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Alternative trip to venture overseas Hanna Lustig News Editor The Center for Leadership and Service is going international.

Ten students have been accepted to travel overseas to Trelawny, Jamaica to work on projects relating to sustainable agriculture and youth outreach.

Led by Victoria Knight, senior in microbiology, and Luke Bell, senior in English literature and secondary education, the alternative break trip to Jamaica is the first to go beyond national borders in many years. Founded in 1993, there has been only one other international break trip in university history.

A program veteran herself, Knight was inspired to donate another break to serve, this time as a leader.

“I think a lot of people are kind of wary about giving up their break, but honestly it’s

one of the best experiences I’ve ever done. I led one last year and I went on one my freshman year,” Knight said. “Even though you’re doing work all day it’s fun because you’re with this group of people who are so passionate about service, so passionate about just helping in whatever community they’re in.”

Providing the perfect opportunity for foreign immersion, Bell is enthusiastic not only to work in Trelawny, but to understand its culture and specific issues.

“We’ll be able to get a little taste of that community and why those issues exist in that community and empower the existing organizations and give them a little bit of manpower,” Bell said.

Quoting the Volunteer Creed, Knight explained the unofficial motto of the alternative break program, “One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others.”

Bell agreed, promising a hum-

bling, life-changing experience.

“It will alter your mindset forever,” Bell said. “People are always talking about being a global citizen. It’s ever more popular today. Live locally, but think globally.”

While alternative break trips are held during both Fall and Spring Break, each period contains multiple groups on separate trips. Each service trip has a different “theme,” which can can be food security, environmental conservation, underprivileged children and urban poverty. Usually categorized by the type of volunteer work instead of location, the emphasis is placed on doing meaningful work, not seeking an exotic vacation abroad.

Knight served on a “hunger and homelessness” break trip, where she worked at several shelters, a food bank and a campus food recycling facility.

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The Alternative Break Program engages students in meaningful and collaborative programs to meet specific community needs. Applications for the Fall Break and international Spring Break trips are due Sept. 2.

UTPD introduces textbased crime reporting Hanna Lustig News Editor Members of the campus community now have the power to combat crime right at their fingertips.

The UT police department has partnered with messaging service Tip411 to provide a way for students and faculty to anonymously report any suspicious activity on or around campus to the university police. This new crime reporting tool debuted in time for the fall semester.

“We receive the messages through an email the vendor provides us, so we can keep a dialogue with the reporter,” Troy Lane, UTPD chief of police, said.

This filter allows the law enforcement agents to sift out extraneous reports and only respond to the important ones, making the system prankster proof.

Once a tip has been logged, UTPD officers evaluate the situation and choose the appropriate response.

“It just depends on what the issue is,” Lane said. “We can send out a squad car right at that moment.”

Other responses to a tip include posting it on a Facebook page or sending out a mass email to keep all students informed and

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aware of local threats.

The university’s previous system of reporting suspicious activity was less technologically advanced. It was based solely on email, and it was a one way system to preserve the anonymity of the person reporting the crime. In comparison, the Tip411 texting system is easier, more anonymous and increases response time.

The convenience of the system relies on a platform that most students have access to: a cell phone. Easy access to the system maximizes the chances of a student reporting a crime the police might not have otherwise known about.

Students are not the only target audience for the new textbased tip system.

“The service will be a boon for all faculty at UT,” Emily Simerly, UTPD deputy chief, said.

Lane and Simerly both believe that without this system, the university would be missing the dominant, cell phone-toting demographic on campus.

Through personal experience in his previous position as the police chief for the University of Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon Wyoming’s campus police, Lane touts the reliability of Tip411 To report any criminal or suspicious activity, students and the anonymous messaging can text the keyword “UTPD” and a descriptive service. The system has been in message to Tip411 (847411). operation for two weeks.

Maymon to be 100 percent for opener Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor The 2012-2013 season for the Tennessee basketball team was a tough one for every individual involved. No player took pleasure in the team’s first round National Invitation Tournament elimination that left the Vols on the outside looking in to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season.

But beyond that, last season’s difficulty was magnified

for senior forward Jeronne Maymon, who had to sit through the entire roller coaster ride from the bench after being redshirted due to a left knee injury.

“Sitting out and watching the game that you love, seeing your teammates struggle at times, sometimes I just felt lost,” Maymon said, “but I did the best I could from the bench, trying to keep the energy up whether we were winning or losing. I was just trying to keep the morale up

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on the bench.”

