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SGA branches seek eager new applicants Kyle Turner News Editor As class schedules are finalized, students now find themselves with the opportunity to join extracurricular activities, which enhance student life.

Both the Student Services and the Freshman Council branches of SGA are in the process of accepting applications from interested students looking to take an active role in the university.

“Student Services and the Freshman Council are looking for students eager to participate at UT,” Avery Howard, student services director, said. “Apart from the vast opportunities and doors that are opened, it really is a fun and rewarding experience.”

Both organizations focus on different issues but share the common goal of serving all students on campus.

“Being a part of Student Services has given me a greater insight to UT and exposed me to opportunities that I would have missed otherwise,” Greg Dowell, junior in communication studies and assistant director of the Government Affairs committee, said.

The various committees offered through Student Services run the gamut from diversity affairs to student relations and almost every other aspect of student life.

New students hoping to work with broader issues relating to the newest class on campus may join Freshman Council.

Freshman Council affords new students the opportunity to take an active role in campus life and highlight issues truly important to freshmen.

Engaging students early is extremely important for the development of community at UT, according to Samantha Owens, sophomore in communication studies and former member of the Freshman Council.

The Freshman Council is composed of 44 freshmen, evenly divided between males and females in attempt to offer the greatest representation of all new students, who meet with SGA executive members weekly.

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Students crowd the Pedestrian Mall for the Student InVOLvement Fair on Friday, Aug. 20 as part of Welcome Week. The event informed students about opportunities to get involved in student organizations around campus, such as Freshman Council and SGA.

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New mayor pledges action, honesty Student volunteers, vice chancellor work to ties are changes to the county’s education policy and budget.

Staff Writer “It is all about the classroom,” A wind of change blew through Knox Burchett said.

Burchett suggested making changes County when a new mayor was sworn in to the Knox County Schools Wednesday, and UT administrative offices and students were some of altering administration the first to hear about salaries in order to help fund it. more teachers.

Tim Burchett, the During the question and new Knox County answer session, Burchett was mayor, came to the UC asked by students about variShiloh Room on ous aspects of local, state Tuesday night to talk and federal government . to a large College Burchett said that Republicans crowd.

Republicans were making The mayor-elect promstrides in the Tennessee ised a “restored sense state legislature and encourof trust” for all of his aged students to help with new employees and the gubernatorial campaign. constituents.

Tim Burchett On the federal level, In a May primary, Burchett warned of the difficulties to Burchett beat former Knox County up -andcoming professionals in the Sherriff Tim Hutchison by a wide margin. That dominance at the polls contin- work place. He warned that bad tax ued in August when Burchett handily reform will make for additional tough defeated Democratic opponent and pas- times in the economy. Burchett also mentioned the changing mentality of tor, Ezra Maize.

Burchett has served in the Tennessee today ’s young voters.

“It seems like it is ‘in’ to not be patristate legislature, as both a senator and representative, since 1994 and looks otic, and that needs to be changed,” forward to taking that experience to the Burchett said.

Samantha Edwards, senior adviser to City-County Building.

“My main goal is restored trust,” College Republicans, liked the message Burchett said. “The folks of this county that Burchett had to offer students.

“Mayor Burchett’s speech was really elected me, and that is what they are on target as to what UT is going to face going to get.”

While Burchett chose to save the in the next few years,” Edwards said. majority of his strategies and plans for “The budget is always a concern to stuhis swearing-in speech, he did tell the dents and faculty, and his answers were College Republicans that he would start honest and realistic. It just gives us that by making “sizable reductions that will much more incentive to work with local save the county millions.” This seems to and state government to make sure our be the general feeling among Burchett’s needs as students are met.”

As Burchett left the Shiloh Room on constituents after years of allegations of Tuesday, he left with a question to his misspending and excessively high salaries that are received by numerous students and constituents.

“Remember, who is my boss?” county officials.

Second on Burchett’s list of priori- Burchett asked. “You are.”

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bring relief to tragedy-stricken Gulf Coast Donesha Aldridge Staff Writer

Fifteen UT students had the chance to help out victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill during a trip to Louisiana.

