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Issue 12, Volume 124

Baker Center marks a decade

Philosopher questions definition of good art Kendall Thompson Contributor

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The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center, located on the corner of Cumberland Ave. and 17th Street, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sept. 4, 2013.

Staff Reports After 10 years on campus, the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy had cause to celebrate, even if its namesake could not attend the party.

Wednesday, a collection of students and faculty held a 10th anniversary celebration of the Baker Center, a building which serves as both a testament to one of UT’s most distinguished alumni and a think tank for its current students.

Former Sen. Baker could not be in attendance, instead sending Fred Marcum, his assistant, to make an appearance. Marcum also snagged some chocolate cake – Baker’s favorite dessert – for the Senator.

Despite Baker’s absence, Baker Center Director Matt Murray said the Center embodies the former senator’s innate sense of honor in politics.

“Sen. Baker is known as the ‘Great Conciliator’ who was very much a gentleman in all his dealings,” Murray said. “He was able to work with Democrats in a constructive way to help solve the nation’s problems.

“Today, if you look at Washington, if you look at Congress ... you find all the wrong language and tone in political discourse.”

Looking around the Baker Center, memorabilia and relics from Baker’s 49 years in public office demand attention.

Hannah Bailey, a senior in political science and one of UT’s Baker Scholars, said that this legacy continues to influence the

building’s agenda.

“The programming that goes on in this Center is almost always focused on civility and bipartisanship,” she said, “and if you look back at Baker’s times, you see that’s really what his trademark was.”

She emphasized the Baker Center’s untapped potential, which can only be nurtured by more student involvement.

Bill Park, the director of undergraduate programs at the Baker Center, echoed Bailey’s sentiment.

“Our objective with the undergraduate programs,” Park said, “is to provide an intellectually challenging and rich experience for students who are interested in public policy as a part of their academic program here at UT.” Those students are encouraged to con-

Job fair disappoints Liz Wood Contributor Especially for students, finding a job in Knoxville can be an intensified treasure hunt.

With a freshman class of more than 4,300 students, getting hired is proving more difficult than ever.

In an effort to make employment resources more accessible, Career Services hosted a Part-Time Job Fair on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. Fortyseven employers, ranging from Goodwill to Walmart to Volunteer Dining, assembled in the University Center Ballroom.

Organizations such as Peace Corps, Boys and Girls Club and Salvation Army were also in attendance to speak to students about volunteering as well as employment.

UT students of all levels attended the event, receiving tags listing their names and

majors before setting off across a sea of booths.

Despite initial excitement, some attendees left discouraged.

“We are international students and it was mostly off-campus jobs,” said Xiaolin Chen, a sophomore accounting major. “As an international student, I don’t do work off campus. For the UC job, there’s only one position available, so you see, what can you do? It’d be nice if we could find on-campus jobs, small and realistic and to know whether we can get it or not.”

Many of the companies attending the job fair referred students to online applications with few representatives present to interact.

“Most of it can be applied for online,” said Jack Francis, sophomore studying music.

Other students wished that the event was more major-specific.

“I was mainly looking for something with nutrition and fitness,”

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Yigin Chen and Yusheng Mri, both communication and information students, investigate a booth at the PartTime Job Fair on Sept. 4.

Richard Shillinglaw, senior in political science, said. “Kroger and Wendy’s weren’t really what I was looking for.”

William Nunn, a junior in journalism and electronic media, showed interest in employment as a result of the job fair.

“I got to talk to a few people already,” Nunn said. “I’ve already applied for a few places, some of which I’m a little iffy about, but some

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tribute to the Baker Center’s unique mission of political integrity; photographs of Baker and former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton decorate the walls.

As the Baker Center’s director, Murray said that its purpose is continually evolving, enveloping student engagement as well as archival research.

“I think [the Baker Center] will grow slowly, and incrementally, and my dream would be that in 10 more years, we are a nationally recognized center for public policy,” Murray said as the celebration drew to a close. “When there are issues related to global nuclear security, related to energy policy, environmental policy ... when you turn on the national news, I would like to see a representative of the Baker Center testifying before Congress.”

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“I’d definitely come back if they had more companies showing up,” Nunn continued.

“You’ve got a few fast food places; you’ve got other restaurant companies. I was thinking a little bit more like you would have some people from downtown, like some of those companies, maybe some more restaurants or theaters.”

Grant Davis once worshipped Peyton Manning. So much, in fact, that he wanted to be him. Settling instead for studying biosystems engineering, the senior from Shelbyville, Tenn., now holds the position of student services director. Davis agreed to an email interview with The Daily Beacon to discuss his plans for SGA and give us insight into his personal life.

The Daily Beacon: Why did you run for office?

Grant Davis: I decided to throw my hat into the ring for student services director because I knew that I had the most experience for the job and I love participating in Student Services.

Student Services has been a major part of my involvement since freshman year, and I served as the assistant student services director last year. As the assistant student services director, I had a whole year to observe Student Services and develop necessary changes to the branch. I knew that if I could be successful as the assistant director, I would be success-

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ful as the director.

