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Diversity Dialogues generate unity Hayley Brundige Staff Writer Look into any classroom at UT and you will find students who belong to a wide variety of social spheres, religions, ethnicities and cultures.

Not as often do you see students talking openly about these distinctions.

Diversity Dialogues is a monthly program held by the Office of Multicultural Student Life in the Black Cultural Center that aims to address such differences in a civil and open-minded way.

Tuesday night, a group of five students, two MSL staff members and a professor – acting as group facilitator – gathered in a circle to talk about personal experiences with diversity.

Joe Miles, assistant professor in counselor psychology and the discus-

sion’s mediator, described a system of dialogue called the “Lara Method.”

This method holds that constructive dialogue is achieved when individuals listen to others, affirm what they say, respond and add meaningful information.

“I think having some of these skills, like knowing how to communicate one-on-one is important for personal relationships,” Miles said. “But, more broadly, these skills are important for navigating in the diverse society we all live in.”

The hour-long event included Miles sharing information about effective dialogue techniques, but the majority of the session was devoted to open-ended questions about diversity and student’s views on cultural issues.

“I thought this was going to be a

lecture and that I wasn’t really going to be able to talk,” Michael Porter, senior in political science, said. “But I actually felt empowered and like I was really able to share my thoughts and hear everyone else’s.”

The origin of the Diversity Dialogues program can be traced back to 2010 when Chancellor Jimmy Cheek announced the formation of the Task Force on Civility and Community in response to “a series of incidents that reflect bias on campus,” according to the group’s final report.

The final report outlined ways for the university to incorporate principles of civility and community into existing programs, like student orientation, and to implement new initiatives. One such initiative was an intergroup dialogue program. The first Diversity Dialogues

event followed in the spring of 2011.

Despite the small amount of participants, Tuesday’s event managed to make an impression on those that did attend.

“I went in not knowing what it was at all, but I came out shocked in a good way,” Makinzi Butram, freshman in retail and consumer science, said. “I never thought I’d be in a place where I’d feel comfortable sharing what I believe in and listening to other views as well, but I experienced that tonight.”

Katherine Waxstein, another Dialogues attendee, is a senior working as a “diversity educator” for the Office of Multicultural Student Life. In this position, Waxstein and a group of other trained students conduct diversity workshops and programs for different organizations.

Waxstein was pleased with the outcome of the first Diversity Dialogues of the semester.

“I think it went really well,” she said.

“I find conversations like these to be the most meaningful and fulfilling that I’ve had in my college experience.”

In order to civilly discuss hot-button issues like gay marriage, Miles said it is important to think about the other person’s narrative of life experiences that led them to have that opinion.

“We all have our own experiences, backgrounds and social identities and we can end up in very similar or different places,” Miles explained. “Two of the participants in today’s dialogue had similar opinions, but had very different ways of getting there.”

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Coach desires ‘identity’ for student section David Cobb Sports Editor Everything Butch Jones does is intentional, even down to the placement of slogan-riddled decorations in the UT football complex.

“I believe in subliminal messages,” the first-year Tennessee football coach said Tuesday.

So it wasn’t just a coincidence that Jones offered shout-outs to Donald Page • Tennessee Athletics the student section both after Tennessee football head coach Butch Jones commends a group of student body leaders on Sept. 3. for their Saturday’s season opener and strong showing against Austin Peay. again on Monday at his weekly press conference.

Undergrads sound off on autumn style, fashion week trends Emma Evans Contributor September is here, and with fall just around the corner, many UT students are participating in fashion month by preparing to debut the latest trends of the season.

For sophomore kinesiology student Samantha Riccardi, cooler weather is the perfect excuse to add some new colors to her wardrobe.

“A lot of dark purple and emerald green is going to be in style this season, and I’ve seen some hunter green as well,” said Riccardi, who writes for a personal style blog entitled Forever Fierce at www.foreverfierceblog. wordpress.com. “I’ve also heard that it’s ok to wear white after Labor Day now.”

In addition to trying new color schemes, Riccardi said that her style this season will be very simple.

“I think people want to stick with an easy, personalized look this fall,” Riccardi

said. “I think I’ll keep my style traditional, with a personal twist.”

Claudette Sariya, junior in public relations, agreed that basic, versatile items will be an important part of the fall wardrobe.

Sariya, who describes her personal style as minimalistic, grungy, and utilitarian, said that combat boots will be her go-to trend of the season.

“Boots are easy and practical,” Sariya said. “You can put them on with leggings, and you’ll be cute for class.”

Weather also plays an important role in creating the perfect look for fall. Riccardi said that the perfect solution for the transition in temperature is an oversized sweater.

“Oversized sweaters are perfect for transitional weather,” Riccardi said. “The loose fit is perfect so you won’t get too hot, but it will keep you comfortable in the cooler weather.”

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Still, if there was any doubt that Jones values the presence of UT’s students at home games, he cleared that up on Tuesday as he met with 60 of UT’s student leaders in the team meeting room after wrapping up an afternoon practice.

“We’ve got to get our students there this Saturday, and for every game,” Jones told a group of SGA and Greek Life executives. “We’ve got to get back to turning Neyland Stadium into a great home field advantage.”

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Canines soothe stressed students Bradi Musil Contributor Nothing relieves anxiety like puppy love.