The students traveled to St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, just outside New Orleans, and worked with Remote Area Medical, a volunteer relief corps that provides free health, dental and eye care; veterinary services; and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the U.S. and the world.

The trip was a part of the annual Life of the Mind program.

The trip related to the themes in this year’s book, “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” by author Tracy Kidder. The book is about a doctor who helped fight against diseases by founding the Partners in Heath organization.

Jasmine Hammons, freshman with a statistics interest, said she enjoyed the book and the trip.

“I believe they both allowed me to understand those who (are) less fortunate than myself,” she said. “I went into this trip hoping to gain a positive experience on my resume and left with not only some of my closest friends, but also a greater appreciation for those who are greatly in need.”

Hammons said that though she was able to walk away from New Orleans knowing that this trip was one of the best decisions she had ever made, the trip was not an easy one.

“I fainted while assisting in the dental area,” she said. “I became so dizzy that I lost my vision, and my legs flew out from under me.”

The students worked alongside many others in the Remote Area Medical team.

Marianela D’aprile, freshman in architecture, said the RAM team never made them feel inferior.

“I spent most of my time translating for Spanish speakers, and the experience of being able to breach a gap between doctor and patient that would have otherwise hindered the efficiency of the clinic was truly rewarding,” she said.

Thirteen other freshmen went along with Hammons and D’aprile.

Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Susan Martin accompanied the students on the trip. Staff members Drew Webb and Craig Bleakney also went.

Bleakney said there was not a single student that did not make a difference on the trip.

“The goal of this trip was to take one step further from reading about societal problems and take action to foster change,” he said. “Students on this trip learned about the impact a small group of people working diligently can have.”

Bleakney said the students directed traffic, assisted dentists, learned how to administer anesthesia, took blood pressure, made prescription glasses and more.

“Every student walked away with a sense of accomplishment, knowing they had made a difference in New Orleans,” Bleakney said.

Hammons said the trip to New Orleans was one she could never forget.

“A more serious and touching moment was when I was filling out forms for registration, a woman said to me, ‘It is people and actions like yours that the world needs more of,’” she said. “My eyes became teary as I heard these words, and I knew that this experience was one of the best ones of my life.”

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Layla Husain, junior in Spanish, and Siddrah Ahmed, senior in nutrition, inform a fellow student about the Fast-A-Thon. The Fast-A-Thon is taking place today and will culminate with a dinner in the UC Ballroom at 7:30 p.m.

SGA continued from Page 1 “Being a part of the Council really helped the freshmen members serve as a pivotal voice for students and exposed me to so many different things that UT had to offer,” Owens said. “Apart from the academic aspect, I developed a core group of friends that helped solidify my belonging and place here on campus.”

Student Services focuses on a host of facets that are truly important to student life.

“I have always been taught to stay involved and Student Services offers something for everyone,” Dowell said.

“Students can find their niche that is not always offered by just attending class.”

The committees, composed of students, address pertinent student needs.

Last year the Student Affairs commit-

tee hosted the VolWalk of Life, which exposed all of the resources UT offers to help students graduate within four years.

“Many times I hear students talk about things they wish were different, and through student services we get to convey those wishes and really serve as an extra voice for the students,” Dowell said.

Joining student committees leads to a greater sense of ownership at UT and facilitates interactions between students that may have been lost otherwise, according to Dowell.

Committee service has added an extra layer of learning for many students.

“Serving on Government Affairs actually led to me changing my major,” Dowell said. “It showed me how much I loved politics. I have served for three years and have seen the springboard for opportunity that it has added to students.”

No matter what organizations students choose to join, the common idea is that involvement enriches student life in many ways.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Rodrigo y Gabriela brings exciting performance to UT

David Barnett Staff Writer Rodrigo y Gabriela has an original sound; it does not fit into any particular genre.

Some have described them as heavy-metal rockers channeling their music through classical guitars and a flamenco style, but such descriptions ultimately fail.

Its music speaks for itself.

Students, alumni and other Knoxville residents lined up inside Alumni Memorial Building, waiting to buy tickets. Tickets sold out minutes before the show started, leaving many disappointed.

Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero met in Mexico City while playing in the same heavy-metal band.