But as November approaches, the 6-foot-8, 260-pound big man is prepared to play in the Vols season-opener against Xavier, a game that he says he will be “100 percent” for.

“I feel good,” Maymon said.

“I’ve been working out and lifting weights constantly in the gym, rehabbing early mornings, you know, I feel good. My body feels good – no pain, no nothing – so I’m ready to go.”

As for that surgically repaired knee, it is not uncom-

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mon for a player to struggle mentally after undergoing such a lengthy rehab process, but Maymon said that the injury does not enter his mind when he’s on the court.

“I’m good, I don’t think about it,” Maymon said. “I go out there and I just play. If you go out there and play timid that’s how you get hurt. When you go out there and play hard, you don’t think about it and you don’t feel anything.”

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Knoxville city tours incorporate historic tales for curious visitors Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor “Let me tell you a story.”

These are the words on Laura Still’s business card for the company she founded in 2011, Knoxville Walking Tours.

Knoxville Walking Tours is comprised of over seven different 90-minute walking tours covering the downtown area, researched and planned

by Still herself. One of the most popular tours is called Gunslingers. It takes walkers through the days of the wild west, transporting attendees to the days of “family feuds and wanted outlaws,” according to her brochure.

Still considers herself not just a tour guide, but also a storyteller.

“The stories are what is most important,” Still said.

Still, who has lived in Knoxville for over 33 years, came from a family of English teachers who instilled in her the love of stories that inspired her endeavor.

“I was always reading above my grade level and was encouraged to do so,” Still said. “These stories gave me an enriched appreciation of where I came from.”

Jack Neely, associate editor at Metro Pulse, writes a popular weekly column called “Secret History” that details local Knoxville history and has become a major source for Still’s tour material.

Neely cites his time working at Whittle Communications, previously a Knoxville-based magazine company, as a foundation for his love of local Knoxville stories.

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“People would come in from out of town to work and just notice stuff and ask about it,” Neely said. “I then felt obliged to find out as the token Knoxvillian.”

For Neely, the importance of tours like Still’s cannot be overstated.

“It introduces people to Knoxville and makes them pay attention,” Neely said.

“Most people come at night and they are distracted by the lights at the Tennessee Theatre, they aren’t thinking about the buildings.

“Seeing that on this corner there was a famous gun fight, or at this place, UT was founded – it gives a deeper appreciation for the place.”

Still echoes this sentiment and adds that the significance of learning about Knoxville and its past is what makes people feel more linked to where they live.

“A lot of times we miss that connection to a place,” Still said. “But these stories about Knoxville connect us to the place we love.”

According to Neely, Still’s devotion to Knoxville history is profoundly apparent.

“Laura has a very comprehensive understanding,” Neely said. “She is a lively storyteller and is always finetuning her material.”

While all of Still’s tours focus on local history and downtown’s oldest buildings, college students are most compelled by the Shadow Side Ghost Tour. Still has unearthed more Knoxville ghosts than residents might expect.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 News Editor Hanna Lustig

CAMPUS NEWS Environmental group works to preserve nature Melitta Markey Contributor

For over a decade, Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville has been fighting to change negative environmental perceptions and in the process, regain a relationship with nature that locals can be proud of.

Promoting a just, beautiful and healthy community since 1992, S.P.E.A.K. is looking to kick-start new campaigns this semester and continue a few old ones.

With a hands-on approach to environmental advocacy, S.P.E.A.K. takes great pride in their membership and achievements. This year, the organization plans to continue its Adopt-A-Stream project, conduct a litter clean-up event, host a climate vigil with the campus ministry organizations and show students ways to live more sustainable lives.

Co-president Eric McAnly said the organization will also be making homemade veggie burgers to hand out on campus.

Beyond the intention to educate students about environmental issues, S.P.E.A.K.’s long-term goals include teaching sustainable lifestyle practices and raising awareness of humanity’s impact on the local and global environment.

This year, S.P.E.A.K. will be attending two national

conferences, including the Power Shift conference in Philadelphia for the second time. Concerned with combating fracking, exploring fossil fuels, building a clean energy future and stopping the climate crisis, the conference gathers like-minded youth from every part of the country.

Kristin Irwin, member and sophomore in geology and environmental studies, said she cherishes the shared values at conferences.

“I got involved in order to meet other people on campus interested in sustainability,” Irwin said, “and to start getting involved with sustainability in the Knoxville area.”

S.P.E.A.K. also has a diverse group of members and their realms of study, attracting students from various colleges within the university.