Sponsored by HumanAnimal Bond in Tennessee, or HABIT, Wednesday marked UT’s first official Canine Comfort Day. Taking place in the Gary Purcell Reading Room located in the Communications building, this event began the year-long schedule for having dogs regularly on UT’s campus.

Bringing animals on campus is certainly not unprecedented, following the tradition of providing dogs for finals week, and more recently Welcome Week.

Though they belong to UT faculty, these dogs are trained to work with the public. Donna Silvey, communications specialist for the College of Communication and Information, has been an active member of HABIT for five years with her dog Boudreaux – one of the three primary volunteer dogs.

“What’s great about this program is that, working with HABIT, the dogs are already assessed and the rules are already outlined so all that needs to be done is applying it to the university,” Silvey said.

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Safe Zone fosters comfort Architecture student earns prestigious scholarship for LGBT community Although only voluntary, Moyer said displaying the Safe Zone logo is a vital element of the program.

“We think it’s important to have a very visual A university campus should feel like your favorite sweater — warm, protective and com- symbol,” she said. “People walk by and say, ‘Hey, what is that?’ and it makes them think fortable.

Hosted by the OUTreach Center and coor- about issues of sexuality that maybe they hadn’t thought of before.” dinated by the Office of Multicultural Approximately 150 members Student Life, the Safe Zone diverof Safe Zone are listed on sity training program seeks the organization’s webto ensure this atmosphere site, although Moyer for the LGBT commusaid that number nity, fostering educahas steadily risen, tion and acceptance making her optiin students and mistic about faculty alike.

UT’s stance on Diana Moyer, diversity. a member of “I’m glad Safe Zone’s we’re a univerCurriculum sity that takes C o o rd i n at i o n diversity, in all Committee, said its forms, serithat providing ously,” Moyer an environment said. “We want to in which students make UT a place can feel at ease is one that’s welcoming to all of the program’s parastudents, and that’s a big mount concerns.

• Photo Courtesy of Safe Zone part of what the Safe Zone “It’s a place where students program tries to do.” don’t have to hide who they are,” Burnette is also impressed with UT’s Moyer said. “A lot of times, students do that because they face discrimination and hostility. primarily positive attitude toward the LGBT So it’s a signal that, ‘hey, you can be who you community.

“There’s an overwhelming support system are.’”

Without proper education from programs like here,” Burnette said. “Just from going to the (Sex Safe Zone, Moyer said it can be easy to wrongly Week sponsored) drag show last year, I didn’t know anything about it, but there were 500, or assume expertise in regard to LGBT issues.

“A lot of people say, ‘I have one gay friend, and maybe more, students that went to watch and I watch Will and Grace, so I’m all hip to LGBT,’” have fun.”

Charlie Clifton, a graduate assistant in the she said. “I’m like, ‘No, not exactly.’”

Sophomore Chelsea Burnette, a child and fam- OUTreach Center, says that the Safe Zone proily studies major and an Ally in the OUTreach gram is a beneficial opportunity to become an Center, said she feels the program is well worth Ally or supplement the knowledge that existing Allies may already have. the three-hour time commitment.

“It’s kind of a show of silent support, but you “I think it’s good for people to know that if they need help, they can go to a certain place also have to be able to back that up,” Clifton said. for that help, and I think it’s good for people “And going to the session will kind of give you to display that they are an Ally to everybody,” the materials to start doing that.”

Safe Zone will host its next training session Burnette said.

After completing the training program, par- on Friday, Sept. 13. More information about Safe ticipants can choose to display a Safe Zone decal Zone and a link to sign up for the program can be in their offices or dorm rooms to show their sup- found at www.safezone.utk.edu. port of the LGBT community.

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CANINE COMFORT continued from Page 1 As a community outreach program promoting human and animal relationships as a form of therapy, HABIT involves many students in the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. However, it was not until Silvey met Ed Cortez, Ph.D, director of the School of Information Sciences, that HABIT started to gain real traction on campus. Dr. Cortez’ labradoodle, Jazz, was present on Wednesday,

and will continue to make appearances throughout the year.

“These events have kind of steam-rolled into more occasions where HABIT dogs have been incorporated into campus events, until Dr. Cortez met with HABIT and said, ‘We need to start staffing this,’” Silvey said.

This will be the first year that dogs can be found on campus consistently. Meaning the volunteer dogs are here to stay.

“I have an apartment off of complex,” Andelyn Barclay, senior in journalism and electronic media, said. “We are allowed to

Tabitha Darko is fulfilling her dreams by design.

A senior in the architecture program at UT, Darko is one of three winners of the competitive Gensler 2013 Scholarship and Internship.

According to the award’s guidelines, the scholarship will be used to pay for her academic fees this year.

During the summer, she held a paid internship position at one of Gensler’s regional offices in San Francisco.

Gensler, a global design firm, awards the scholarship annually to “African-American students enrolled in a U.S. not-for-profit educational institution who will begin their final year of a NAAB-accredited architecture program in the Fall of 2013.”

Originally from Ghana, Darko noted that her background afforded her the opportunity to not only compete for the scholarship, but to fully appreciate her parents’ assimilation to life in the United States.

“More importantly than being from Ghana is just being a foreigner all together,” Darko said.

