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utdailybeacon.com Issue 05, Volume 127

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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Medal of Honor recipients to speak on campus Library

Nuclear security reviewed at brown bag event

E very single one of them will tell

you that they didn’t deserve it and that they can name 100 other guys around them that did.

of Journalism and Electronic Media and the director of the Medal of Honor Project, the town hall event will provide students with a unique learn-

Spirituality, make-up and politics Haslam Scholar devotes four years to various interests, five religions Bradi Musil Assistant News Editor (@bradi4)

R.J. Vogt Training Editor (@rjvogt31)

A brown bag of two ham and cheese sandwiches, a bottle of water and an apple. All that and a bag of chips will get students into the school year’s first Institute for Nuclear Security Brown Bag Luncheon, held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m in the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. The panel will feature three UT professors and a moderator to speak on “Global Issues In Nuclear Security – Looking Ahead to the Next Decade.” One panelist, Brandon Prins, professor in the Department of Political Science said this event will focus “broadly on issues concerning the international nuclear security outlook.” “It’s timely in the sense that, in 2015, we have the non-proliferation treaty review conference,” he said at his office Monday. The conference, slated for the United Nations offices in New York City, will bring together parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – one of the world’s most universally inclusive groups of countries –to review the terms of the agreement, a tradition upheld every five years since 1975. The United States and Russia, as the two countries with the most strategic nuclear missiles, are expected to factor largely in the conference’s agenda. Prins, a researcher of conflict processes and foreign policy, will be joined by Howard Hall and Bruce Williamson. Hall, the director of the UT Institute for Nuclear Security, has experience leading scientific missions in nuclear and homeland security. See NUCLEAR on Page 2

comprehend,” Geidner said. “To be able to pick the brain of a national hero – that’s just not an opportunity you get every day.” Hathorn, who now works for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation in Washington, D.C., said reading the citations of the Medal of Honor recipients gives a powerful account of the courage and commitment of the honorees. “Every single one of (the -Taylor Hathorn Medal of Honor recipients) will tell you that they didn’t deserve it and that they can name 100 other guys around ing experience. “These men are national them that did,” Hathorn said. heroes and public figures, and “That’s just the kind of folks they’ve shown a level of com- they are.” mitment that we just can’t See MEDAL OF HONOR on Page 2

Josh Brown might be one of the busiest freshmen on campus. Born in the “rolling mountains of Appalachia” in Corryton, Tennessee, Brown is now pursuing a triple major in political science, global studies and linguistics. But that’s not all. In June, Brown decided to start exploring the five most practiced religions in the modern world, as listed in the CIA World Factbook: Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. “It was my belief that through the journey from the exoteric branches of spirituality to the esoteric levels of mysticism, many of the behemoths of faith we see so prevalent today shared a common ancestry,” said Brown. For the next four years, Brown intends to practice each religion for eight months. He will devote

himself completely to each religion in practice, creed and belief and then take one month in between each phase to study the connections between each faith. “I hope to understand their core tenets and the relationships they have developed and influenced with and upon one another,” said Brown. “After having completed this experiential journey, I hope to take the knowledge and experiences I safeguard and apply them to the world and how religions impact international diplomacy and the methods countries undertake when communicating, trading and dealing with opposing nations that do not share similar beliefs and practices.” Already, Brown’s feelings about spirituality, individualism and the mutual globalized society have begun to shift. “Though I am early in my research, I continue to grow daily within my practice of Islam and eventually the other four as well,” Brown said. See BROWN on Page 3

Josh Brown began a journey to explore the five most practiced religions in the modern world. He is a freshman and plans on pursuing a triple major in political science, global studies and linguistics with a concentration in public administration and global studies.

welcomes student creativity Exhibition spotlights UT artists through juried competition, showcase Savannah Gilman Staff Writer @SavannahGilman Hodges Library is undoubtedly the central hub for campus activities and student interactions. Once each semester, the space is also home to UT Libraries’ Student Art in the Library exhibition. Introduced in 2005, the exhibition seeks to spotlight impressive work by undergraduate and graduate students. With the Sept. 21 deadline fast approaching, students are encouraged to submit their best two-dimensional artwork, including paintings, drawings, collages, computer-generated art, photographs, prints such as lithographs, silkscreen, block prints and mixed media. But the exhibition is not solely a showcase – it is also a juried competition, with three cash prizes at stake: $300, $150 and $75. According to Allison Roberts, co-chairperson and coordinator for the Student Art in the Library Committee, the exhibition benefits both the student and the university. In fact, UT Libraries archives all selected work, making those submissions permanent fixtures in their collection. “It serves to support UT Libraries as a cultural and intellectual gathering place and to highlight the artistic talents off all the students on campus,” Roberts said. Richard Murray, UT graduate with a bachelors degree in architecture and a minor in cultural anthropology, won last semester’s show as a fifth-year architecture student. The piece Murray submitted was an assemblage entitled “Migrations,” a compilation of memories from his time abroad. “Assemblages are, for me, an exercise in how objects and ideas fit together,” Murray said. “It was a product of my experience of working in London for the summer of 2013 and my transition back to Knoxville.” See ART SHOW on Page 5

Barnett impresses, will start season opener Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB)

For Derek Barnett, his ascension into the Tennessee ranks began with a single tackle. In his first week suiting up with the Vols, the freshman impressed the coaches with a 30-yard track down of Devrin Young to prevent a touchdown. Since then, Barnett has continued to impress, playing his way into a starting spot at defensive end for the Vols. “There’s a lot of things that go into it: first of all his maturity (despite) being a true freshman,

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his work ethic, his mental approach, his consistency in performance each and every day, not just on the field but in the classroom,” head coach Butch Jones said. “It’s great to see when a younger player earns the respect of his peers. Now he has to continue to earn that respect.” Earning that respect is what Barnett has done as well as any of the other 31 newcomers in the 2014 class. For the 6-foot-3-inch, 264 pounder, the credit for his success in his opinion goes to all the guys on the team that came before him. “ The upperclassmen have given me good direction,” Barnett said. “When I mess up, they’ll tell me

what to do right and I try not to make my mistake again. Coach Strip keeps working on me. The coaches push me and get on me in practice.” But even with a starting spot secured, the Brentwood Academy standout is still far from perfect and is currently working to improve as much as possible as gameday approaches. “I’m still making mistakes. Every day I just try to get better at one thing. Like Curt [Maggitt] that’s what he tells me to do, write on my wrist. Write something to get better at and that’s what I’ve been doing lately.” See FOOTBALL on Page 6

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There are 79 recipients of the Medal of Honor alive today. That’s 79 people awarded with the highest military honor in the U.S. and 79 people who have been recognized by the President of the United States for their personal acts of valor above the call of duty. Three of these recipients will speak Sept. 12 about their experiences in a Town Hall Forum hosted by the Medal of Honor Project and UT’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media.

Sergeant Kyle White and Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha, both heavily wounded in combat during the war in Afghanistan, have been confirmed for the event, with a third guest to be announced soon. Moderated by three UT journalism students, the forum will give students, professors and other community members the chance to ask questions about the experiences of the three honorees. “These are men who go above and beyond every single day to allow others to have the happiness and fear-free life that they know we deserve,” said Taylor Hathorn, a 2014 UT graduate who will act as one of the event’s moderators. For Nick Geidner, assistant professor in the School

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Freshman defensive end Derek Barnett warms up during Vols’ practice on Aug. 11.

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