“To be involved in S.P.E.A.K., a student doesn’t have to be an environmental studies or sustainability major,” McAnly said. “You only need a passion to make a difference in your community.”

For those looking to join the organization, S.P.E.A.K. meets every Monday at 8 p.m. in the UC room 225 to discuss future projects, listen to guest speakers and plan events. They are accepting new members and can be contacted on Twitter at www. twitter.com/speakutk.

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Amber Link, left, sophomore in Food Science, discusses financial aid with One Stop adviser Julie Gillette on Aug. 26. “It’s a lot quicker than going to the financial aid office with a line out to the road,” Link said.

One Stop possesses personal touch Taylor Gray

Contributor One Stop Express Student Services, a center merging the registrar, bursar and financial aid offices, debuted on campus during summer and welcomed returning students at the beginning of fall semester.

Designed to increase efficiency, One Stop acts as the primary location for a variety of student services. Questions regarding tuition, fees, financial aid, student records and

registration can be answered by administrators in one central location.

“The knowledgeable, friendly staff are cross-trained in each of the offices so that they are able to assist students with those aspects of their enrollment needs,” said Darren Curry, One Stop director.

While One Stop encourages the use of its website, www. onestop.utk.edu, as a tool to seek information and manage accounts, students also have the option to call or email a services counselor. Likewise, students are encouraged to visit One Stop’s physical location on the ground floor of the Hodges Library.

Kay Shanahan, a One Stop counselor, described a typical visit to their location.

“Depending on the time of day and how many students have signed in before you, you could grab a coffee at Starbucks or go study,” Shanahan said. “We will email you when it is your turn.”

For convenience, the kiosks are used to make an appointment at their office. Students then move from the kiosk to a computer station, where they are individually served. Many essential student services provided by the student service center can be found on their website or MyUTK. Although One Stop prides itself on its use of technology,

students will not find themselves speaking with an automated voice. With a staff of 12 counselors, advice comes straight from a real administrator. Personal biographies of each counselor are available on the One Stop website.

Students like freshman Wesley Potts report nothing but glowing reviews.

“I’ve called [One Stop] numerous times, in regards to many different things,” Potts said. “I’ve yet to encounter a negative attitude.”

One Stop is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be reached via phone at 865-9741111 or through email at onestop@utk.edu.

ALTERNATIVE BREAK continued from Page 1 “Each break trip has their own organizations that they work with and that they’ve been in contact with over the summer, and some of the other break trips will be following up that communication over the fall,” Bell said.

“But what we try to do at the Center for Leadership and Service is not to fix issues, but to empower the existing people in the locations.”

Knight agreed, saying the service is a “collaborative effort.”

“We want it to be an effort on both parts and we want it to be able to build lasting relationships in the community,” Knight said.

In addition, the relation-

ships between student volunteers grow in equal measure.

For Knight, the break trip was a permanent bonding experience.

“Everyone who has come back from a trip has always said it was the best thing ever.

Everyone felt like family,” she said. “My group last year, they were crying at the end of it.

Whenever I see them on campus, we all hug each other.”

With nine themes over the course of two break periods, choices are abundant for potential applicants. Interest sessions for hopeful volunteers will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the University Center, room 220. Applications for the

Fall Break and international Spring Break trips are due Sept. 2.

“It’s open to everyone,” Knight said. “We want it to be a very diverse group. We want it to be some younger students, some older students, some people who haven’t been out of the country.

“And that goes for all the break trips (too). It’s open for any student who wants to donate their break in service to a specific theme.”

For more information about the Alternative Break Program, upcoming break trip themes and applications, please visit www.leadershipandservice.utk.edu/ involved_altbreaks.php.

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ARTS & CULTURE Mayer floats towards folk roots in ‘Paradise Valley’

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Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor Since his 2001 release, “Room for Squares,” John Mayer has produced five albums that echo the ease, confidence and guitar giftedness that has become characteristic of his own unique sound. His fifth album “Paradise Valley,” released Aug. 20, is no different.

“Paradise Valley” reflects Mayer’s trend towards folk and country influences as of late. Listeners got a taste of that on his 2012 album “Born and Raised,” but “Paradise” has Mayer going deeper into this genre. The result is a soft rock, folk-country blend that has Mayer’s distinctive croon musing about love and loss.

Although some of the songs have sadder themes – “You’re No One ‘Til Someone Lets You Down” – it is clear Mayer sees these gloomier topics through the lens of “Paradise.”

The opening track “Wildfire” just sounds cool, with Mayer singing “Tonight the moon’s so bright you could drive with your headlights out / Cause a little bit of summer’s what the whole year is about.”