“My father always tells the story about how he came to college in the United States with only a hundred dollars to his name and a track scholarship. Understanding my past and my parents’ past will help me to never take such things for granted as I move on in my life and career.”

Even before winning the award, Darko was simply thankful for being among the top 10 finalists in the spring.

“At that point, even if I didn’t go on to win the scholarship, I felt a sense of accomplishment gaining recognition from a global architecture firm such as Gensler,” Darko said. “When I got the news that I was one of the winners on Good Friday, I felt relieved, capable, affirmed and so many other emotions.”

Among many people pleased to see Darko recognized, Laurie Roberson was especially proud.

Currently director of the Clay N. Hixson Student Success Center at Tennessee Tech University, Roberson nominated Darko for the scholarship.

Roberson has long noticed Darko’s keen talent.

“I thought Tabitha would be a good candidate because of her unique background, her academic performance at the university level and the quality of her design education at UT,” Roberson said.

have dogs but it’s an extra charge. So, it would be more beneficial to come here and play for free than have to pay for it. It’s really interesting to know about this program, and I’m glad that I found out about it.”

With such passionate support, Silvey and Cortez hope the event at UT will expand, with dogs serving as a source of healing for the Knoxville community as a whole.

“More than de-stressing, we want to bring a little bit of home to campus,” Silvey said.

“The thing that probably is a little bit unique here is that the administration really does care

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Tabitha Darko, senior in architecture design, received one of the three top academic scholarships from the global architecture, design and planning firm Gensler.

Roberson first met Darko while Darko was still in high school and said the young architect continues to impress her.

“I was extremely proud of Tabitha when I found out she won,” Roberson said.

“Congratulations again, Tabitha. Your competition video captured the very essence of who you are – an aspiring architect and a genuine, beautiful person.”

Currently, Darko has two projects in mind: a net-zero beer garden in New Orleans, and a selfdirected thesis project in which she will research “how architecture can reinforce or counteract existing social barriers.”

Her graduation plans are equally ambitious. After a few years of working at a firm, Darko will consider earning a master’s degree.

For fellow students following their dreams, Darko offered one piece of advice.

“My main suggestion for other students is to never short change yourself, which can occasionally be a difficult thing to do,” she said. “Have faith in what inspires you and keeps you motivated within your field and discipline.” about the students as well as their faculty and staff. So that’s why they have allowed us to do this, I mean, why not?”

The next Canine Comfort Day is scheduled for Sept. 18, in room 434 of the Communications and University Extension building. For more information about the dogs participating in Canine Comfort Day and a laid out schedule, flyers are located outside room 434, and for more information about HABIT, visit www.vet.utk.edu/habit/ index.php.

DIVERSITY continued from Page 1 Brooke King, junior in biology and an active member of the Lambda Student Union, expressed the importance of interaction between students.

“I think that if you can’t have a real conversation with someone and get to know them and care about them and what they’re going through, it’s hard to create a community on campus,” King said. “If there’s no community, it’s just you go to school here, you take classes here and you go home.”

The BCC will be hosting Diversity Dialogues on the first Tuesday of every month. Miles hopes that this event will continue to grow and impact more UT students.

“Ideally, I’d like to see a larger intergroup dialogue program at

the university and have many students engaged in discussion about these issues,” Miles said.

Porter feels that the the skills acquired from open dialogue will be useful in situations beyond university life.

“When you go out into the world, you’re going to be faced with people different than you every single day,” said Porter, who advocates for LGBT rights on campus. “No matter where you move, from the smallest town in Ohio to the biggest city in California, there’s going to be diversity and there’s going to be opportunities for interaction.

“Now is the time to learn how to have conversations and facilitate dialogue with others.”

The next Diversity Dialogue is entitled, “Natural Hair: Exploration of Beauty and Internalized Racism” and will be held at BCC on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.

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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Husband and wife musicians Josh and Nicole Johnson of the Nashville-based American folk duo Elenowen will be joining singer-song writer Matt Wertz tonight at NV Nightclub for a performance in the Old City at 8 p.m.

Elenowen reminisce on Knoxville roots Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor You may have heard indie rock duo Elenowen’s music on shows like “Pretty Little Liars” and “One Tree Hill.” Tonight, Knoxville will have the chance to see Elenowen join singer-songwriter Matt Wertz on his “Heatwave” Tour when they come to NV Nightclub in the Old City at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 and doors open at 7 p.m. The show is welcome for all ages.

Elenowen is made up of husband and wife duo Nicole and Josh Johnson, the latter a Knoxville native. According to their Facebook biography, “though emerging from the same Nashville-based Americana-folk scene as The Civil Wars, Elenowen deliver a sonic glow all their own. Amidst haunting harmonies and elegiac lyrics, their songs flow with an undercurrent of yearning, surrender and unexpectedly sharp edges.”

The Daily Beacon’s Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson had the chance to talk with Elenowen on the phone and discussed the duo’s current tour with Matt Wertz and their artistic journey.

Claire Dodson: To start off, how would you describe Elenowen’s sound?

Josh Johnson: I think it has really evolved. We like to experiment.

Nicole Johnson: It’s been very blended. I was more simple folk…

JJ: And I was more pop-rock indie, so the result is a kind of indie rock.

CD: How long have you been making music together?