DB: What was it like to lead the campaign? What was difficult or rewarding about it?

GD: Leading a SGA campaign is unlike any other experience at UT. Life as a candidate involves little sleep, meeting countless students and being at the center of the campus rumor mill.

Campaigning is extremely stressful, and I spent many long nights working with the stellar Engage managers. Campaigning developed my professional and business skills, because I was helping manage 100 volunteers and a fairly tight budget. The skills that I learned on the campaign trail have already benefited me as the student services director because I can more effectively communicate with the administration and with organizational presidents. The friendships that I made while campaigning was the most rewarding part of the experience.

Certain events in people’s lives bring them together, and operating a six-month campaign for SGA is one of them.

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The Mona Lisa is located in the Louvre Museum, which holds more than 14,000 works of art, 215 of which are paintings.

According to the “Mere Exposure Effect,” the popularity of such paintings could be simply due to quantity of views over each piece’s overarching quality.

Margaret Moore, Ph.D, a lecturer in the department of philosophy, investigated this effect in a follow-up to an experiment by James Cutting when she was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Leeds.

“The Mere Exposure Effect is a well-known effect in psychology,” Moore said. “It has been studied over many decades and shown to work for many different sorts of topics.

It basically says that the more you’re exposed to something, the more you become to be favorable towards that thing.”

According to Moore, James Cutting thought that the Mere Exposure Effect applied to art, and what the audience perceives to be the “best” art is really just pieces of art that have been widely circulated.

In his experiment, he exposed his undergraduate students to impressionist paintings that were not well known, such as certain pieces from Monet.

At the end of the semester, he asked those polled to rate the art. The art that students had been exposed to was rated higher than the art they had not been exposed to, suggesting that the preference of art could be manipulated by exposure.

“The question is how far does this go?” Moore asked.

“The paintings he used, all of them, were good artworks. If we were exposed to ‘bad’ artworks, would we come to like those more as well?”

While this experiment may seem to suggest that there is no real quality in art, Moore rejects that notion.

She approached the experiment with the idea that the students liked the works more at the end of the semester because they were good, and as time went on they noticed more of the good aspects of the art. Therefore, if the students were exposed to bad art, they slowly begin to like them less.

With this in mind, James Cutting’s experiment was reproduced using bad art.

Specifically, the works of Thomas Kinkade.

“People might question, how do we know this is bad art? Isn’t that what’s an issue?

These are different paintings, and the response to them is different,” Moore said. “It doesn’t produce the increase in liking, like the Monets did, but a decrease. One reason for this is quality.”

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In the article “Historian offers glimpse into ORNL” printed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the article should have stated the difference between Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Y-12 is a National Nuclear Security Administration facility within the Department of Energy dealing with nuclear technologies and is managed by B&W Y-12. ORNL is multiprogram research laboratory within the DOE and is managed by UT-Battelle.

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Nomadic Massive finds inspiration in traditional hip-hop music and various vocal styles. The group will perform at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Ampitheatre.

Eclectic hip-hop group hits amphitheater Jenna Butz

Contributor Montreal’s best kept secret in hip-hop, Nomadic Massive, will perform for free in the Humanities Amphitheater tonight at 7 p.m.

The Cultural Attractions Committee aims to provide the UT community with culturally diverse experiences. They will kick off the school year with

Nomadic Massive’s mash up of French, English, Arabic, Spanish and Creole.

James Ballard, member of CAC, attended the National Association of Campus Activities Conference where he met Nomadic Massive’s agent.

“It’s hip-hop, fresh, fun,” Ballard said. “We voted on them for this specific event, and now they’re coming. I’m incredibly stoked.”

According to Butta Beats, one

of Nomadic Massive’s nine members, its formation was almost by chance.

“We were already upcoming artists,” Beats said. “The group was solidified when one of the core members was asked to perform at a festival and asked the rest of us to come along and play on an international stage.”

It’s this random creation that encouraged Ballard to bring the group to campus.

“They’re a pretty diverse group of people,” Ballard said.

“They’re from all around the world, and our goal is to bring culturally diverse events to campus. They’re an act that lets us bring more than one culture in at once.”

CAC corresponding secretary Lauren Thomsen agrees with Ballard’s notions and said acts like these bring diversity to campus.

“It’s important for CAC to bring acts like Nomadic Massive because it allows really high quality, interesting and diverse programming to be available to students for little to no cost,” Thomsen said. “Our events are much different than a lot of acts students are exposed to and offer an opportunity to explore cultures and ideas that otherwise may not have been thought of.”

However, Nomadic Massive does not tend to consider their diversity when performing, Beats explained.

“Yeah, we’re interracial,” Beats

said. “We all add a dynamic to our show. We’re all family by now.

I mean, we’ve been together for ten years. We’re just kicking it; we’re having fun, and I think that speaks to people.

“We don’t think about our diversity. It’s not a calculated thing.”

Ballard said he hopes more than the group’s assortment will draw a crowd.

