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‘Level-headed’ Barnett keeps calm and carries on Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Shivers aims to add ‘perspective’ to student life New Dean of Students goes ‘where the students are,’ focuses on diversity Hayley Brundige News Editor (@hayleybrundige)
There will be many firsts this upcoming weekend when Tennessee takes on Utah State in the season opener Sunday night. When the Vols defense takes to Shield-Watkins Field, they will run out the program’s first true starting freshman defensive lineman in Derek Barnett. Not only will the former 4-star Brentwood Academy standout have his family in the crowd with a bunch of friends, but he will also have the eyes of more than 100,000 other expected fans that are eager to see what he can bring to the table. “I’ve been talking to the upperclassmen and they’ve been telling me what to do before the game to keep my mind right,” Barnett said. “I will be focused when game time comes.” One teammate that has seen the evolution and growth of the Vols starting right-side defensive end from spring practice up until the now has been Jordan Williams. The senior defensive tackle, whom has the most experience up front on the defensive line and is one of just six seniors listed on the 2-deep depth chart, has confidence that Barnett will be ready to play under the bright lights. “For a freshman he is levelheaded,” Williams said. “He doesn’t panic or get too riled up when everything is flying fast around him. He’s fast himself, and physical.” Williams remembers his first game action as a freshman and getting a little lost in the excitement. Maturity is something that strikes him about his true freshman teammate. “I could see him being a little nervous, but he is light years ahead of where I was,” Williams said. “He knows the defense and he has some great football intelligence. He’ll be fine as long as he stays out there and keeps his head about himself.”
When Melissa Shivers isn’t working as the new Dean of Students, she’s rollerblading at an undisclosed skating rink in North Knoxville. As a child, Shivers’ mom would take her to the skating rink for hours. Today, this activity still brings her joy. “We had roller skates that had the little pom-poms on top,” Shivers said. “Yeah, it was a big deal. My sister and I thought we were hot stuff.” Shivers is well-spoken, warm and quick to offer a smile. A self-described “softie,” Shivers embodies the balance between
kindness with fairness– a trait which undoubtedly serves her well when interacting with students. “I think sometimes I Dean of Students, can take off my Melissa Shivers administrator hat and focus more on the feelings and the perspectives of students,” Shivers said, “and then join that with my pragmatic thinking and beliefs.” An average day for Shivers starts around 5 a.m. and sometimes does not
end until 10 or 11 p.m. Whether she is discussing campus issues with other administrators or serving on various committees, Shivers is always focused on students. “Every day it looks different,” Shivers said. “When I think about my day, some of the most enjoyable moments always center around opportunities to interact with students.” Before Shivers came to UT, she worked for the Department of Intercultural Affairs at the University of Georgia. During her tenure, Shivers worked with the campus LGBT resource center, international student life, multicultural programs and African-American cultural center to create community between students of varying backgrounds and identities. Shivers has a passion for social justice and diversity, which she says stems from her experience as a first generation college student.
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Some believe the Internet is populated only by harsh commenters and creeps. For Nathan Sulfaro, however, the web is home to the most “unbiased” art critics around. A junior in 2-D painting, Sulfaro creates paintings and drawings concerned with how art moves on the Internet. Instead of personally critiquing his own work, he lets Internet users on platforms such as Instagram and Tumblr take their own stance on whether the work is successful or not. His style and subject matter are concerned with where the art will go. “It’s a current way of looking at how to judge a work of art,” Sulfaro said. “In my position, it’s like I can sit here and make little ‘whatevers’ all day, but I’m just an undergrad in Tennessee. “If it’s not up, no one’s going to see it.” With a global audience at his fingertips, Sulfaro said this is where the “democratic” part of the Internet becomes especially important. “I like the idea of it being democratic,” Sulfaro said, “democratically chosen at what succeeds and what doesn’t. There’s not necessarily an audience that’s educated to ‘get it.’” While Sulfaro has always loved drawing growing up, he intended to major in chemistry when he first arrived at UT.
Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon Nathan Sulfaro starts one of his pieces for his First Friday show at Gallery 1010.
Marble City 5 impresses at Market Square’s last summer jazz concert
The sound of jazz music echoed through the streets of Downtown Knoxville Tuesday night. People looking to relax after a long day of work or school chose to spend their evening listening to jazz and conversing with fellow jazz enthusiasts at the final Jazz on the Square concert of the season. Some audience members gathered in fold-out chairs surrounding Market Square’s stage, while others listened as they enjoyed dinner on the patios of the restaurants outlining Market Square. The Marble City 5, Jazz on the Square’s showcased band, played
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“All through high school [my sisters and I] were told that we weren’t ever going to go to college,” Shivers said. “They told us, ‘you don’t come from the background, you don’t have the pedigree, you’re not really going to go to college.’” Contrary to what she was told, Shivers left her small hometown of Commerce, Georgia and completed her undergraduate education at Georgia Southern University, her master’s degree at Clemson University and her doctorate degree at the University of Georgia. Shivers knows what it’s like to be part of an underrepresented group, and now uses her experience to advocate for others. “I really enjoy sort of looking around the table and figuring out who’s missing,” Shivers said. “And then I try to think about the perspective that still needs to be represented.”
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under the illuminated stage. People from all walks of life came to enjoy the free jazz. Some danced to the music while others bobbed their heads and tapped their feet from their respective spots. Other attendees made the event a family affair, complete with picnic blankets and sandwiches. The Marble City 5 consists of Vance Thompson on the trumpet, Greg Tardy on the saxophone, Keith Brown on the piano, Nolan Nevels on drums and Taylor Coker on the bass. Some of the members have roots in UT’s School of Music, as Tardy is a professor of saxophone, and Brown is the son of a piano instructor at UT. See JAZZ on Page 5
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Cinema Studies Program confident about new major what really interested me,” Hamby said. “I want to tell stories and doing so with film seemed like a perfect way for me to do that and shine.” Chuck Maland, chairman of the Cinema Studies Program, said the new major provides students with a topical area of study. “We’re so saturated by media in contemporary society,” Maland said. “If you think about how many hours you spend a day, either in front of a television screen or a movie screen or computer screen or your cellphone screen… We’re consuming a lot of images and sounds all the time.”
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•Photo Courtesy of Katie Truppo A musician plays saxophone at Tuesday’s Jazz on the Square.
Lights, camera, action. After a decade of combating financial and technical uncertainties, UT unveiled the Cinema Studies Program this fall as an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts and Sciences. Intended for students interested in studying and making films, the major expands upon the existing cinema studies minor. For students like Adam Hamby, junior in cinema studies, the program has been long awaited. “I was in the College of Communications just kind of floating around trying to find See CINEMA STUDIES on Page 2
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