The wake up moment on this album comes from Mayer’s cover of “Call Me the Breeze,” an upbeat folk-rock number that really livens up the album.

The most surprising part of this album comes with Katy Perry’s contribution on “Who You Love.” Her voice loses a little of her characteristic tone and smoothly blends with Mayer’s style. In terms of Perry’s career, it is a nice change.

Cohesion is not an issue with this album. Most of the tracks blend together simply

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because of the effortlessness of the style. It is not hard to imagine Mayer sitting around a fire, spinning the story of “Paradise” into 11 connected tracks.

The tracks flow seamlessly, but it is hard to tell if that’s because of Mayer’s artistic genius or the fact that all of the songs actually do sound the same.

Mayer has always made what he does look easy; however, this ease leads to a certain amount of skimming over. He loses some of the differentiation that was more apparent on the heartbreak-fueled “Battle Studies.”

Mayer is more mature, yes, but this also makes him a little less interesting.

Musically, this album is exciting in the obvious finesse Mayer uses in his writing, but vocally, he could really use a little roughness to even out the influences in his music. “Badge and Gun” is a prime example of this. This track was written and

produced so well, but Mayer’s voice smoothes over what really needs to stay coarse.

What is continually evident on this album is Mayer has carved out a niche for himself.

He knows what he does well, so he keeps doing it. He has steered towards a folk-based sound with “Paradise,” but it’s still the same smooth and charming Mayer that listeners have come to expect.

There’s nothing earth-shattering on this album, but its subtle undertones reveal that Mayer is maturing in his musical career. He has a different set of life experiences that now frame his writing.

Despite its tendency to stay in Mayer’s comfort zone, “Paradise” is still a worthwhile album. It feels like lying on your back in a boat, gently floating down a river of twang-y guitar and melodic Mayer.

A little boring, yes, but it is still paradise.

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Smoking receives bad reputation in hypocritical society In a Taboo Parlor by Chase Parker

I love cigarettes.

Now, I am sure the majority of readers’ hands are already trembling with anxiety as they think of how to reply to such an egregiously taboo admission.

Before my inbox is assaulted with more anti-tobacco literature than could ever be handed out on Pedestrian, let me preface by saying I do not smoke tobacco. My list of vices is already substantial enough as it stands – I’m looking at you, Cookout and dollar wells.

How many conversations would have never started were it not for the swift intervention of a quick light and the subtle relinquishing of responsibility? I always carry a lighter with me when I go out, and I have met more friends and colleagues over offering a simple bit of butane than with a firm handshake and an exchange of cliché formalities.

Although I do not smoke them, I find an immense value in cigarettes.

I am very aware that I am in a striking minority of people who feel this way, but, as a film buff, I cannot help but find something terribly aesthetic in cigarettes. Where most see dully-colored teeth and smelly clothes, I see Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca,” Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and Edward Norton in “Fight Club,” all of whom have had profound effects on our cultural zeitgeist.

“Mad Men’s” pilot would never have been picked up were it not for Don Draper’s struggle with the Lucky Strike brand.

It pains me when a fellow student scowls at another for enjoying a cigarette. It is usually not out of concern for the other student’s health, but out of some moral pretension that the other student is obviously morally unfit to realize what he is doing to other people’s moral livelihoods.

I hate to inform you, readers, but everyone knows smoking is life-shortening and makes you smell like your grandmother’s musty attic.

And in related non-news, alcohol destroys your livers and gives you a John Candy beer belly; Adderall can cause psychosis; unprotected sex can cause… babies.

Driving a car puts out carcinogenic and smog-producing fumes by the millions of liters a day.

Are these vices not even in the same reprehensible ballpark as smoking? No one dares to stare at the mother carrying her kids to school in her mobile daycare/carbon monoxide factory.

But oh – we will most certainly be interrogating someone who walks with a cigarette dangling from his or her mouth.

Therein lies the problem. There is just not as much moral imperative to pass judgment on those decisions in comparison to tobacco.

Smoking is no longer a concern about an individual’s health. It is a question of morality. People who are offended by smokers no longer construe them as people who do not understand the dire health risks of cigarettes.

Instead, smokers are now selfish and amoral individuals with no concern for those around him or her.

I find this to be a terrible fallacy in simple human compassion. We drive cars that destroy our atmosphere and lungs, and yet we scoff at someone hoping to calm down after being over-caffeinated and strung out from a week of studying for their finals.