“The show’s free, it’s close to campus, and if people are just walking around, they’ll hear them and be drawn in,” he said. “They sound like a party.”

Beats said he can’t describe what kind of party they sound like and their sound is driven by a love for the genre.

“We’re still figuring that out actually – what our sound is,” Beats said. “We just are, you know what I mean? We just love hip-hop, and we reference a lot of music of black cultural origin.”

Instead, Nomadic Massive focuses on presenting their audience with strong messages regarding social change. Lyrics like in their song “Higher” provide a prime example.

“When the rich get fat on wartime pelf, and on the meantime innocents starve to death / How low one could get just for some wealth.”

Nomadic Massive’s most recent, self-titled album came out in 2009, and they are still spreading their message of peace and equality through numerous mix tapes and an EP they put out this year.

Tonight’s performance will be Nomadic Massive’s first venture to Tennessee.

“I don’t think anyone in the group has been to Tennessee,” Beats said. “I’ve heard about Knoxville from sports and stuff, but that’s it.”

Nomadic Massive’s music carries activism that, according to Beats, is unintentional.

“That’s the kind of hip hop we choose to celebrate,” Beats said in regards to their unintentional activism. “You are engaging in politics but through an artistic medium. We are given the freedom to do that, but we don’t try to single out political agendas. It’s just the music we write.”

DJ Mike Nasty, who opened for Tyga last year at Volapalooza, will open the show.

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Grant Davis, a senior in biosystems engineering, is the assistant director of student services for the 2013-14 school year.

DB: What was the most memorable moment from the campaign?

GD: I will never forget the third day of the campaign. After months of negotiating with Chick-fil-A, Moe’s and other businesses, my campaign was primed for our most important day of campaigning.

I will never forget the atmosphere of 1,000 students surrounding our tent to grab one of 750 Chick-fil-A sandwiches and the other food we had donated for lunch. I met so many people that day, and I saw the excitement in the eyes of our campaign volunteers and students as they gathered around our tent. It was truly amazing to see so many students on our campus excited about getting involved.

DB: What are your immediate long-term goals to accomplish with SGA? Are there any special projects or plans you’re especially passionate about?

GD: My short-term goals for Student Services involve recruiting strong members to be part of the committees. In order to accomplish anything this year we will need passionate members on the committees. My intermediate goals involve creating a partnership between the admissions office and the Traditions Committee on Student Services to promote Big Orange Fridays and helping Government Affairs organize a debate on campus. I am also interested in finding other special projects for the committees to undertake. A special project that I would like to see would be a “Gray Out.” I want students to be able to participate in the new uniform experience like the athletes.

DB: Is there anything you want to say to the readership?

GD: Please communicate your concerns and ideas to your senators, which will help SGA to help you. SGA’s influence comes from the focused voice of students, and we cannot advocate on your behalf if we do not know what you desire.

DB: What is your favorite childhood memory?

GD: I will never forget the Saturdays of my childhood. I would spend the morning riding in the tractor cab with my dad before coming home to watch Tennessee win championships. I would then finish off the day by fishing for bass on the lake.

DB: What are your career goals?

GD: I’m still unsure exactly what career path I want to follow. As of now, I want to go to law school and develop a career in agricultural and scientific public policy.

DB: What are your top two favorite things about UT? GD: What other university allows you to spend your senior year developing an agricultural UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)? One of my other favorite aspects of UT is the unlimited opportunities available to be involved in for students. I have made almost all of my collegiate friends from organizations that I have been involved with.

DB: What was the very first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

GD: Like every other six-year-old boy, I wanted to be Peyton Manning. My backup plan was to be a doctor. I have always had a knack for math and science, so I thought that it would be a good fit.

Somewhere along the road I became an engineer who wants to go to law school.

DB: If you could travel to any country, where would you go and why?

GD: Jake might want to go backpacking around Europe, but New Zealand is where it’s at. I would love to go hiking in the islands interior; however, I would recommend visiting the U.K. and Spain. I studied at Cambridge last mini-term and loved every minute I was there.

Follow Davis on Twitter at @gdavis9812 and SGA at @UTKSGA.

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Government must chip at expanded responsibility to improve market stability To Be Prosise by

Adam Prosise I’m no artist.

As a matter of fact, I’ve been told by a startling number of art teachers through that I don’t have an artistic bone in my body.

Whenever I have tried to paint it looks like someone had the runs on canvas: paint splattered here and there, with the final result looking nothing like what I had intended.

My amateur attempts at art provides an excellent microcosm for our federal government.

For too long we have splattered the original masterpiece the founding fathers created virtually ex nihilo with the sloshing paint of excess laws, cumbersome regulations and social engineering schemes.

Despite the best intentions, the seminal work of art that is our governmental and economic structure has been distorted beyond recognition.

No single group, person or political party is at fault for this – it was the collective effort of generations.

In order to see how much we’ve changed, just look at Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address. The vision of government was “a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.

This is the sum of good government.”

Now contrast that with President Obama’s first inaugural address.

The role of government he envisioned “helps families find jobs at a decent wage, (medical) care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.”