NJ: Well, Josh has been making music since high school. I’ve always sung, and when we got married, a lot of our friends encouraged us to try doing it together. We wanted to start doing Christian music. Then we wrote “The Storm” together for our first album and have gone from there.

CD: How did you guys meet and end up in Nashville?

NJ: His cousin is from Nashville and we met through him. We became good friends and then started dating in the summer of ‘03.

JJ: We were long distance for a while, because I lived in Knoxville and went to Christian Academy of Knoxville. For college, I moved to Nashville to go to Belmont University. I’ve always been passionate about music and so Nashville seemed like the next step.

CD: Elenowen auditioned for the first season of The Voice and made it onto the show. What was that like?

JJ: It was crazy. It was a lot of waiting and

waking up at the crack of dawn – the TV world is insane – but the show was just what we needed.

It served as a launch pad for us and gave us a lot of exposure.

NJ: We were on two episodes, and that allowed us to be full-time from that point forward. Before, we were both juggling other jobs.

CD: Since then, your music has been featured on several television shows.

JJ: Yeah, our music has been on shows like “Pretty Little Liars” and “One Tree Hill.” One of our songs was in the promo for the show “Revolution.” It’s been great to get that kind of exposure. And we usually try to pair those kind of things with a YouTube video when people look us up.

CD: Josh, you are from Knoxville. What’s it like performing in your hometown?

JJ: The crowds get bigger and bigger. We’ve played shows at the Square Room before. It’s been exciting and humbling.

CD: Let’s talk about the headliner for this tour – Matt Wertz. How did you meet him?

JJ: We have some mutual friends and we went on a trip to the Dominican Republic with him and a few other Christian artists with the organization World Vision.

CD: What was that trip like?

NJ: The trip was so we could see what World Vision is all about and see if we wanted to work with them. We saw firsthand and got a chance to wrap our heads around all the problems in that area and what World Vision is doing to help. Now we can talk about World Vision at shows and get sponsorships for those children. We get to talk about our trip and encourage people to partner with them.

CD: What are you most looking forward to in going on tour with Matt?

NJ: When you tour with other people, they rub off on you. Matt is just such a positive person.

JJ: He just released a music video, and you can just see the fun-ness in it.

CD: What is most important to you in your music?

NJ: What’s important to us as artists, our main thing is that we want to do our best to write genuine, true music. We have branched out, but that truth is behind all that we write. We want our lyrics to come from the hurt.

Elenowen is launching a Kickstarter to raise funds for their new record. Each donation increment comes with incentives. The money will be used to record, mix, master and release the new album. To donate to the project, visit Elenowen’s Facebook page.

Comedic play collection headlines Square Room Miles Carter Staff Writer Comedic theater is on its way to the Knoxville area.

The humorous-based Broadway play, “All in the Timing,” will be performed at the Square Room at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Written by David Ives, “All in the Timing” is a collection of six unrelated one-act pieces.

According to co-director and actor Danielle Roos, these acts have an overarching theme.

“Each (act) has its own plot,” Roos said, “so they don’t connect story wise. But they come together and center on relationships and conversation.”

The acts include chimpanzees, a made up language and even a musical skit. Roos said many of the actors are in multiple acts, each playing a diverse character set.

Madison Weber, sophomore in special education, said difficulty exists in playing such different roles.

“That would be difficult,” Weber said. “If the characters are extremely different from each other and you had to learn a different role than the one you were already partaking in, it could be confusing as an actor and also take a lot of work.”

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‘Blue Jasmine’ pleases crowds Spencer Hall Contributor Woody Allen is not the kind of director whose style can be easily defined.

Within the last 50 years, Allen has entertained audiences with his diverse characters and sharp social commentary in a wide range of films.

In his latest effort, “Blue Jasmine,” Allen takes a more topical approach that results in one of the summer season’s best films and makes Cate Blanchett an early front-runner for Best Actress at this year’s Academy Awards.

In “Blue Jasmine,” Jasmine Francis, played by Cate Blanchett, is struggling with schizophrenic tendencies after her fairytale lifestyle crumbles around her.

Paying homage to Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Jasmine moves in with her adopted sister, played by the scene-stealing Sally Hawkins, after her marriage to her fraudulent husband Hal, played by Alec Baldwin, falls apart. Still in denial about her life, Jasmine treats everyone else in the film as if they are peasants, but fails to see her own flaws.

Alec Baldwin’s character –Hal – is clearly Allen’s take on the controversial financier Bernie Madoff.

Jasmine is too blind to see her husband’s flaws, as she only chooses to focus on the materialistic qualities of her life, whether in her numerous homes, lavish parties or expensive jewelry. Jasmine fails to see Hal the way that everyone else in the film sees him.

As is the case in a number of Woody Allen movies, “Blue Jasmine” deals with well-developed, dynamic female characters.

Jasmine and her sister, Ginger, are polar opposites. Jasmine was a New York socialite, blinded by the high society lifestyle she’s accustomed to and struggling to get her life back. Ginger is Jasmine’s adopted sister, whom Jasmine sees as a failure for her modest lifestyle and life choices.

Although Ginger is happy living her life as she chooses, Jasmine

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Blue Jasmine, an American drama directed by Woody Allen, focuses on Jasmine Francis, played by Cate Blanchett, who ventures through the follies of life while struggling with schizophrenic tendencies. condescends her sister for only dating losers.