We have become so self-entitled that we consider air to be “our” air, and how dare someone be so selfish as to light a cigarette in your general vicinity, even if they are far enough away for the smoke’s effect to be fairly negligible to your health and the way your day is going.

I know not all smokers go out of their way to avoid making you breath their carcinogenic fumes. I am not making the case for smoking to be allowed in public places such as restaurants, and I especially do not condone smoking in the presence of children, the infirm, etc.

I am merely asking that we consider what vilifies smoking so much more than other parts of our lives we hardly consider being such crimes against humanity.

The next time you see a fellow classmate walk out of a class and anxiously reach for a pack, don’t be offended so immediately. Remember, without cigarettes, perhaps we would not have had the opportunity to vilify and legislate against them in the first place.

Anybody got a light?

Chase Parker is a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. He can be reached at sparke23@ utk.edu.

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Senior year brings renewed life perspectives Lost in

Communication by

Jan Urbano It seems like it was just yesterday when I found myself entering UT as a freshman, suddenly thrust into the new, unpredictable, yet exciting world that is college.

This year, however, I am a senior.

Even now, it’s difficult for me to accept that I’m beginning my last year here at UT. That being said, although I have learned many things during my time here, I still find myself learning new things all the time, as if I were still a freshman in college.

I vividly remember how worried I was about how my project for the Life of the Mind program would be received by my fellow freshmen. We were told the top 25 original responses to that year’s book, “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” by Tracy Kidder, would be entered into a contest and voted upon publicly.

I had heard about the contest the summer beforehand and decided to do my best on my project.

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submitted myself into the dull repetitiveness and contentedness, only taking my classes and not going any further.

I was too content with my life, and as a result, I lost that spark that made my freshman year so fulfilling and productive.

It is extremely disappointing that I never grabbed opportunities when I had so many available, and now I find myself as a senior, regretting not being more involved and active.

I won’t let my last year here at UT be like the past two years. I intend to find that spark and ambition I had when I was a freshman and rekindle it. I intend to make this an audacious and auspicious year, and I will not let my past mistakes and regrets hold me down any longer.

Regardless of whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior or a fellow senior, challenge yourself, both in and out of school. I don’t intend to live this life with regrets, and neither should you.

Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment, and make it perfect.

Jan Urbano is a senior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@ utk.edu.

Rejection, missteps a vital part of understanding college Turn of Phrase by

Sarah Hagaman I held the envelope in my hands and held my breath with anticipation.

I had spent months waiting eagerly to receive a certain letter. My whole high school career seemed to teeter on this very moment – the moment when I would rip open a letter and find out if I had been accepted to the school of my dreams.

I swallowed, gingerly tore open the corner, opened the paper, and . . .

Rejected.

My heart dropped painfully. Rejected?

I – like most people – don’t take rejection well. Failure is a numbing word, one that recalls moments of stunned silence, the times when it feels like you cannot breathe.

Many people avoid failure at all costs. We often edit our appearance, words and past in order to highlight the positive experiences rather than times of despair.

Rejection from my dream college certainly looked like a great personal failure.

Failure, by definition, is “the lack of success.”

But is it, really? Here are the facts: Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling received 12 rejections from publishers before publishing

the book that would generate over $24 billion in franchise revenue.

A news editor fired Walt Disney because “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”

Steven Spielberg received rejections from the University of Southern California three times before pursuing a job as a director.

Apple fired Steve Jobs before he returned with ideas that produced the iPod and other wildly popular products.

Henry Ford’s businesses failed five times before his automotive inspiration made him an American business icon.

Dr. Seuss received 27 rejections from publishers before becoming one of America’s most popular children’s authors.

College is an incredible experience full of potential for growth and maturity. Chances are you will be exposed to a dazzling array of people, ideas and experiences in a few short years.

But – like many things in life – our paths can take unexpected turns and alter drastically due to failure, disillusionment and disappointment.

Changes are inevitable, and in the midst of our vigorous attempts to “fulfill our destiny” and “follow our hearts,” I think it’s important to embrace every moment of the experiences ahead – especially those that don’t end up working out as we had hoped.

Two years ago, I had sworn to never attend UT. Tennessee came dead last on my extensive list of potential colleges; I wanted a

school up north, with snow and history and (though I’m ashamed to admit) Yankee accents.

In other words, a college that had absolutely nothing to do with anything remotely orange, white or a certain dog.

Well, joke’s on me.