Over the course of 44 presidencies, our government has evolved from one that performs basic legal and administrative functions to one that places the burden of economic success on our elected officials, and playing a parental role to society.

This sort of dependence on the state is a slippery slope – no matter which way you cut it.

Anyone who has taken an economics course has learned that increased government leads to increased intervention in the market, and increased market interference more often than not leads to behavioral distortions which in turn lead to a deadweight loss on society.

This matters to the average student here at our great university because guidelines for addressing market failures lead to a more efficient government – and in turn better lives.

Last week I addressed why market failures exist, but how should we go about addressing those failures?

Don’t get me wrong. I believe in a minimum social safety net and consumer protection laws. Before there is intervention, however, there must be undeniable proof that market failure exists and that the market is failing in practice.

Market failure can result from externalities, monopoly power, informational asymmetry or the nature of public goods.

The health care industry is a prime example of both externalities and informational asymmetry. Prices vary from hospital to hospital and the actions and lifestyles of others affect the prices you pay.

For example, as more individuals seek treatment for medical conditions caused by obesity, the cost of other medical treatment increases. You have no say in how another person takes care of their body; but the treatment for their preventable conditions is reflected in the increased cost of all medical care and based purely on supply and demand.

The Affordable Care Act – which attempts to address the problems of increased medical and insurance costs – is causing incredible uncertainty in the business world and increased costs to consumers.

Which leads us to our next conundrum: can government intervention realistically, and in a cost-effective manner, solve the problem in such a way that the benefits outweigh the costs?

A study by Northwestern’s Craig Garthwaite examines employment and subsidized insurance here in Tennessee. It predicts that the subsidies will prompt 940,000 workers to leave the labor force. Putting this into perspective, we must decide if this potential cost is worth the potential payoffs of the legislation.

Based off these criteria – and the fact that other externalities are addressed by social cohesion – we have an ideal metric by which to measure the need for government intervention. A dangerous fallacy is the assumption that if we do not address every market failure, then the problem will go unsolved.

But as we strive to implement a more efficient government, think of our task as one similar to the great sculptors of the past. Rather than a blank canvas, we have a chunk of marble.

The masterpiece already exists within it – we just need to chip away the excess portions to reveal the delicate beauty that has existed all along.

Adam Prosise is a senior in economics. He can be reached at aprosise@utk.edu.

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Annie Blackwood In a fit of conviction about my previous rant on the Fort’s lack of a “homey feel” due to the danger lurking around every corner, I thought to put forth a note of praise towards this historical area we college students reside in.

In the 1860s, Fort Sanders was none other than the battlegrounds for, yes, you guessed it, “The Battle of Fort Sanders.” History has been etched on this piece of land. In the decades afterwards, Fort Sanders began to be developed into a place where residents could live.

Currently, although somewhat dangerous, Fort Sanders – otherwise known as the Fort – houses more than 4,000 residents with a vast majority consisting of college-aged students.

Often in the rush of school, work, clubs and just being a young adult, we lose sight of how interesting of a place we live in. The houses currently occupied by us students date back to the early 1900s, when the Fort Sanders magic began. It was an extremely wealthy community in which the large houses we now split into units were once for

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The goal of Knox Heritage is to save the endangered historical houses from being demolished in Knoxville. This action is only in order to expand the already spread out campus of the University of Tennessee into Fort Sanders. On top of the added construction to campus and demolishment of historical areas, this task is said to cost up to $93 million.

One could assume a tuition hike would be in consideration, but that is merely my intuition.

This building will be used as a lab facility that the chancellor has said he does not plan on expanding further. It has been said that previous chancellors spoke similar words and each time the wheel turns there is a new construction plan to expand into the greater Knoxville area.

Although UT is on the rise, or so we are told, I believe we should take pride in the unique attributes our school has to offer. For those many people with ancestors who resided here, we should not destroy one of the few historical areas in the city of Knoxville.

Although lacking in appearance occasionally, the Fort is home to so many UT students who are making new memories on top of the old ones. Why would we ever interrupt the making of history in a place that is already so rich in historical sustenance?

Annie Blackwood is a junior in communications. She can be reached at ablackwo@ utk.edu.

Running habits key to starting on the right foot Working Out Happiness by

Andrew Fleming Innovation is not always productive.

Although Homo sapiens are incredibly advanced at inventing new measures of comfort and commodity, sometimes it can be more important to keep our enormous history in the front of our minds.

In this case, commodity has drastically changed the way we run, and not for the better. You see, the new norm for noncompetitive running shoes is to have a nice, cushy heel – some more than an inch thick.

While these may seem immediately comfortable, they have slowly altered the way we let our feet fall, and with crippling results.

So exactly how did our ancestors chase down game on the plains of Africa? Why, barefoot, of course.

Human beings are not physiologically equipped to run in a heel-to-toe motion.

Modern running shoes as we know them have only been around for less than 50 years, which isn’t nearly enough time for our onthe-move species to have made any drastic anatomical changes.

