has feeling, soul and sounds like rock and roll.�

Newcomb sang “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked� by Cage the Elephant. The song choice was a last minute decision made with the help of his dad and cousin while in line.

Seeing his son play music feels like living his own dream, Newcomb I said.

“It’s just great,� Newcomb I said. “I can’t believe that he’s up here doing this, because I mean, this was a dream of mine and I never got to accomplish it. So thank God. It’s great to see that he has talent. “It’s just a blessing.�

The advice Newcomb I has given his son is based around the idea of staying focused. “If this is what he really wants out of life, bear down,�

Newcomb I said. “Because you only have one shot at a first impression and this is his on the world.�

Newcomb made it to the

next round of auditions and said he hopes for a career in music, but would also like to go to college upon graduating.

He explained that he wants his experience with American Idol to be fun, no matter the length of it.

This was the first round of auditions in the 13th season of American Idol, which debuts in Jan. 2014. Contestants who continue to progress in the competition will have their shot to impress Keith Urban and other judges, who are yet to be announced, according American Idol’s website.

Outdoor program celebrates 10th anniversary on campus Gabrielle O’Neal Staff Writer The University of Tennessee Outdoor Program, also known as UTOP, has worked to provide UT students with a way to get involved with outdoor adventure, recreation and education.

Their mission remains unchanged heading into the program’s 10th anniversary. “That’s our goal, to get people involved,� Sarah Zimmerman, senior in public relations, said. “We want to get as many people outside and enjoying nature as we can.�

During the fall semester, UTOP has a wide variety of outdoor trips, all geared towards beginners. “Our trips are an awesome way to meet people ... to learn about your community

and your surroundings and just to be healthier overall,� said Zimmerman, who joined UTOP her sophomore year.

Other students have found UTOP to help diversify their college experience. “For me it was a really cool way to learn different things that I didn’t have an opportunity before, which I think is great for people in college,� Sarah O’Leary, junior in College Scholars, said.

Starting Monday, Aug. 26, UTOP will hold Welcome Week trips every afternoon this week. Trip activities include caving, white water rafting, sea hiking, hiking and mountain biking. Each trip costs $5 during the first week. “Among the staff here, we have people who can do everything from rock climbing to biking to kayaking and backpacking and everything,� said O’Leary, who has been involved with UTOP since

her freshman year. “If you’ve ever wanted to learn to do anything outdoors, someone is going to help you.�

UTOP trip events include day trips, weekend trips, break trips, special events, clinics and women only events.

Some of the highlights this semester include the stargazing hike, which debuted last semester, an Appalachian Trail backpack series and Winter Break trips, such as sea kayaking in the Everglades and a trip to Costa Rica for surfing, hiking and snorkeling. Trip fees vary according to each particular event.

For more information about UTOP, like University of Tennessee Outdoor Program on Facebook. To get involved or to join a trip, students are directed to the UTOP office located at the bottom floor of TRECS.

Art gallery showcases sketchbooks in Knoxville Cortney Roark Assistant Arts & Culture Editor The Sketchbook Project, a compilation of art from 135 countries and six continents, visited the Knoxville Museum of Art Sunday.

This collection, based out of Brooklyn, N.Y., features over 20,000 books, 4,000 of which were brought to Knoxville for the exhibition. After visiting, The Sketchbook Project added books created by local Knoxville artists to their collection.

The project was housed in a traveling trailer outside the museum. Visitors began by creating their own library card and using a digital catalog to find sketchbooks of interest. Categories available included profession, interest, location, format, theme, material and mood.

Visitors then refined their search into subcategories, and were instantly given sketchbooks based on this search.

Steven Peterman, founder of The Sketchbook Project, said that this informal gallery space creates a personal art viewing experience. “It’s definitely more personal than a gallery,� Peterman said. “You’re not restricted in that you can touch the art. You get to really connect with the artist in a very unique way.�

Abby and Greg Baxter, from Clinton, Tenn., heard about The Sketchbook Project from friends, Alan and Linda Patton. The Baxters were given sketchbooks from Canada and Colorado after searching “creatures�.

The Pattons, who traveled from Atlanta to explore the selection of sketchbooks, searched “random� and were given books from Oregon and the United Kingdom. The couple said their favorite thing about The Sketchbook Project is its vastness.

Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon

The Sketchbook Project, a crowd-sourced art project that collects and exhibits personalized sketchbooks, allowed guests to view artists’ books at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Aug. 25.