After becoming frustrated with the band’s direction, Sanchez and Quintero left for Europe, eventually settling in Dublin. There, busking to pay their bills, they exchanged their electric guitars for nylonstringed, acoustic Yamahas.

“I feel like I’m about to give a lecture,” Sanchez said to the crowd. “We don’t play classical guitar or flamenco. We come from a heavy-metal background.”

Quintero and Sanchez are intent on distancing themselves from such classifications. Since they have never received formal music training, they have had to develop their own style, which is lively and organic.

They adopt rhythms, and sometimes entire songs, from their favorite rock and heavy metal songs. They maintain traditional intros, bridges, melodies, solos, riffs and rhythms, but their new instruments and playing techniques allow listeners to hear sounds and songs in a completely new way.

Guitar riffs, which only metal-heads used to appreciate, now appeal to diverse listeners. These riffs on nylon stings sound elegant. Where an ’80s metal band’s riff sounds rushed on an electric guitar, Sanchez manages to calm the same riffs, making them powerfully emotive, yet soothing just the same.

Quintero has fashioned an original technique for rhythms. Striking the guitar and frets, she can recreate the effects of drum and bass.

Their music, which sounds just as good live as it does recorded, is dynamic. Their acoustic guitars are not restricting. Like Quintero and her one-woman rhythm section, Sanchez branches out as well.

He incorporates distortion pedals and beer-bottle slides that guide the music back to its psychedelic and rock ‘n’ roll roots.

The new sounds, featured in their new album, “11:11,” are just as pleasing as the old. This duo certainly does not fear experimentation.

The performance was both hypnotic and energetic.

Though only two people, they managed to use the entire stage. Sanchez would walk from stage end to stage end, propping his foot on speakers, looking like a proud ’80s rocker. Quintero, meanwhile, would be hopping around, physically emoting her music.

They were both visibly excited to be performing, like children unable to contain their joy.

Powering through a riff, Sanchez would frequently look and smile at Quintero, who would be strumming and drumming furiously.

Sometimes, in the midst of a heavy-metal tune, like Metallica’s “Orion,” they would head-bang in unison.

Their excitement was sincere. It compelled the audience to reciprocate. A few minutes into the show, the entire audience rose to its feet, clapping synchronously with the beats.

A group of kids even crowded the aisles to dance wildly.

Rodrigo y Gabriela put on a great performance. The duo managed to transform the classy, yet sterile, Cox Auditorium, into a lively venue, fit for dancing and police-mediated hooliganism.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Netflix takes extra step to satisfy customers Jake Lane Arts & Entertainment Editor A recent e-mail from Netflix bewildered me, though not in a totally unpleasant manner.

When I subscribed to the video rental mail-order service last month, I was a bit hesitant about paying $17.99 monthly for the deluxe plan (yep, I’m a schmuck), when, with a little bit of ingenuity, I could just as easily find the movies online and watch them for free.

But like a Federal Communications Commission censor trying to abridge the First Amendment with all possible fervor, I shut up my rational side and decided to live a bit. Since then, I can honestly say my rate of return has been dismal, but my first several movies were French New Wave, and with my current class schedule and working two jobs, watching challenging cinema in a language I do not speak or understand is not always my idea of relaxation.

Be that as it may, I’ve traversed “Withnail and I” and Jim Jarmusch’s “Down By Law” and “Dead Man,” none of which lends to leisurely digestion, with respectful haste in order to make way for a long-awaited installment from my queue: the first season of “Star Trek: The Original Series.”

Herein lies the source of my general dumbness in subscribing to a service when I can find the same content in a public forum for free. Regardless, the 10 discs of Shat and Nimoy and their ineffable banter and endless adventures through mid-60s sci-fi camp shone these past few weeks like a far-off beacon at sea.

Which brings us to the e-mail I received earlier today.

Apparently some other person had my same passion and the first disc wasn’t available, thus they sent me the second one in its place. As a sign of good faith, Netflix informed me they were sorry and would send the disc as soon as it was available, essentially giving me four rentals instead of my limited three.

This is no huge deal, but it illustrates an intelligent quality that Internet services should take note of if they

want to really hook a base of customers. There will always be technological Neanderthals, such as myself, who prefer to go to the store, rent the movie after picking it up from the shelf and undertake the whole ritual of watching it on a TV. But by offering the personal touch of courtesy such as Netflix did, the alienating process of doing business through a computer is transformed into a friendly transaction where I benefited through Netflix’s limited availability.