Consider first the structure of your leg.

Even just glancing at a skeleton – if you

have one handy – reveals that we have some fairly linear structures going on. In fact, it wouldn’t be too difficult to draw a straight line from your hip to your heel. Now imagine standing on your head and having a close acquaintance drop a cinderblock on your heel three to four times a second. You can easily imagine how this would send painful shocks all the way up your legs.

If you were to turn back right-side-up and make that cinderblock weigh significantly more than you do, you would simulate running heel-to-toe.

Seemingly extreme examples aside, it boils down to force dispersion. Landing on your heel is jarring. Landing more on the balls of your feet helps diffuse the force of impact when you run across your foot and leg, effectively converting it into a manageable quantity. This concept was explored in-depth by Harvard University’s Daniel E. Lieberman.

“Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners,” his publishing in Nature Magazine explained, hypothesizing that our modern running habits are the driving factor behind repetitive running-related injuries.

So why isn’t this incredibly public knowledge? Well it seems that it is on a competitive level. If you go to a serious running store, they’re bound to have a section of “racing flats.” That’s right. Most marathon runners are essentially wearing athletic slippers to hit mile 26. Remember that guy you thought

was weird because he ran in those shoes with toes? Next time you see him, ask him if he’s ever gotten shin splints.

These simplistic shoes help because they make it uncomfortable to slam your heel into the ground. They simulate running barefoot.

The data, as well as the leg providing the data, doesn’t lie. It would seem that our hunter-gatherer forefathers didn’t have to take much time off of running because they landed toward the front of their foot.

If you don’t feel like buying a new pair of running shoes, which you should be doing about every six months anyways, then start with your running. It’s hard to adjust, but try it. Go to the track outside of the rec center and see if you can run with your forefoot landing first. You may find yourself falling into an awkward, shuffling gait, but push through it. I’ve personally seen several of my friends seemingly fix their mild tendinitis and shin splints just by taking some of the shock off of their legs.

This information does not dictate that you should increase your mileage in a day, or magically be able to run twice as fast as you used to be able to.

This is just a way of tuning up your legs, so to speak. That being said, with proper form, you’re going to be amazed how much more enjoyable it is to progress as a runner.

Andrew Fleming is a junior in neuroscience. He can be reached at aflemin8@utk. edu.

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families of an average size.

The most respected Knoxvillians built homes in the Fort.

Despite the hazard the Fort poses, we have a very interesting privilege to live on a campus with a historical neighborhood in the backyard.

Unfortunately, as this university climbs its way into the top 25, we forget the importance of people who may call this place “home” or the fact that it is a nationallyrecognized historical district.

As of Monday, the state granted UT the ability to purchase and demolish three houses in the Fort. These houses are on White Avenue, a street named after a man who was one of the first residents of the area. These homes are actually from the 1900s and were a few of the first to sprout up in this soon to be booming metropolis.

Many people may believe this to be a minute issue, but to the one man who is not in support of his house being stripped from him and torn down to build yet another science building, it is far from miniscule.

Although the chancellor has admitted he does not want to use eminent domain unless necessary, the plans seem to be well on the way of using the full two acres of land the houses sit atop. Not only would this travesty of forcing a man to sell his home for a minimum price and destroying it be uncalled for, it would also remove three of Knox Heritage’s “Fragile 15” threatened historic structures.

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continued from Page 1 In her Aesthetics 300 class to be taught again in the spring, Moore often talks about the value in art. While doing so, she consults “The Standard Of Taste� by David Hume. When she teaches this article, she brings up the experiment and gives students a copy of the article.

Richie Whitehead, senior in philosophy, remembers this section in Moore’s Aesthetics 300 class.

When asked what he found most interesting, he emphasized the importance of frequent exposure. “The phrase ‘acquired taste’ comes to mind,�

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Whitehead said. “If maturer artistic works take time to appreciate, then repeated exposures will reveal new things to like. Though her experiment Liv McConnell was done with paintings, I think a corollary holds Staff Writer even truer for writing: great books reward repeat readings, whereas most things published, from the perspective of the individual, are worth, at most, The Game, a college sports apparel line, has a one read through.� mission beyond that of keeping UT students approFor more information on Moore and Cutting’s priately outfitted for the next big game. research, see Moore’s article in Oxford University Through their new American Threads collection, Press’ blog. the company, which has specialized in collegiate headwear since 1986, aims to accomplish the seemingly impossible – returning the manufacture of American clothing to American soil. “Typically these days, clothing is manufactured overseas in other countries,� said Sarah Hey, spokesperson for the brand. “The Game wanted very much predictable concept. to offer a collection that is made right here in the Both Gomez and Hawke seemed to be on U.S.� completely different levels with no chemistry Based in Phenix City, Ala., and manufacturing out between the duo. After being stuck in a car for of North Carolina, Hey said American Threads is a hours with a stranger and facing death head-on company that holds their SEC ties near and dear, as multiple times, one would assume that some evidenced by their slogan: “By the fans, for the fans.� type of bond might be formed. Based on the Hey observed that the group’s return to homeacting, the two seemed just as distant at the grown practices could one day directly impact the end as they did at the beginning of the movie. lives of the college graduates currently sporting The Camera quality remained a constant nega- Game gear. tive for “Getaway.� Some angles and scenes of “American manufacturing is an important compothe movie seemed mediocre and childish. In nent for job creation – jobs that college graduates will some scenes, the camera quality was that of certainly need,� she said. “It’s important that compaa camera phone. It seems the director wanted nies attempt to bring jobs to the USA. College stuto help the audience feel more included in dents will be embarking on a challenging job search the scenes, but it mostly just gave viewers a upon graduation, and if we don’t bring manufacturslight headache. The angles shifted dramati- ing back to the U.S. – given the opportunity – we cally back-and-forth between normal camera lose a chance to produce more jobs in this country.�

