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SGA hosts inaugural tailgate for Utah State game Hayley Brundige News Editor (@hayleybrundige)
Everyone’s invited. Before UT squares off against Utah State for the first football game of the season, all students are invited to attend the “All Vol Tailgate” in the Humanities and Social Sciences Amphitheater. Organized by the Student Government Association, the tailgate will start at 2 p.m. on Sunday and will feature free food, games and a chance for students to hang out before kick off.
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“Tailgating is a big part of being a student at UT, and SGA thought it was really important to establish a tailgate that all students can go to,” said Connor Dugosh, SGA vice president and senior in English. The tailgate is intended to bolster SGA’s new tagline, “Everyone’s a member.” Not all students are involved with Greek organizations, sports teams or clubs, said SGA Press Secretary Annie Carr, but everyone has a stake in the university. Hosting a school-wide tailgate makes it easier for freshmen and students not affiliated with campus groups to feel involved and express school
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“A lot of big SEC schools have big events like this where thousands of people turn out,” Carr said. “We definitely don’t think it’s going to be like that, because it’s the first year we’ve ever tried it.” However, SGA President Kelsey Keny hopes the tailgate will act as a simple way for students to enjoy time with peers. “This was just an initiative we wanted to take so all of us students have a spot where we can get together, enjoy some free food and fun, and get ready to cheer on the Vols,” Keny said.
Making a name
Tanner Hancock Not everyone is celebrating Traditional Marriage Day. Today, members of College Democrats and the university’s LGBT social organization “volOUT” will protest Traditional Marriage Day on Pedestrian Walkway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In April 2013, the state legislature passed a resolution establishing Aug. 31 as “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day” in Tennessee. The resolution referenced certain “physical, emotional and financial” benefits of conventional matrimony in addition to economic and emotional advantages for children. Citing the Bible, the resolution also specified marriage can only be expressed between man and wife. In opposition, College Democrats and volOUT will hold a “photo protest,” inviting students to have their picture taken with handwritten responses to the question, “What is your definition of marriage?” The photos will then be collected and sent to members of the Tennessee Legislature. For Thomas Tran, anthropology major and volOUT events coordinator, the protest provides an opportunity to spread awareness. “It’s a friendly protest against the idea of ‘Traditional Marriage Day,’” said Tran, who believes the term “marriage” has been “hijacked,” by certain office-holders. “We believe that [marriage] should be between any two people that love each other.” Community voices have questioned the necessity of the resolution, given that a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage was passed in 2006.
spirit, Carr said. “[Right before a game], you really want to be excited, and you really want to hang out with people who are also excited,” Carr said. “But, if you don’t want to necessarily drink or don’t know anybody who is already tailgating it’s hard, and you might just end up sitting in your dorm room and then just showing up at the game—and that’s it.” Inspiration for the tailgate came from a tradition called “Everybody’s Tent,” an event Ole Miss University’s student government hosts four times each season.
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Jalen R Reeves-Maybin didn’t see the field much as a true freshman, but, fortunately, that didn’t didn stop him from establishing himself amon among the Volunteer faithful. Admitt Admittedly, the sophomore linebacker from Cla Clarksville, Tennessee, spent most 20 season on special teams. But, of the 2013 capitaliz capitalizing on that opportunity, ReevesMaybi led all special teams’ players Maybin with 11 tackles and sparked one of the season’s biggest plays when he bloc blocked a Georgia punt that was sc scooped up and taken into the end z zone. “I think Jalen Reeves-Maybin is a great illustration of how to
develop players in your program,” secondyear head coach Butch Jones said. “Jalen played for us as a true freshman, but he played very limited on defense, but he was one our best players on special teams.” Headed into the 2014 season, ReevesMaybin is now expected to play a much larger defensive role for the Vols, as he was named the starting weakside linebacker going into Sunday’s opener against Utah State. Known for making big plays on special teams, the linebacker hopes to use that experience to become an every down player. “I just try to make people know my name,” Reeves-Maybin said. “That’s the best way to do it, is to make big plays when big plays are expected.” See REEVES-MAYBIN on Page 8
Let’s get organized New ambassador program to bridge gaps between student organizations Victoria Brown Staff Writer
An organization to help all organizations. Introduced this year, Volunteer Organization Link is a program aiming to create camaraderie between student organizations. Run by the Center for Student Engagement, the “ambassadors” of this new program will serve as advisers
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and advocates for student organizations. Loosely defined, the ambassadors will encourage involvement on campus, promote cohesion between UT’s 450 organizations and raise the visibility of student groups through social media and marketing campaigns. Abigail Brumfield, a graduate assistant at the Center for Student Engagement, played an influential role in the development of the VOL Ambassadors program. “It will bridge the gap between 450 student organizations and help create a
centralized message,” said Brumfield, who also works with the Student Organization Outreach program. “[VOL Ambassadors] will make sure that they are all receiving the information that will be beneficial to them being successful on campus.” Brumfield said program members will also help pool resources for student organizations, including information about “risk management, conflict resolution and working with budgets.” The application process will end Sept. 5. Although Brumfield said the program is open to “any and all” students, those with experience in other leadership roles on campus are most likely to succeed in the program. “We’re looking for students who are
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passionate about their work and wanting to help other organizations grow,” said Ashleigh Moyer, director of the Center for Student Engagement. Moyer helped develop the VOL Ambassadors program. After selecting members, the program will discuss committees and executive leadership opportunities within the organization. The ambassadors will then help run workshops and other activities meant to build leadership skills, including a hazing prevention workshop in September and a funding panel workshop in October. “I think it’s an excellent opportunity for students that are looking to start an organization, just from the ground level,” Brumfield said. See VOLAMBASSADORS on Page 2
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