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Knoxville books joined the already large collection. Rosalind Martin, curator of education at the Knoxville Museum of Art, hoped to give The Sketchbook Project a good piece of Knoxville through art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is visual arts,â&#x20AC;? Martin said, before the traveling library arrived. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is everyday common people who are turning in sketchbooks that will become a part of the Brooklyn Art Library and I hope a lot of people will drop off a book that will represent Knoxville well.â&#x20AC;?

Peterman said his goal in founding The Sketchbook Project was, and still is, to inspire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big believer of community art in a sense that a community of artists can work together to create one thing which is The Sketchbook Project,â&#x20AC;? Peterman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are thousands of people that are working for the same goal of a traveling expedition of art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No matter where we are, our main goal is to create new art and be inspired by other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.â&#x20AC;?

Linda Patton has seen sketchbooks full of ink, pencil, drawings, collages and photos, giving each sketchbook a personality of its own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are totally different personalities in everything,â&#x20AC;? Alan Patton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get when you get a book. It could be very professionally done and sketched, or some of them are almost childlike drawings.â&#x20AC;?

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Monday, August 26, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

SPORTS Lady Vols kick off UT athletics with ‘W’

dcobb3@utk.edu

Assistant Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron

Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor As a new year for Tennessee athletics dawned, the Lady Vols soccer team took the pitch inside Regal Stadium on Friday night hoping not only to get its season off to a good start, but to start the school’s entire 2013-14 athletic year on the right foot.

While it was not a picture perfect beginning to the season, the Lady Vols managed to rebound from a rough start and came away with 3-1 victory against the visiting Oklahoma team.

“All wins are good and certainly to get the first one is huge for our team’s confidence,” head coach Brian Pensky said.

“We’re a new team, and you never know going into your first game. We had that preseason game last week and so you start to get a feel for your team a little bit, but when you play for real that’s when the lights are on and you kinda get to measure yourself. “(It’s) nice to get a win tonight, nice to get a contribution from a lot of different kids and some initial experience

from a lot of different kids, so it was a good night all around.”

The Lady Vols started off slow, almost giving up an early goal in the fourth minute of play and struggling to adjust to the Sooners game-plan.

“Their system was causing us a lot of problems, so we had a hard time sorting that out throughout the flow of the first half,” Pensky said. “We just had to step our lines of pressure up.

It was a defensive adjustment, but it was also just telling our kids ‘Hey believe in yourself and just play.’”

Senior midfielder Tori Bailey gave the Lady Vols their first sign of life with a great individual effort to put her team up 1-0 in the 14th minute.

“I think it was just good for the team,” Bailey said. “Once it went in the back of the net, I think we picked up our level play after that so it meant a lot.”

However, after Bailey fouled OU forward Devin Barrett in the box – leading to a successful penalty kick – it appeared the game would be deadlocked at one-to-one heading into halftime. That is, until senior midfielder Caroline Brown

scored with 23 seconds remaining in the first half on a goal that Pensky described as the “gamechanger.”

“It was a great buildup to start,” Brown said. “It was a perfect ball over to Emily (Morrow) who had a great one touch right into the space which made it easy on me and I just took her and beat her one (on) one and I just wasn’t gonna give that one up. We hadn’t tested the keeper yet so I was just like ‘I’m just gonna shoot it and see what happens.’”

The second half was different for the Lady Vols as they took control and never looked back. A goal by junior forward Cheyenne Spade in the 49th minute gave the NC State transfer her first goal as a Lady Vol and improved the UT lead to 3-1.

“It was really exciting,” Spade said. “I had to watch it go in about three times, I didn’t think it was going, but it went in, so I was excited.”

Other than the three goals, goalkeeping was a major factor in the win as junior Julie Eckel registered eight saves and could have had a possible shutout if not for the penalty kick.

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Midfielder Tori Bailey, No. 3, celebrates after scoring the first goal of the season against the Oklahoma Sooners on Aug. 23.

“Julie is a stud,” Pensky said.

“She’s had a good preseason and she comes into this season with 44 career starts under her belt and that’s huge and we saw that experience show. ... You can’t put a price on experience and she now has 45 starts, she’s been big time.”

The victory continues a historical trend of UT opening the season on a good start as the Lady Vols have now won seven straight season openers.