Making a commitment to the production of quality and grainy camera-phone quality, and American products will serve to positively impact the the end result was not pretty.

The film almost seemed like a video game in nation’s farmers as well as factory workers, according some ways, with its rapid camera angle shifts, to Michael Porter, UT’s American Threads brand explosions and car crashes. Usually, these three ambassador. “The new American Thread collection is ‘Field to things would combine to produce a box office hit, but with “Getaway,� it formed a complete Field,’ meaning they use homegrown American cotton to create clothing that goes on coaches and fans disaster.

The interesting concept of “Getaway� will on the field,� said Porter, senior in political science. manage to draw viewers into the film, but the “The cotton to make the product is grown here in the flick would not fit into the category of “great U.S. and sewn in U.S. factories.�

Hey said the product itself is of high quality, which action film� by any stretch of the imagination. is not a common trait among products in stores.

This movie had potential but fell short. “It’s a quality collection with good fan apparel In short: “Getaway� while you can; avoid it and see something else worth spending money items for college sports fans,� Hey said. “It’s hard to find a good product these days, and I think students on. will be very satisfied when they peruse the collection

at the UT bookstore.�

The American Threads collection includes shorts, short-sleeved shirts, long-sleeves tees, knit hats, men’s mesh athletic shorts, sweatshirts, hoodies, baseball caps and more. “The hats are so comfortable,� Porter said. “The Game uses exclusive stitching that makes the hats have the perfect fit every time.�

Porter also said the line is designed not to use half the food allowance of the average college kid. “Prices are competitively priced,� Porter continued. “Last time I was in the VolShop, a Game hat was $15.99.�

The company is also offering students a chance to score swag at this Saturday’s football game with a giveaway. “The Game is doing a special promotion,� Porter said. “Buy Game product (hat or apparel) and get a free shirt as a way to get the word out about the American Threads collection.�

Both The Game and American Threads apparel can be purchased at the VolShop or at Neyland Stadium’s Game trailer located between gates 22 and 23.

Get away from ‘Getaway’ Victoria Brown Contributor

“Getaway,� one of this summer’s car chase thrillers, was a crash and burn for most.

Every now and then you will go into a movie with a preconceived opinion on how you think it will be. Often, especially if you are a die-hard fan of a certain person or movie series, you will be excited to see said movie.

Selena Gomez – popular among Disney Channel fans – stars in “Getaway� alongside Ethan Hawke. Promise was seen from Hawke after his performance in “The Purge,� and he appears to be savvy in his movie role selections.

Although both actions possess decent credentials in film, the movie failed to reach its full potential. “Getaway� was one of the summer’s most anticipated movies. It had the perfect recipe: kidnapping, explosions, a hot guy, cool technology and an awesome car. It sounds so good, yet it was so very wrong. So what happened?

The movie is based around former NASCAR driver Brent Magra, whose wife is kidnapped.

He must maneuver Gomez’s stolen car around Bulgaria and follow instructions from the kidnapper on a phone. Throughout the movie, the voice directs Magra to perform various dangerous stunts, which continually place random stranger’s lives in jeopardy. Magra’s hope is to reach his wife, rescue her and restore order to his otherwise upside down life.It’s a simple yet

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Transformed Hilltoppers command Vols’ respect Steven Cook

Copy Editor Four years ago, Lane Kiffin opened his short tenure as Tennessee head coach by waltzing into a 63-7 win over new FBS addition Western Kentucky. The talent gap between the two teams couldn’t have been more obvious.

Fast forward to week two of the Butch Jones era.

The Hilltoppers are coming off a season-opening win over an SEC opponent, boast a coach who beat the Vols by 42 points two years ago and feature a running back who joined Barry Sanders in 2012 as the only two players in NCAA history to surpass 3,000 all-purpose yards in a season.

A lot can change in four years.

Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino, who coached Arkansas at the time, led his Razorbacks to a dominating 49-7 win over the Vols in 2011 and finished in the nation’s top five. One motorcycle accident and sex scandal later, he was out of a job and took the WKU position in December 2012.