The cast in “Blue Jasmine” is full of superb performances from actors of all different mediums.

One performance that stands out in the film is standup comedian, Andrew Dice Clay, who gives a surprisingly authentic performance as Ginger’s ex-husband Augie. The character is a step in a new direction for the comedian, known for his exaggerated blue comedy style and profane nursery rhymes.

The film uses flashbacks to show contradictions in Jasmine’s past and present lifestyles. As Jasmine lectures her sister on why she should not marry her fiancé Chili, played excellently by

Bobby Cannavale, we see Jasmine turning a blind eye to her cheating husband as he prances around town with different women each week. Through this technique, Allen reveals Jasmine’s flawed perspective on life and the hypocrisy of Blanchett’s character.

“Blue Jasmine” is a great addition to the already legendary catalogue of Woody Allen. At 77-years-old, there are no signs of slowing down. With this film, Allen is at the peak in his late career Renaissance.

With magnificent performances and a fantastically written script and direction from Woody Allen, don’t be surprised if this film gets the love it deserves come awards season.

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Decision on Syrian conflict must honor American interests Dean’s List by

Katie Dean The statement that should be issued from the Obama administration in regards to foreign policy should be, “If you’re not careful, we will be forced to call another meeting.”

Ever since the chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians on Aug. 21 took place, the Obama administration and the international community as a whole have struggled to come to a consensus regarding the dire situation in the ravaged Middle Eastern country.

Last week United Nations investigators and U.S. intelligence confirmed that Bashar al-Assad did in fact use nerve gas on thousands of Syrians, and that most of the victims were civilians. Horrifying footage from Damascus showed women and children suffering from the effects of the chemical weapons attack. Naturally, everyone is looking at the U.S. and the European Union wondering, “What do we do?”

For those of you who’ve had your heads buried in the sand (or the books) for the past few months, a brief overview: The Alawite leader of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, has been locked in a civil war with his people for two and a half years. At least 100,000 Syrians have died since 2011 and more than 4 million have been displaced. Iran and Russia remain the Assad regime’s strongest allies at this point, which further strains relations between the U.S. and Russia.

While the war has been raging for months, other countries have largely attempted to stay out of it. However, on Aug. 21, a chemical weapons attack led to the death of at least 1,400 Syrians, mostly civilians. This is a blatant breach of international law and it seems Syria cannot be ignored any longer.

Last week, President Obama announced that he was abdicating the decision of whether or not to attack Assad to Congress and leaving it to their vote. This was smart on the part of the President: a recent poll reported that 79 percent of Americans feel he should get the approval of Congress before authorizing military action in Syria.

Although President Obama is right to approach the situation with caution (no one is eager for another Iraq), he should also be wary of bold statements like the one he made last year when he expressed that chemical weapons would be a red line that the United States could not tolerate. Making statements like that is perfectly fine if you intend to follow it up with full force, but so far our response has been unorganized and not exactly timely.

A highly important question in foreign policy has always been whether or not it’s the job of America to police the rest of the world. As Americans, we are no strangers to involvement in conflicts in which we sometimes find little purpose.

Scott Simpson, a nursing student at UT and a veteran of the war in Iraq, believes that we need to approach the situation with extreme caution. He said that enough American blood has been shed in Middle Eastern countries for people who do not necessarily appreciate it.

“We don’t need to add another country full of terrorists to our foreign policy payroll,” Simpson said.

Even though the Obama administration has already stated that military action will be limited and that there will be no troops on the ground in Syria, Simpson’s remark raises an important question. Regardless of how limited the military action is right now, there’s no way to predict what the situation will look like a year from now.

A recent poll conducted by Reuters showed that only 28 percent of Americans think we should intervene in Syria.

What interested me more than the article that reported this were the comments written beneath it: “When they asked about a limited strike, did they tell the American participants how much a cruise missile cost? How much it cost to fuel a fighter? Did they preface it with what our national debt was now?”

Many comments featured similar rhetoric, suggesting that many Americans oppose military action in Syria.

There’s no doubt that what’s happening in Syria is heinous and unacceptable. It’s easy to understand why our government is having a difficult time making a decision in this case.

They would do well to truly listen to the voices of the American people, even if that means deciding that we don’t have a dog in this fight.

Katie Dean is a junior in political science and psychology. She can be reached at xvd541@utk.edu.

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Corporate lobbying creates inequality for U.S. citizenry Uncommon Sense by

Evan Ford Everything happens for a reason.

This slogan is preached from pulpits, treated as a basic rule in scientific labs and used to incriminate suspects in the courtroom. The idea of cause and effect is a fundamental part of our reason.

Yet when we look at some of the biggest social problems in our country, we imagine that this is just the way things are, and rarely question why things are that way.

Take April 28, 2013, when the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff of the U.S. military told Congress “No more tanks, thanks.” On cue, Congress passed a law spending $436 million on brand-spanking-new Abrams tanks for the price of $7.5 million a pop, directly against the wishes of the military. It seems a bit crazy, right?

So let’s think about the reason.

General Dynamics is a company in Fairfax, Va. In 2011, it earned a spot as the fourth biggest defense contractor in the world. It’s been having a tough time, though — its revenues shrank by

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remained static, America’s penal system jails its citizens seven times more frequently than in the 1960s.