“I didn’t realize until my dad sent me a text today that the last time Tennessee lost a season opener was all the way back in 2006,” Pensky said. “I liked hearing that in someways, but in someways we don’t like that pressure so now it’s just nice to know that we’re 1-0.”

The Lady Vols also lost at Samford 1-0 on Sunday night.

They will face off against the UCF Knights on Friday in Orlando, Fla. at 7 p.m.

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QUARTERBACK continued from Page 1 Worley is the only quarterback of the four candidates with a collegiate start under his belt. He started three games in place of an injured Bray in 2011 and also saw action as a backup in five games during the 2012 season.

Other candidates for the job are Nathan Peterman – a redshirt freshman recruited heavily by Jones when he coached at Cincinnati – and true freshmen Joshua Dobbs and Riley Ferguson.

Ferguson specifically drew praise from Jones after a recent practice when quarterbacks “went live.”

“The individual who stepped up was Riley Ferguson,” Jones said after practice on Aug. 16.

“I thought that he showed some poise. The thing I liked about him was his pocket presence. He doesn’t get rattled.”

Jones was quick to clarify he was not crowning Ferguson as the starter.

Worley and Peterman were listed as co-starters on the fall camp depth chart released Aug. 1.

“I know Nathan has taken first team reps, and Josh and Riley all have,” Worley said. “So they’re really just trying to feel everybody out and see what they can do for the team.”

Volleyball looks to reload after disappointing 2012 David Cobb Sports Editor A year ago, the Tennessee volleyball team was coming off a conference championship and returning an athletic, experienced roster with championship aspirations extending beyond just the SEC. Somewhere along the way, momentum was derailed and the Lady Vols finished their 2012 campaign with twice as many losses as 2011, despite playing with essentially the same roster.

There was no repeat as SEC Champions and no run through the NCAA tournament.

The aftermath featured the departure of the team’s top seven

offensive performers – four of them transferring – and the others graduating.

Despite the mass exodus and reality of an inexperienced 2013 roster, UT coach Rob Patrick is plenty optimistic about the cohesion of his 17th group of Lady Vols.

“Team chemistry has been as good or better than we’ve had in a long time,” Patrick said while seated in his office Tuesday. “And it’s because all of our players just look forward.”

On the calendar, what lies ahead for UT is a seven game road stretch to open the season.

Philosophically though, a revamp in playing styles is ahead for the Lady Vols, who no longer have high-

flying players like Kelsey Robinson or Tiffany Baker to carry the load offensively. Both transferred after the 2012 season ended in a first round NCAA Tournament loss to Michigan.

“What our team is going to really have to rely on is our defense to help us win matches,” Patrick said.

“We’re going to have to play very hard, we’re going to have to prolong rallies by digging one extra ball. That’s going to be a huge, huge deal.”

Senior defensive specialist Ellen Mullins returns to the libero position for UT, a critical spot within the defense. She, Nikki Brice and Shealyn Kolosky are the only players remaining from UT’s 2011 SEC

title run.

Mullins – the 2012 team leader in digs – played within the Team USA volleyball system over the summer.

“Not only is she a really good, experienced player, but she’s now a really confident, experienced player that we have,” Patrick said. “I believe she’s the best libero in our conference.”

While Mullins’ level of experience is not the norm on UT’s roster, Whitney Heeres, a senior transfer from Ball State, has noticed a drive within the team as it prepares for its season opener on Friday against Morehead State.

“Everyone has bought in,” Heeres said. “People are working really hard in practice and just to see

the improvement that we’ve made know that we’ve got so much more improvement we can do, it’s exciting.”

On the offensive end, freshman outside hitter Jamie Lea is expected to pick up some of the slack for the Lady Vols.

Patrick praised the diversity of the 6-foot-2 freshman who graduated high school early to be with the team in the spring.

“Jamie Lea is actually a really good defensive player, even though she’s going to be known for her hitting, and that’s where all the accolades usually go to,” he explained.

However, Lea is not the only freshman that Patrick is counting on in 2013. The UT coach is hopeful

that “Rob’s Mob” – the volleyball student section – will show up big in support of the Lady Vols during the year.

UT’s first home match is Sept.

12 vs. Austin Peay at 7 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena.

The team then plays at home again six more times, capping the stand with the opening match of SEC play on Sept. 29 against South Carolina.

“It gets loud and fun,” Patrick said. “We really appreciate when the students come out and support us, and that’s something that has really helped us be successful, especially at home.”

Admission to volleyball matches is free for students.