This discovery, of course, comes as no shock to anyone who has encountered a similar situation, as I’m sure any number of you have. With only so many copies of films to go around, the reason for having a queue is to have backups available if your next selected film is not.

But it gave me great joy to find a company willing to make its customer happy when, in all truth, they need not make any such effort. I’m sure the unwashed masses are too used to the frequent shortcomings of our current service industry to be outraged but still keep buying, because products are their for consumption.

But I never claimed to be an optimist.

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OPINIONS

LettersEditor to the

Did you know that your phone number is being published online? If you’re a student or staff member attending classes, it almost certainly is. I wasn’t aware of this until last week, when I discovered that my entry in the UT “People Search” directory included my cell phone number. After doing a little research, I found that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) authorizes UT to release directory information to third parties without individual consent.

So now that you’ve already found your phone number online (and may or may not be as upset as I was), how do you get it removed? You can fill out a Request for Directory Exclusion form with the registrar. As a UT employee, I do not want to speculate about how long this process may take. Want an easier way? I did. I called OIT, where I was told to log in to Circle Park Online, click on “Change Address” and remove all phone numbers from my registration information. This my take at least 24 hours to be updated.

I’ll be the first to admit — I could have found this information in Hilltopics and literally saved myself a wake-up call. But have you read Hilltopics recently? All the way through? I didn’t think so. Hopefully you read the Beacon and can now decide if you would like this information to remain public.

More information on FERPA can be found online at http://ferpa.utk.edu/ The Request for Directory Exculsion form can be printed from http://registrar.utk.edu/forms/directory_exclusion.pdf

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University role to study all aspects of man “An A l ternate

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Christine Riggs UT staff member, graduate student in Instructional Technology cjriggs@utk.edu Office Phone: (865) 974-7925 Cell Phone: It’s Private!

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Leigh Dickey

With the start of classes and 90-degree weather comes a season some of us look forward to and some dread: Yet again, my friends, it’s football time in Tennessee.

There have been several changes to the football program since last fall. I don’t keep up with sports much these days (which is an understatement, if ever there was one), but even I paid attention to all the coaching drama last winter. And though I’m not the most visually observant of girls, I’ve also noticed there have been a few changes to the stadium recently.

Nothing major, just a few more trees and lampposts outside the entrance.

That was another understatement.

The recent stadium renovations bothered me for some time and not just because they were inconvenient. I was going to take the opportunity today to complain about them, but the more I considered my complaints, the more uninspired they seemed. I am not convinced, and probably never will be, that the renovations were somehow necessary or a responsible use of funds. As I sit in yet another overcrowded, upperlevel humanities class, I can tell you that it wasn’t, and that’s that.

Except …

Anyone see a problem with what I just said? (Besides the fact that I’m in hard, upper-level humanities classes my senior year and not a bunch of nice, simple, introlevel lectures?) The problem is that a blanket statement like the one I made above — that having smaller class sections in our university courses should take precedence over sports-related building renovations — simplifies a complex and interesting problem. My statement, at its core, assumed that academics ought to always be prioritized above sports; that readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmetic are always superior to athletic undertakings.

I don’t think you would have to look far on campus to find a few individuals who believe this is true. On a lot of days, if I haven’t had much coffee, I am one of them. But on those rare days when I have had enough

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caffeine, it seems to me that to always, unreflectively, prioritize scholastic endeavors over athletics is at the very least naïve.

Grant me a minute to explain: My knee-jerk objection to high-expense sports programs in general, not just at those here at UT, is that enormous amounts of money are spent on something that, while fantastically impressive athletically, seems, at first blush, to be nothing more than entertainment. To my cranky, academically arrogant mind, this is outrageous.

For some reason, I boil my objections down to this: “We renovated Neyland Stadium when we could have given money to cure cancer,” and it seems irresponsible to me that there’s a hiring freeze at the university while we have fancy lampposts outside the stadium.