Who wins from this trend, and why is it still happening?

Enter the Corrections Corporation of America, a for-profit prison company run by our favorite Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, a former chancellor at UT in the 1990s. CCA had revenue of more than $1.7 billion last year, $170 million of which was profit.

Their nationwide lobbying budget? $3.2 million per year.

Allowing corporate, special interest money in Washington is, without a doubt, the single most toxic facet of our representative democracy. Working and middle-class Americans can’t afford to fork over millions; they don’t have that much to gain.

Big business with big government contracts, on the other hand, have a lot to gain. Capitol Hill is simply another way to improve their business.

So next time a report from Nashville or Washington seems odd, think about who wins.

Chances are, it’s not personal. Just business.

Evan Ford is a junior in philosophy.

He can be reached at eford6@utk.edu.

Despite rough edges, Fort Sanders creates coziness Knight Errant by

Victoria Knight Walking up for the very first time to my apartment in the Fort, I immediately noticed a razor blade lying outside of my doorstep.

Gingerly stepping around it, I almost stepped onto some previously unnoticed broken glass from the remnants of a plate, I assumed was thrown from one of the apartments above me.

Finally walking into the apartment itself, I immediately observed that the air conditioning unit was barely blasting out any air – our living room was painted navy blue and green stripes – and the view from my bedroom literally looked out into an alley with a barbedwire fence and a vast array of beer bottles lying around.

I shrugged and thought, “but that’s just the Fort for you.”

Other problems abound with living in the Fort. Don’t even mention the parking situation – some places have their own parking lots which provide you with spaces, but many others lack such amenities.

Parallel parking must become a strength if you are to survive living in Fort Sanders.

And those yellow painted curbs, as tempt-

ing and convenient as they may appear, can lead to disaster; I just retrieved my car this weekend from a Knoxville impound lot after a tow truck intervened on such a yellow-hued curb.

Along with all of that, there is also the ever-present question of safety. Everyone talks about how dangerous it can be at night, and how you always have to be careful.

We’ve all received the UT alerts about guns and robberies. People almost always try to walk in groups at night. My mom and friends always tell me to text them when I get home so they know I’m safe.

But despite all of these things, the Fort is our home. It is our playground, our turf, even our “hometown” away from our hometowns.

There’s a community here. You get to know your neighbors, whether it’s just to commiserate over the landlord or to attend their parties. Knowing that you live so close to most of your friends gives it a camp-like atmosphere – enabling you to run from this apartment to that easily.

Playing pranks on your friends or leaving notes on their door is effortless.

A certain shabby glamour can be found in the buildings and houses, giving them all a unique character. Almost everything, except for a couple of the student living complexes, is old.

The history here is evident – the name for the Fort originated from it being an actual fort in the Civil War. It used to be home to

wealthy Knoxvillians who built their houses here. James Agee, the famous author, both lived and set his masterpiece “A Death in the Family,” right on Laurel Avenue. According to Wikipedia, it was only after World War II and the increasing numbers of UT’s student body that the Fort became home to students.

We live with that history, while also making our own to eventually leave behind.

Another aspect of living in the Fort is just a hint of rebelliousness. Our parents may not approve, but we like living a little bit on the wild side – adding a bit of jungle to our lives.

Whether it’s the pair of shoes thrown over power lines, or the random pair of underwear you see on the sidewalk, it’s all a part of the Fort experience.

Take it in and enjoy it, because someday we’re not going to all live within walking distance of our friends.

Our rent is not always going to be so cheap, nor will it any longer be socially acceptable for us to live some of the confined spaces we call now call home. Corner markets with the best selection of beer and frozen dinners are not always going to be accessible. Walking to football games and back with no worries about parking or traffic is likely not ever going to be possible again.

Love the Fort, not for the housing it can give, but for the home it already is.

Victoria Knight is a senior in microbiology. She can be reached at vknight4@utk.edu.

Get Fuzzy • Darby Conley

Non Sequitur • Wiley

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1 percent last year. How much money is 1 percent of GD’s revenue, you ask? A healthy $310 million.

According to nonpartisan watchdog group Center for Responsive Politics, GD spent almost $11 million on lobbying in the U.S. last year. To congressmen, that’s a lot of money and a lot of votes and a lot of tanks, which, of course, they happen to make.

In fact, that’s about three congressmens’ total campaign budget, and 1 percent of the GOP’s campaign budget.

To GD, on the other hand, that money amounts to 0.035 percent of their revenue.

For GD, that $11 million each year in lobbying gets them $21 billion annually in defense contracts (source: 2012 GD yearly report). That’s a 19,000 percent return on their investment. It would take 550,000 Americans each giving $20 to get that amount of political clout on Capital Hill.

Maybe this explains why we’ll cut Meals on Wheels before we stop buying nukes — Meals on Wheels doesn’t have a big enough lobbying budget.

This type of thinking explains many trends in U.S. social issues, such as the massive increase in the incarceration rate in this country.