Tennessee has become the only college in which I could ever imagine myself attending. I’ve been given incredible academic opportunities, such as spending the summer at Cambridge University. I have joined a fabulous sorority and made incredible friendships. I’ve cheered at football games, ventured up the Hill and dined at the everinteresting PCB. In short, I have moved from a place of incredible disappointment only to find another path, a path of newness and triumph.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” In the midst of my college-choosing panic, I would not have understood that.

Whether you were born with orange blood flowing in your veins, or held on to a Yankee dream (like myself), college truly is the place to start afresh; take a course, fail, change, try again.

So go ahead. Take the risks and feel free to fail triumphantly.

Sarah Hagaman is a sophomore in English. She can be reached at shagama1@ utk.edu.

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Although all freshmen had to submit a creative work about the book, I wasn’t so much concerned about the grade as I was about finding my own potential. I didn’t see the assignment as a simple, petty task – I saw it as a way to challenge myself and go beyond what was expected of me.

Over the course of several months, I did my best to include the themes of the book in my drawing. I created copies to fall back on in case I flubbed a draft. I did my best to mix-up colors and utilize shading to make it appear more realistic. I illustrated scenes that were thoroughly described in the book to make my work even more unique.

When all was said and done, I was happy with what I made. However, I did not expect it to enter the contest like it did. I was not aiming to win a public contest. Instead, I was aiming to win my own private challenge. I was thoroughly shocked when it was announced that I won. Although I will say it was very satisfying to win and get the iPad – admit it, most of you would feel the same way too – it was more satisfying to know that I was not only willing to challenge myself, but to actually go forward and do it as well.

Looking back on my sophomore and junior year, it seems that I had lost that desire to challenge myself. Instead, I had

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GHOST WALK continued from Page 1 “The Bijou Theatre is one of the most haunted buildings just because it has been around so long,� Still said. “It is the oldest bar and tavern in Knoxville and has been around in some form for 200 years.�

These hauntings do not stop with downtown. Still has heard several ghost stories about Strong Hall and Ayres Hall on UT’s campus. “Sophie Strong has been seen in the windows,� Still said. “And the Hill was built on a graveyard of the first settlers that died in Knoxville.�

Although most ghost tour attendees are more interested in a good story, Still said some are curious about the validity of ghosts in general. “They ask for explanations,� Still said. “ I have an open mind and am a spiritual enough person that I am sensitive to the people behind these stories. “I believe that an atmosphere of violence can retain emotions from that violence.�

Still, like many supernatural experts, shares the popular notion that ghosts tend to haunt places because of an unfinished business they possessed in their life. “I believe that most spirits want their story told,� Still said. “When I tell stories, I want them to feel like their business can be wound up. “I’m helping make sure they aren’t forgotten.�

Knoxville Walking Tours are conducted by reservation only. Price per tour is $15 for adults and $10 for children.

Reservations can be made online at www.KnoxTour.com or by phone at 865-309-4522.

Custom and private tours are also available.

Cortney Roark Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, has recently brought unique international culture to America, and more locally, to Knoxville.

Joe Williams, professor of evolutionary botany, teaches capoeira and helps inform students and locals of the culture behind it.

This historical art brings together dancing, music and communication, but “at heart it is a fight,�

Williams said.

Williams, whose capoeira title is Contra-mestre Avestruz, has been teaching capoeira since 1984.

One of Williams’ former students, Lahai Wicks, said Williams has a comfortable teaching style and makes sure his students are taught well. “The thing about Joe is he is very laid back in the style,� Wicks, senior in psychology, said. “At the same time, he’s very very detailed and when he teaches he makes sure that you learn everything appropriately and the way that his teachers would want you to learn.�

Williams discovered capoeira during intermission of a concert that featured a Brazilian samba band and a punk rock band. He attended his first class two days after a demonstration, where he met his teacher, Mestre Acordeon, from Salvador Bahia, Brazil. He has studied under Mestre Acordeon for the past 30 years.

Williams calls capoeira an “ancient art form come to life� and said he hopes to see the culture of it survive, unlike other arts previously brought to the U.S. “I really like the aspect of cultural exchange,� Williams said. “I would like to see it maintain Brazilian roots. I think it has a lot to offer the U.S.

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The Tennessee Theatre, shown above, and the Bijou Theatre are just two of many places the Shadow Side Ghost Tour investigates.

“[Capoeira] is all about community and people relating to each other inside a circle.�

Wicks, who studied with Williams from 2007-11, said Williams’ love for Brazilian culture made an impact on his college route. “Besides just learning how to do things, Joe teaches you about the culture behind capoeira, as well as Brazilian culture, which influenced me to take a lot of Portuguese classes and minor in Portuguese here at UT,� Wicks said.