Vols safety Byron Moore, who played against Petrino’s squad two seasons ago, shed some light on the ways the offensive guru could attack a UT secondary that is already

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Bobby Petrino, head football coach at Western Kentucky, watches during a spring football practice. shuffling in a handful of youngsters. “(Petrino’s) offense, he does a lot within it, a lot of different route combinations,” Moore said. “A lot of crossing routes, and attacking the corners and safeties at the same time.”

Junior quarterback Justin Worley, who started that

game in 2011 as a true freshman in place of an injured Tyler Bray, also reminisced and hoped for a different turnout Saturday.

“In Arkansas, that was a pretty rough night for the Vols,” Worley said. “So hopefully we’ll go out and have more success.”

What the Vols can’t cri-

tique from their last meeting with Petrino is Antonio Andrews. The Hilltoppers’ star running back rushed for 1,684 yards with a productive 5.5 yards per carry last year, and started 2013 off with 20 carries for 99 yards and a score against Kentucky.

Another attention-grabber

on Western Kentucky is linebacker Andrew Jackson, a preseason All-Sun Belt selection for the second straight year. He became an Internet sensation over the weekend after the senior delivered a crushing hit on Kentucky’s Jonathan George.

However, the hype is warranted, according to Jones.

“Andrew (Jackson) is as good of a linebacker as I’ve seen in a long, long time,” Jones said. “He can impact the football game. He can change the course of the football game, and they feed off his energy.”

Another impact player on Western Kentucky’s defense is free safety Jonathan Dowling. He racked up a team-high six interceptions en route to a first-team All-Sun Belt selection, and caught Jones’ eye as a player who will be playing on Sundays.

“Jonathan Dowling, the free safety, is another NFL football player,” Jones said.

“These ( We s t e r n Kentucky) players understand what it is to compete in these venues. They have a great running back and their quarterback has really managed the offense. Last year they led their conference in total defense, and they’re going to present a lot of challenges for us.”

Although Western Kentucky ’s win over Kentucky last weekend turned the heads of some Volunteer fans, the players weren’t caught off-guard.

“To be honest, I wasn’t really surprised (that they beat Kentucky),” said Daniel Hood, senior defensive lineman. “We’ve been preparing for them all summer.”

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Jones considers using offensive nuances David Cobb

Sports Editor According to Butch Jones, the biggest improvement of a football team comes between week one and week two.

Statistically, flaws were not rampant in UT’s 45-0 season-opening win against Austin Peay last week.

But with a potent Western Kentucky team entering Neyland Stadium Saturday for week two of the 2013 season, Jones remained adamant this week about the need for progression.

“For the most part I thought it was a clean game,” the new UT coach said of his team’s performance in the opener. “But nobody at all in our football program should be satisfied with their performance. We have a long way to go. We have a lot of work to do.”

Among the areas in which Jones is seeking improvement is the running game.

UT passed the ball just 21 times, compared to 52 rushes against Austin Peay.

Those attempts went for 315 yards.

As an inexperienced group of receivers continues developing cohesion with new starting quarterback Justin Worley, a veteran UT offensive line is confident that the offense can be solidified by its ground attack.

“We definitely want to

establish it,” said Ja’Wuan James, senior right tackle. “It will help our passing game and our offense if we can create at the line of scrimmage.”

Jones said the Vols offense will remain well within its comfort zone until consistency is developed.

However, there is at least one offensive wrinkle that could be showcased during Saturday’s 12:21 p.m. date with the Hilltoppers which will be televised on the SEC Network.

A.J. Johnson – the SEC’s leading tackler from his middle linebacker slot in 2012 – found himself taking practice repetitions with the offense this week after running for five scores out of “the beast package” in 2012.

Jones also mentioned Curt Maggitt as a possibility on offense in the future. Maggitt’s status for Saturday’s game is unclear and likely to be decided close to game time as the UT junior continues rehabbing from a torn ACL. “You’ll see some nuances as we go on,” Jones said Tuesday after also mentioning that wide receiver Alton Howard and defensive back Justin Coleman could also line up in the offensive backfield as part of wildcat package.

As for the more typical sets, UT could show a three tight end look and also incor-

porate a fullback into the mix.

Raijon Neal and Marlin Lane figure to get most of the carries after Neal surpassed 100 yards in the first quarter against Austin Peay and Lane posted two touchdowns.

Running vertically down the field rather than horizontally to avoid tacklers was a point of emphasis by Jones in assessing the running backs’ performance in week one.

“I felt like we did what we were supposed to do,” Neal said. “There was nothing that we need to brag about or run around like we reinvented the wheel.”

On the outside, junior wide receiver Devrin Young won’t play Saturday after injuring his hand at practice Tuesday. Jones confirmed the injury on his radio show Wednesday evening.

Young scored the first touchdown of his UT career against Austin Peay and also returned a kickoff 58 yards into opposing territory.

Similarly sized Johnathon Johnson – a sophomore who caught two passes in the opener – could play more to fill Young’s void.

“Especially Saturday at noon, we need Johnathon to step up and make some plays for us,” Jones said. “He has great ball skills, so we anticipate him getting some valuMatthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon able reps for us Saturday.”