But how a few donors choose to spend their money is not the point. The question with which we ought to be concerned is: What is our purpose here at UT? What do we want our aim to be? Though you may not realize it, the Volunteer athletic programs and all the academics in their ivory towers are part of the same institution. Is it possible that, to an extent, they all have a common purpose? If so, what is it? What is the university for?

Ten different people would give you 10 different answers, but I believe that one of the most important aims of the university as an institution is to learn about mankind. The study of humanities, what it is to be human; social sciences, how we relate to one another; physical and biological sciences, how we function and relate to our environment. What are music, art and sports if not other ways of understanding human nature?

If our aim here at the university is to learn about man, then we need to embrace all parts of him — musical, artistic, athletic — not just the intellectual.

That’s my only point: My knee-jerk response to yet more spending in the athletic budget should be more reflective, less reactionary. There are all sorts of valid concerns about the role of athletics in the university that ought to be addressed (by wiser heads than mine), but I think those concerns need to be addressed, not dismissed, by all of the community if we are serious in our aim. Sport, after all, is not the only pursuit here at the university that can devolve into no more than an exercise in vanity.

Good luck to the team this weekend, and enjoy the game if you are so inclined!

—Leigh Dickey is a senior in global studies and Latin.

She can be reached at ldickey2@utk.edu.

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I realized last week that, as a super senior, there was still a ton of stuff that I’d always wanted to do on campus that I’d never gotten around to doing because of school, work or adventuring with friends. I then came up with a list of the things I wanted, nay, NEEDED to do before I bid adieu to Orange and White, so here we go: 1. Convince an unsuspecting freshman to step onto the seal on the Pedestrian Mall adjacent to the library and see how long they stay in school. If it’s longer than four years, well, they shouldn’t have trusted someone like me to actually lead them in the right direction in the first place. PFFT. 2. Have you ever noticed that when you step into an elevator, you always turn around and face forward?

I really want to step into an elevator, not turn around, making everyone else feel awkward, and get off on the floor that I’m supposed to. For some reason, it’s always been on my list of things I would like to try as a sort of social experiment.

3. Walk into a women’s studies class full of old-school, man-hating feminists and tell them about the sandwiches they need to make me, tell them that old and long joke about how many feminists it takes to change a lightbulb (one to document their struggles, one to form a support group for survivors of power outages ... etc). Let’s not even pretend that this wouldn’t be an entertaining scene, although I suppose the most I would get are blank stares and numerous shakings of the head.

4. Have a picnic on top of Nielsen on a moonlit, starry night, looking at the planets through the telescopes, which is pretty cool, especially if you do it for an astronomy class. It’s how I learned constellations, and how their names were affected

by Greek mythology. It makes a great date, and you won’t have to leave campus for an expensive and hackneyed dinner on Valentine’s Day. 5. Figure out if Sophronia Strong’s ghost in Strong Hall actually exists. Throughout the years I have heard of numerous sightings and feelings of her, but I have never actually gotten around to proving or disproving her existence — and it would be really interesting to

go on a ghost hunt.

6. Explore UT’s Anthropological Research Facility, otherwise known as “the body farm.” That might seem distinctly morbid, but I find it odd that I’ve been here for five years and have yet to go there and see exactly what they do. A small part of me hopes that they are secretly breeding zombies for a zombie invasion and all “Dawn of the Dead” movies will come to life, and I will be a bada** zombie slayer.

7. Hang a blank canvas in the main corridor of the UC, dress up really well and hang a tag next to the blank canvas that reads “Space — $200.” I’ve always wanted to see whether if I pretended to be an art critic, someone would come up to me, buy my load of crock and buy a blank canvas ... but perhaps I am just a stickin-the-mud neo-classicist. Or a con artist. Either way, I get paid, and I can afford to eat three meals of Ramen again. YAY. 8. Go to the McClung Museum exhibit every time it changes, because some of the things they have are super interesting, like an exhibit on Chinese art, and another one on Medieval clothing, and of course, miniscule dinosaur toys. Don’t pretend the latter did not sway your opinion to go.