The music of capoeira holds a lot of history related to slavery in Brazil.

Williams said he teaches traditional songs and lets the players generate a rhythm. The berimbau is a Brazilian instrument played during capoeira. According to Williams, there are different rhythms on it that tell the players what game to play. Some of these include ritualistic games, fighting games and free-for-all games.

Wicks and Williams keep in touch, as both gave a capoeira demonstration at Brazilian cultural night in the spring. Williams also does capoeira demonstrations at the annual Hola Festival and in Market Square. Wicks said performing with his former teacher is an exciting experience. “It’s always intimidating, because he is my teacher,� Wicks said. “It’s like you have a sense of fear in a way because it’s like ‘oh, he’s better than me.’ At the same time, because it’s an open and accepting environment, I know when I go in there he’s waiting to see what I have to say to him and what I want to do. “It’s always an exciting thing and I always try to do my best whenever I play with Joe.�

Capoeira is taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays with varying class levels. For more information visit www.capoeiraknoxville.com.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

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Assistant Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron tprovost@utk.edu

Worley ‘honored’ to be named starter

MAYMON continued from Page 1 A big hurdle for a player returning from a year off is getting back into game shape and getting their conditioning back to an elite level, something that Maymon has already begun this offseason with Vols strength and conditioning coach Nicodemus Christopher.

“I’m conditioning in different ways,” Maymon said. “I do a lot of bike and swimming pool with my physical trainer and then when I’m with Nicodemus I do run the hills and do things of the sort. When I’m on the court playing open gym with Jarnell (Stokes) I always tell him ‘Get me better today,’ so when he runs the floor I gotta chase after him so he doesn’t get a free open layup - so it’s all about getting better.”

The year off has not hampered the Madison, Wis., native from

improving his play in the eyes of head coach Cuonzo Martin.

“His shot is really improved,” Martin said. “The biggest key with his shot is that he is shooting well now, but going into games he has to shoot with confidence. His comfort level is taking guys off the dribble, scoring around the rim, facing up and making plays, but to have that confidence and maintain that level of confidence to shoot shots in game situations and take big shots down with one minute left in the game is key.

“I think he’s a little bit better in certain areas as far as making passes and decision-making.

I thought that was the one area he needed to improve in, his decision-making in situations, because he is one of our better playmakers and he’s done a good job thus far making decisions with the basketball and making plays. He looks better than ever as far as I’m concerned.”

According to Maymon, his skills on the court are not the only things that have improved in

his down time.

“I think I’m more mentally prepared. I’ve tried to slow the game down,” Maymon said. “As of now, I’m not as explosive as I was but I think I do a really good job of slowing the game down and I think that helps me with my passes and me getting to the hole and seeing different things that I didn’t see before. Plus, sitting out a whole year really helps me visualize the game better.”

And as for that explosiveness, Maymon is not worried and said it will come back as the season progresses, giving him an advantage from his perspective.

“As the season goes along I’ll continue to gradually get stronger and faster,” Maymon said, “and I think that’s a good thing because while everybody else is staying the same, I think I’m gradually going to improve.”

Maymon is expected to join a starting five that will likely include Stokes, Jordan McRae, Antonio Barton and Josh Richardson.

Wade Rackley • Tennessee Athletics

Justin Worley answers questions at Monday’s press conference in Neyland Stadium after being named the starting quarterback for the season-opener against Austin Peay. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday.

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Sports Editor Butch Jones requires his quarterback to be an “alpha male” and a leader of the team when adversity arises.

“That’s part of the job description of being quarterback,” the first-year UT coach said Monday at the season’s first weekly press conference inside Neyland Stadium.

And at least for the beginning of the 2013 season, UT’s alpha male will be Justin Worley.

The junior from Rock Hill, S.C., learned in a meeting with Jones and offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian on Sunday night that – for the time being – he beat out fellow quarterbacks Nathan Peterman, Riley Ferguson and Joshua Dobbs for the starting quarterback job.

“I guess just knowing officially that I am the starter, there is a sense of relief,” Worley said Monday. “It’s an honor and privilege to play quarterback here.”

Peterman, a redshirt freshman, is listed second on the depth chart, and Jones said his staff has yet to decide who would be UT’s third quarterback, if the Vols needed one.

All four quarterbacks practiced with the starters at times during fall camp, but Worley – the only one with game experience – took most of the firstteam reps.