Butch Jones applauds a play against Austin Peay on Aug. 31. He said he believes there is still plenty of room for improvement against Western Kentucky on Saturday.

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Contributor For the UT volleyball team, transition and change was the theme this summer as Coach Rob Patrick introduced five new freshmen to the team.

With only three returning seniors, the freshmen are expected to play a major role in the coming months, when the team looks to continue its streak of five straight postseason appearances.

However, the Lady Vols have depended on both seniors and freshmen so far, following this past weekend’s season opening Cincinnati Invitational, where the team went 2-1. Senior libero Ellen Mullins led the team with 72 digs, and freshman middle blocker Ashley Mariani led the way offensively with 38 kills.

“I was very happy with the way the tournament ended up for us,” Patrick said. “We improved throughout every match and even though we lost the last match, we actually played really well and more organized than the other two matches.”

The Lady Vols started off the season with doubleheader wins in a 3-2 victory over Morehead State and a 3-0 trouncing of Cincinatti before ultimately losing their final match against Butler, 3-0.

“From the first match to the last match we were a completely different team,” Mullins said. “Once all the newcomers played in their first match it was a complete difference by the end of the weekend.”

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Senior libero Ellen Mullins recorded 72 digs in the Lady Vols opening tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio on Aug. 30-31.

The team is on the road for the second straight weekend as part of the Country Inns and Suites Invitational in Chattanooga.

The Lady Vols will take on UT-Chattanooga, UNC Asheville, UT-Martin and Charlotte in a three-day span.

The first home match is scheduled for Sept. 12, when UT takes on Austin Peay at 4:30 p.m. inside Thompson-Boling Arena.

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Mullins and Mariani led the invitational in digs and kills, respectively. And following the matches, Mullins was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the fifth time in her career.

“I played really good defense the first weekend of play,” Mullins said. “But I couldn’t receive these honors without my team and their support.”

One of the surprises to come out of the weekend was the spectacular play of Mariani, a newcomer from Arlington, Texas.

“It’s really exciting,” Mariani said. “I actually wasn’t expecting to do this well this early.”

Her play hasn’t gone unnoticed by her teammates.

“She did so well,” Mullins said. “I’m so proud being a freshman and coming in and doing such a good job and it’s a really big deal.”

Coach Patrick also expressed his excitement in the emergence of a freshman this early in the season.

“We needed somebody to contribute,” Patrick said. “I was actually a little surprised by how effective she was so early. I thought she was going to be this effective but maybe not the first weekend of the first season of her career.”

Behind the strong start by the freshmen, Coach Patrick has also strongly relied upon the leadership of his upperclassmen.

“The one person that had to step up was Ellen Mullins,” Patrick said. “She has the most experience and she is the leader of our team. She has been a mainstay of consistent, solid play while our freshmen try to get their feet wet figuring out college volleyball.”

Returning to the field after a weekend sweep against No. 17 Central Florida and James Madison, the Tennessee women’s soccer team is looking to extend its win streak to four as the Lady Vols host Dayton tonight and travel to Mercer on Sunday.

After a 2-1 upset in

Orlando, Fla. last Friday and a shutout win against the Dukes at Regal Stadium on Sunday, three players won either national or conference recognitions for their on-field performances.

Junior forward Cheyenne Spade earned a spot on the CS360 Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll and junior goalkeeper Julie Eckel won the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Meanwhile, a third junior – forward Hannah Wilkinson – earned both the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week.

Wilkinson scored three goals

in the two weekend matches, including both of the Lady Vols’ goals against James Madison.

“It’s a pretty good honor, actually. I’m really proud to bring it to Tennessee,” Wilkinson said about her awards. “I believe that this team needs a lot more recognition, and I have no doubt that we’ll get that as we continue with success.”

The Lady Vols did not crack the polls this week, but they are receiving votes in the NSCAA Coaches Poll.

One way to earn the respect that Wilkinson wants for her team is by

winning. Friday’s opponent, the Dayton Flyers (2-2), will look to bounce back after a 2-1 loss to Michigan State on Sunday. However, head coach Brian Pensky realizes that Dayton is not a team to take lightly.

“Dayton is going to be a very good team,” Pensky said. “They have a bunch of attacking personalities who can score goals and who can put you on your heels. Our defending will have to be good.”

Both Wilkinson and Pensky mentioned that the team has to do a better job of keeping the ball in their possession and execute the simple passes and the patterns of play. To fix the issues that Pensky noticed, the practices this week focused on improving the kicks and getting comfortable when Tennessee holds possession.

The Mercer Bears (2-1-1), a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, are currently in the middle of a four-game SEC slate. They face Auburn tonight after splitting their first two matches on the road against Georgia and Alabama, two teams that the Lady Vols beat in 2012.

Tennessee takes the field against Dayton tonight at 7 p.m. at Regal Stadium.

Admission is free for everyone. In addition, the first 350 fans in attendance will receive a Lady Vols soccer towel. Sunday’s game at Mercer will begin at 1 p.m.