9. Call UTPD and get some chump’s car towed in the morning, saying that it’s stolen, because IT’S SO FREAKIN’ DIFFICULT TO GET A PARKING SPOT EVERY MORNING. EVERY. SINGLE. MORNING. You might think this is wrong now, but don’t think that you won’t refer back to this article that ONE day that you’re running late and before you pull into a spot that you FINALLY find open, some jerkwad zooms out in front of you and captures that golden prize. Finding El Dorado or the Fountain of Youth is suddenly more attainable than finding a spot, and you suddenly feel as though you’ve accomplished something with your life. Don’t worry, that feeling will pass as soon as you get out of your car and realize that you picked the spot that is farthest from your class.

One of these days, I'm going to end up running over some poor undeserving freshman because of my intense rage every morning at being stopped at every stoplight and my inability to find one spot on a campus that serves at least 35,000 people. I should just give up, hug trees and emit less carbon monoxide by riding a bike.

Except someone like me might run over me on a bike. *sigh* I just can’t win.

Until next time, yours artfully, Yasha —Yasha Sadagopan is a senior in economics. She can be reached at ysadagop@utk.edu.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Men’s cross-country team to begin season in Belmont-VU Invitational Genna Pinto Staff Writer This weekend it will be ready, set, go for the Vols as they open the cross-country season Sept. 3, at the Belmont-VU Invitational in Nashville.

However, only seven Vols will be participating in this run.

“A lot of the younger guys running, this is their first college experience,” Michael Spooner, senior and three-year letter winner, said. “I hope it is positive.”

Scott March will also be joining the group of newcomers in the invitational.

“Scott has battled with injuries,” Spooner said. “This will be one of his races for the university, he deserves to run this race.”

Although the seasoned runners aren’t headed to Nashville this weekend, they aren’t taking the Labor Day weekend off.

“This weekend, me and the other veteran runners are going to run a workout on the home course,” Spooner said.

Spooner, who is a two-time SEC team member, is projected to be a leader this season.

“The biggest thing is to be an All-American this year,” Spooner said. “As great SEC and regional accolades are concerned, with the rich history that Tennessee has, you want to get your name mentioned with the best of the best, and that’s All-American.”

This season, the Vols have eight former letter winners returning: Chris Bodary, Steven Fassino, Joe Franklin, Tom Gilmartin, Chris Rapp, Peter Sigilai and Spooner.

The Big Orange will also welcome six newcomers: Ford Bell of Bishop Shanahan, Stephan Derlath of Ardrey Kell, Tyler Freeman of Bearden, Alex McCandless of Sevier County and Jake Rainey of Rossview.

The newcomers have done a “great job of maturing early, really stepped up to be college athletes and are fun to be with,” Spooner said.

For coach Greg Watts, the 2010 season marks his 25th year coaching and 15th as head coach at UT. “His attitude has been very positive to us,” Spooner said. “We respect him as a coach and the runner he was at Tennessee.”

This season Watts has positive expectations for both his experienced and rookie runners.

“Improve on our performance and have a chance to get back to the NCAAs this season,” he said.

Team members agree that the big goal is Nationals.

“As a team, we are top heavy,” Spooner said. “We have a bunch of guys who have been varsity for the last three or four seasons, and we want to go out on top.”

Last year, the Vols placed sixth in both SEC and NCAA South Regional Competitions. In this year’s SEC 2010 Cross Country Coaches Preseason Poll, the Vols received 49 points which put them in a tie with Auburn for fifth place in the conference.

“The top two teams are pretty strong, Alabama and Arkansas,” Watts said. “But the third through sixth teams are pretty evenly matched so there is a chance to improve our standing in the SEC.” The Belmont-VU Invitational will be held at Percy Warner Park 5K course at 6 p.m. on Friday.

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A member of UT Parking Services takes information for ticketing purposes from an illegally parked vehicle in Circle Park. Students can avoid tickets by purchasing parking passes in the UT Parking and Transit Services office, located in the Down Under in the UC.

Jeter recognized for leadership, energy Genna Pinto Staff Writer Coming into her junior season with the Lady Vols volleyball team, Kayla Jeter was recognized in the SEC preseason poll, and by her teammates and coaches, for having a positive attitude and outlook for the season.

Last season as a sophomore, Jeter was named to the All-SEC Second Team.