Jones did not rule out the possibility of playing Peterman on Saturday, but he and Bajakian encouraged Worley to take the reigns with confidence heading into his first season as a full-time starter.

“Take control of this team,” Jones told Worley when they met on Sunday. “It’s your team and take the opportunity and run with it.”

Competition at all positions will remain open,

but Jones is hopeful that it motivates Worley more than it stresses him.

“That’s on him,” Jones said. “Any great competitor, you don’t ever look back behind you. You keep looking forward and continue to progress and get better, and Justin is extremely competitive.

“We don’t ever want to create a scenario where they’re always looking behind them. But that’s the world we live in. That’s football.”

When Tyler Bray injured his thumb in 2011, Worley started three games, throwing for 604 yards over a trio of contests that included a win against Middle Tennessee and losses to Arkansas and South Carolina.

Around the depth chart Freshmen receivers Marquez North, Jason Croom and Josh Smith combine with sophomore Alton “Pig” Howard to comprise the first-team receiving corps on the depth chart.

Rajion Neal and Marlin Lane are listed first and second, respectively, at the tailback position on the depth chart, and Tom Smith has surpassed Alden Hill for the third position.

Defensively, Cameron Sutton will start at cornerback after impressing coaches throughout fall camp.

The 6-foot-1 Jonesboro, Ga., native was the first of UT’s freshman class to have the black stripe removed from his helmet during fall camp, a sign of officially being welcomed into the program.

“The guy comes in, works hard,” senior linebacker Dontavis Sapp said of Sutton on Monday.

“He’s always asking what he can do better… he works hard. I think he’ll be ready.”

Jones didn’t rule out the possibility that junior linebacker Curt Maggitt could play Saturday, but he did say that defensive ends Jacques Smith and Corey Vereen will be out.

Vols eager for first game week in Jones era Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer

Since Butch Jones began his coaching career, he has always felt a sense of discomfort and anxiety throughout game week preparation, he told reporters on Monday at his first weekly press conference in Neyland Stadium.

His first game week as head coach at the University of Tennessee will be no different as the Vols gear up to take on Austin Peay at home this Saturday.

“My mind’s been racing,” Jones said during his Monday media session. “I woke up about three times in the middle of the night last night worried about the first day nuances. All the game management type situations keep running through my head. I’m pretty well used to this feeling.”

After giving his players the weekend off following a mock game in Neyland Stadium on Friday night, he believes they are as ready and anxious to begin game week preparation as he is.

In fact, the first-year head coach believes that success is ultimately found in preparation.

“I get more nervous in preparation Monday through Friday than I do on game day,” he said.

“You win Saturdays by winning Monday through Friday. It’s all about the way you prepare, focus and practice. Those are the things you mention when talking about winning football.

Everything is habit-forming.”

One of the upperclassmen who will try to pass down some good habits and lead the newcomers will be senior offensive lineman Ja’Wuan James.

The second-team All-SEC offensive selection looks forward to sharing the game day

experience with his teammates Saturday in the last home opener of his career.

“I’m excited for them,” James said. “I remember being nervous and excited in my first game. I had guys like Chris Walker and Nick Reveiz who inspired me to go out there and play confident.

I’ve talked to several of them and passed down what those guys told me, because if you prepare well you can go out there and be confident.”

James and fellow offensive lineman Antonio “Tiny” Richardson are excited to get on the field to begin the Jones era in winning fashion and start writing the last chapter of their careers in a positive manner.

“I think we just look forward the most to winning,” Richardson, a first-team All-SEC offensive selection, said. “We haven’t won these last couple years, but it’s a new era now.

We’ve been focusing the most on our effort. I think people will see a lot more effort out of this team this year.”

While Jones and a group of newcomers will enjoy the game day traditions they have never experienced before, they believe the key lies in remaining focused on the task at hand.

“Running through the T and the Vol Walk is all part of Tennessee, but we can’t lose sight on what the task at hand is,” Jones said. “At the end of the day it’s about performing and winning football games.”

The new Vols coaching staff will overemphasize the importance of game week preparation to their players, as they believe that will be what can push the squad over the edge.

“We have to understand what it takes to play winning football,” Jones said. “That’s why this week

of preparation is critical. The greatest teams I’ve been around are the teams whose week of preparation is unmatched. You have to live the game everyday.

It’s all about investing in victory.”

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Redshirt senior forward Jeronne Maymon dunks against UConn on Jan. 21, 2012.

Maymon received a medical redshirt for the 2012-13 season after he sat out the entire year due to a knee injury.