Even though crime rates have

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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SQUARE ROOM continued from Page 3 Actor Erik Schiller, a UT alumnus, will be performing an entire act in a language completely made up by Ives. “For most characters, an actor only needs to worry about the second step, but for someone doing a character who speaks in a very different dialect (as in Shakespeare) or in an entirely other language, the challenge is especially difficult and requires an extra investment in time and research,� Schiller said in an email interview. “I started reading and memorizing my script at least a month prior to the beginning of rehearsals.�

The play is very humorous according to Roos, but not along the lines of gag humor. “It’s smart humor. It’s intelligent and witty,�

Roos said. “There are a lot of cultural references throughout. If you’ve taken a literature class you’ll appreciate them.� “All in the Timing� has had a lot of success through the years and is one of Roos’ favorite plays, but it is rarely performed in its entirety. “It’s been in the theater world. It’s one of the more famous pieces, but it’s not always done in its entirety,� Roos said. “You’ll see bits and pieces here and there. So I’m really excited about the fact that we’re doing all six. We’re doing the full thing.�

The production has two directors, Roos and Bill Campbell, who are also acting in the play.

Each co-director is directing three of the six acts.

Roos said this play is like a group project and is great for audiences who do not see plays often. “If you’re someone who doesn’t go see a lot of theatre, this would be a great piece to go see because it’s fun and you’ll have a good time at this show,� Roos said. “Even if you’re not the normal theater-goer you can eat and drink and the show is funny. It’s not like it’s a real deep serious piece that you have to work hard at to understand.�

Tickets for the show will be $12 at the door and $10 in advance. Part of the ticket fee offers audience members food and drink from CafĂŠ 4.

Food and drink can be consumed in the Square Room before or during the play.

The Square Room, located in Market Square, will open its door for the performance at 7 p.m.

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Lam, who describes her look as a mixture of various styles, said that she enjoys getting to see the interesting ideas from her favorite designers.

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What: Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Rice is headlining his first tour this year and co-wrote FloridaGeorgia Lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cruise.â&#x20AC;? Rice said of his music on his website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way I sing it, what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m singing about or the production of it, I want it to be something fresh and new.

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What: Chase Rice at the Tennessee Valley Fair When: 8 p.m.

Where: Chilhowee Park Price: Free with TVF admission, $5 extra for reserved seat Claireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Take: Not only do you get to go to the fair and enjoy all the rides, displays and local food, but country singersongwriter Chase Rice will be performing on Sunday night.

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Thursday, September 5, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

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

Fast and Furious Vols aim for speed in new offense Steven Cook Copy Editor

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Junior AJ Newell winds up in her backswing to tee off at the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Collegiate Championships at Holston Hills Country Club on Oct. 11, 2012.

Lady Vols eager to iron out newcomer transitions Jessica Koralewski Contributor In the SEC, dwelling on the past can be dangerous.

To maintain the standard of what is arguably the best conference in collegiate athletics, you must practice and compete solely in the present.

This is the mentality with which the Lady Vols golf team is using to approach the upcoming season.

Instead of fixating on the graduation of seniors Erica Popson and Sara Monberg, the team is focusing on playing with a more competitive edge.

To do this, the Lady Vols want to set the right tone from the beginning of the season.

“We just weren’t very competitive all season last year,” head coach Judi Pavon said.

“We were mediocre from beginning to end. They took it seriously, but there was just no sense of urgency to get better, so we’ve kind of set the bar a little higher.”

This is especially true for Chessey Thomas and AJ Newell, who, as upperclassmen, are expected to lead the team during the 2013-14 campaign that begins on Sunday for the Lady Vols with the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C.

“Chessey and AJ, they’re just our most experienced,” Pavon said. “They’ve played all these golf courses that we’re competing on. They’ve been there. But I hope that they don’t feel a ton of pressure. The other girls – these young players – they’re just going to have to step up.”

The Lady Vols have an eightplayer roster this season, three of which are freshmen. The transition from high school to collegiate golf is challenging, but Pavon is not concerned about her players struggling to adapt.

“All three of them hit it pretty far and are really competitive,” Pavon said. “It’s different playing college golf, but it’s just golf and they’re experienced and they’re good at it, so I think they’ll be alright.”

Hannah Pietila, a freshman from Brighton, Mich., enjoys the change of pace.

“It’s nice to be around players that are good players all the time,” Pietila said. “That’s been the biggest thing. That’s so fun for me. To have competition all the time is awesome.”

Her sister, Emmie Pietila, sat out last season as a transfer, but the two have enjoyed playing golf for the Lady Vols together thus far.

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BUTCH & STUDENTS continued from Page 1 On average, less than 5,000 students attended UT home games in 2012, but Jones said more than 10,000 were in attendance for the Austin Peay game – a number he hopes holds steady on Saturday against Western Kentucky when several recruits are making their visits to Knoxville.

“They have a report card,” Jones said regarding high school prospects, “and they’re measuring us up against Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State. They’re going to other games and seeing those venues.”

That’s why he requested to meet with UT student leaders; a group that he hopes will in turn influence the rest of the student body into filling the southeast corner of Neyland Stadium.

While at Cincinnati from 2010-12, Jones’ teams played in front of just one home sellout crowd in a stadium with a capacity of just 35,097, but student support was never the problem.

“We had twelve to fifteen thousand students there every Saturday and they’re the ones that led that drive to excellence that we had,” Jones said. “That’s why I need you guys to join me hip and hip, arm in arm and let’s get this thing rolling.”