Jeter is from Solon, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. She’s a major in sociology with a minor in gerontology. She has three sisters: Ayisha, 33, Denyse, 22, and Breana, 13. Her favorite hobbies are shopping, painting and fourwheeling. Her favorite food is strawberry ice cream.

Preparation for the season started shortly after classes got out in May and June.

“I came back in June,” Jeter said. “As far as lifting and working out, we had open gym everyday. We got in the gym individually, working on things we need to work on and worked with our sport psychologist.”

Jeter was named to the SEC’s preseason poll earlier this month along with teammate Nikki Fowler.

“It’s a big honor,” Jeter said. “I know for the past few years I’ve been working hard to be one of

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the top players in conference. It’s a huge honor taken to heart, (and I) work every day to uphold that.”x Coach Rob Patrick said he couldn’t wait to see how Jeter performs after a good offseason.

“Kayla is just an extremely physical player,” Patrick said.

“I am very excited to see what she has in store for this season, now that she has become more comfortable and has had some success within our offense.”

Her personal goals for the season are “to help out (the) team anyway, be another option, (another) Nikki Fowler.”

As far as team goals go, Jeter was confident with the outlook for this season.

“We want to win SECs, go undefeated,” Jeter said.

Coming off back-to-back wins over Xavier and Virginia Tech, the Lady Vols are ready for their next two upcoming tournaments, with the first in Houston, Texas and the second in Ohio.

The Lady Vols showed the potential of being a threat from this past weekend’s showing.

UT heads to the University of Houston this weekend for the Houston University tournament.

This preseason has been upbeat for the volleyball team.

“All positive energy,” Jeter said. “Extremely positive.”

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Basketball teams begin workouts Lauren Kittrell Staff Writer Vols As the football season begins, the UT basketball season is that much closer to its debut. With this in mind, the team has begun its individual workouts.

Juniors Scotty Hopson and Cameron Tatum are working hard to achieve their personal and team goals for this upcoming season.

“To be great, I feel that guys are not made during the season,” Hopson said. “They’re made during the offseason.”

While their workouts function very much like a practice, they are more centered on a few individual players. Hopson quoted coach Bruce Pearl, who told him not to worry about the finish, but to worry about the process. Hopson said that as each player improves as an individual, the team improves as a whole.

“This is before the season when it counts and guys are stepping their game up,” Hopson said. “This is when everyone gets better.”

Tatum is of the same opinion. As the team works on overall team defense, shooting consistently and team chemistry, Tatum said that the team is working very hard, and the coaches are pushing them on.

“We’ve got to go farther than we did last year (an Elite Eight apperance in the NCAA Tournament),” Tatum said. “The coaches are pushing us 10 times harder than they did in the preseason, and the guys are buying into it. We’ve got to make sure we can keep up with that the whole season.”

Team practices start next month. Until then, the team will be continuing its individual workouts and cheering on the football team.

Lady Vols With a stellar lineup for the upcoming season and two determined freshmen coming in, the Lady Vols basketball team has also begun its individual workouts in preparation for upcoming practices.

“Individuals so far have been great,” junior Glory Johnson said after her workout on Wednesday. “I feel really good about this team. I feel good about our team every year, but I know personally that I’ve gotten better, and I’ve seen my teammates improving as well.”

Johnson said the team is working on specific things that they know they need to improve, and everyone is enjoying watching each other improve. The freshmen, Lauren Avant and Meighan Simmons, eased in and performed well in workouts and conditioning, and Johnson feels that they are doing very well.

Sophomore Taber Spani is returning stronger than last year after her foot injury. She has learned from her previous experiences and is using that to improve her game.

“Right now, I’m just being smart,” Spani said. “I think last year I really learned that I can’t overdo things and be healthy at the same time. So I’m playing it smart, but it kills me because I want to be out there doing stuff to get better.”

Spani is convinced that the individual workouts improve her as a player and the team as a whole and sees the improvement as the workouts progress. Her goal right now is not to focus on how many reps she’s completing, but on making sure that each one is perfect.

“I’m really excited about this year, and I know our team is going to do great things, and I’m expecting great things of myself,” Spani said.

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Air Guard member Cory Vineyard, a sophomore in business, has his picture taken in front of the No. 71 car, sponsored by the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Thursday, September 2, 2010