In future seasons, Jones envisions UT’s student section holding its own name with an accompanying marketing campaign.

“I want to create an identity for our students

same team,” Emmie Pietilla said. “We’re both very competitive, so we have that, but we get over it. At the end of the night golf is over.”

Among the new additions in the Lady Vols’ golf family is new assistant coach Erika Brennan, who comes to Tennessee from a previous head coaching stop at Saint Leo University in Florida.

Brennan looks forward to competing in the SEC, and has enjoyed a smooth transfer this offseason.

“The transition has been absolutely incredible and I think that from the second I got here, people were very welcoming, kind of the ‘One Tennessee’ philosophy, which is pretty evident with everything,” Brennan said.

“It’s the best conference that exists in all of golf, and that’s proven statistically with the number of teams that make it to the postseason each year,” she continued. “So I feel like it’s the premier stage to be able to coach at, and that’s certainly evident with the talent of our girls that we have this year.

“I’m excited to see what they’re capable of doing in competition. To be able to coach at this level really is a dream come true.”

in Neyland Stadium,” Jones said. “And what I’d like to do is have it be where our students have a contest and they pick the name of it, and whoever wins it, maybe they get season tickets for that year or something like that.”

Jones fielded questions during the roughly 30 minute meeting, and after acknowledging the success he has had in recruiting, he was quizzed by a fraternity leader on his strategy.

“You didn’t hear it from me,” Jones said, “but Twitter is great. Friend those guys (recruits) on there.”

Regarding a question from a student about a slogan written on a poster on the wall in the meeting room, Jones dropped another secret about an addition that could soon be coming to UT’s helmets.

“I haven’t told this to anybody, so now you guys have it,” Jones said. “From here on out, the person that plays with ‘63 effort’ will wear a little ‘63 decal’ on the back of their helmet signifying they played the hardest in the previous game.”

Within the football program, the number 63 refers to giving three efforts over a six second period, which is generally how long a football play lasts.

According to UT athletic communication officials and associate dean of students Jeff Cathey, the meeting with students was Jones’ idea.

Associate athletic director for communications Jimmy Stanton said Jones came to him Friday with the idea.

“When he asks us something,” Stanton said, “we usually respond pretty quickly.”

Sixteen. That’s how many snaps the Tennessee Volunteers got off before the play clock dipped below 20 seconds on Saturday in their 45-0 win over Austin Peay.

To head coach Butch Jones, that statistic speaks volumes about the tempo of his offense. And his players know that.

“Coach is always going to stress to play faster, you can never make him happy in that point,” senior offensive lineman Ja’Wuan James said. “Sometimes out there we were late to the ball. I think (Jones) said we snapped it 16 times with 20 or more seconds left on the play clock.”

Despite that number possibly being distorted by a lopsided scoreboard through the second half and backups garnering a surprising amount of playing time, Jones still saw some need for improvement.

“Still need to work on (the tempo),” he said. “At times we played relatively fast, and other times we slowed down. We’re not in up-tempo all the time. We have four different tempos that we change up, but I’d still like to get faster.”

A concern for the Vols is that Saturday’s season-opening win only featured the first team offense and defense for the opening 30 minutes. UT’s starters may not have the luxury of only playing half the game against Western Kentucky, who beat Kentucky 35-26 to open the season.

Adjusting to much more playing time will be a big teaching point for Jones’ staff as they prepare for their 12:21 Saturday afternoon tilt with the Hilltoppers at Neyland Stadium.

“We didn’t play a full game,” Jones said.

“We had some individuals only play 33 or 34 snaps and usually there’s 70 or 80 snaps in a game. So that’s an area of concern and we’ll demand a lot from them this week in

practice.”

One of those sparsely used starters was junior quarterback Justin Worley, who only threw 13 passes and sat out the entire second half.

“That’s the coaches’ call and I respect their decision,” he said. “It would’ve been nice to play a little more, but I guess they wanted to see some other guys play.”

Despite sitting the second half with Worley, James saw plenty of room to improve the offense’s tempo.

“I felt like we started off fast, and then Worley came to the sidelines a couple of times and said ‘step up the tempo, step up the tempo,’” James said. “But that’s going to get better over time.”

Watching Western Kentucky’s win over the Wildcats this past weekend gave James some closure in the tempo department “It’ll be to our advantage if we play fast,” James said. “I watched the Kentucky-Western Kentucky game and (the Hilltoppers) were starting to get tired, so if we step up the tempo I think it’ll be to our advantage.

“It’s definitely going to be tested, but I feel that we’re up to the challenge.”

Defensive end Jacques Smith aided the tempo and energy movement – at least from the sidelines. The senior missed Saturday’s game with a broken thumb, but was visible all over the Vols’ bench and caught Jones’ eye.

“One of our awards we give is the ‘juice man’ award,” Jones said, “(to) the individual who displays the most juice on the sidelines. I like energy. “(Smith) was into it all game long, he was into it at the hotel. It was hurting him not being able to play on that field.”

Taking over a team that lost much of its gritty identity in a hapless 2012 campaign, Jones made it clear after his first win as Tennessee’s head coach – the tempo will send a message to the rest of college football.

Jones added, “No longer will we hear the terms ‘flat’ or ‘lethargic’ in our football program.”