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Tim Tebow to take on minor leagues

Iconic Marilyn Monroe gown to be auctioned

After a showcase to 28 major league teams, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He will start in an instructional league this month, since he has not formally played baseball for 12 years. People are wary of his decision, considering Tebow is only getting older and most baseball players have made a debut long before his current age of 30. Tebow was shown to have impressive batting power, but struggles to hit major league pitches.

He will make an attempt as a corner outfielder in the major leagues.

Many are familiar with the rendition of “Happy Birthday” the late singer and actress Marilyn Monroe performed for President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday in May of 1962. The gown Monroe wore for the iconic event, comprised of silk gauze with thousands of rhinestones and sequins attached, was so tight that she had to be sewn into it. When Monroe passed only three months after wearing the dress, she left her entire estate to her acting coach Lee Strasberg. Her estate has been split between collectors and museums for years, but the Jean-Louis designed dress has only been sold once prior for $1.26 million in 1991.

Lyft now available in Knoxville Uber isn’t the only ride-sharing option that Knoxville has as of Thursday, Sep. 8. Lyft, the popular alternative to Uber, has expanded it’s service range to include the Knoxville and Chattanooga areas. Fare information went up on Thursday, and the app became available for use in Knoxville and Chattanooga in both the android and Apple app stores.

The decision comes after Uber’s expansion to Knoxville in August 2014, and a spokesperson with Lyft cited the ability to use the app as transportation to McGhee Tyson Airport.

OIT ditches Blackboard for Canvas Infrastructure Alex Holcomb

Contributor The struggles of Blackboard are soon to be over and, according to some, the new system works better than ever.

This upcoming May, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be dropping Blackboard as UT’s Learning Management System and replacing it with Canvas Instructure. Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer Joel Reeves explained why the university is making the switch to Canvas.

“Our contract with Blackboard was for five years, and it was up. There were options to go buy Blackboard again or any one of what I’ll call the big three: Blackboard, D2L or Canvas,” Reeves said.

Canvas won the bid after a lengthy review process. OIT found it to be cheaper and better than Blackboard. During this school year, professors have the option of hosting their classes on either Canvas or Blackboard and a chance to get accustomed to the new system before it is fully implemented.

Kimberly Sheldon, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is one such professor that chose Canvas over Blackboard.

Sheldon was aware OIT would make the switch next May and believed it was simpler to learn Canvas, rather than both systems. Being her first year at UT, she relied on the opinions of others when deciding which system to use,

repeatedly hearing that Blackboard does not operate as well as Canvas.

“Everything I’ve heard is that Canvas is a lot more user friendly,” Sheldon said. “It has more functions. It is a better version.”

Reeves also heard about the difficulties of using Blackboard each year.

“Blackboard gets described to me in our annual survey every year as being clunky, hard to use,” Reeves said, citing it also had a host of features that were not utilized. “Canvas had the functionality they used and was much easier to use.”

While Sheldon said it did not take long for her to understand Canvas, there were still some issues at the beginning.

“There were a few things that I think I didn’t understand at first like whether or not the students were actually getting emails or announcements,” Sheldon said. “I haven’t figured out all the functionality, but for the most part, the user interface is really easy. I think the students have figured it out.”

Incoming freshmen, who had not used either system before August, have had the difficulty of learning two new systems. Nicole Gentry, freshman in studio art, has classes that use both systems. Gentry said she prefers Canvas, and she admitted to getting confounded when trying to go between both systems.

“I can’t tell you how many times I have gone to Blackboard to do my French homework, and it’s not there,” Gentry said. “With Canvas, (adjusting) was so much easier. So I think, especially for next year’s freshmen, they won’t

have to deal with that.”

Since professors have the ability to choose between Blackboard and Canvas, this can be frustrating for students. Reeves recognizes this but sees it as an opportunity to make the permanent switch in May easier.

“It allows some time to kick the tires. You’re going to have to transition sometime. Yes, we knew this year would be difficult and I apologize for that,” Reeves said.

Bailey Peters, freshman in nuclear engineering, said he puts his trust in the administration’s choice.

“It’s of no concern to me,” Peters said. “I mean, if they think it’s better for us, then more power to them. We’ll find out next May.”

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Everything I’ve heard is that Canvas is a lot more user friendly. It has more functions. It’s a better version.”

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UT student jumps from 11th Street bridge Chris Salvemini

Asst. News Editor Andrew Vermillion, 22, jumped from 11th Street bridge on Tuesday. He was a junior studying English at the University of Tennessee with a concentration in rhetoric and writing.

The University of Tennessee Police Department was first on the scene, but per a written Memorandum of Understanding with the Knoxville Police Department that it would investigate anything involving serious bodily harm or death, KPD took over the investigation.

The Student Government Association released a letter to students, in which they wanted to let “each and every member of the campus community to know that you are valued and you matter.”

The notice also reminded students of campus resources to help them through hard times.

Many factors may influence a person’s decision to commit suicide. Some of the most common factors include depression, a feeling of helplessness and a lack of social support or social isolation.

UT provides two major sources of help for students in need. The Distressed Student Protocol, a program by the Center for Health Education and Wellness, allows students to just call a phone number (974-HELP) if they need help. Faculty and friends can also call the number if they are worried about someone else. CHEW answers the phone 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

UTPD answers the phone all other times.

Director of CHEW Ashley Blamey shared her experience with a recent phone call from a faculty member.

“We had a faculty member call a couple weeks ago and said that a student has not been in class, ‘I’m really worried about them, they’re not listening to my communication, I’ve known them, and this doesn’t make sense to me.’ There is not an immediate danger, there’s nothing they’ve told me that makes me think that we’ve got to send a police officer over, but we’re going to make every effort to get in touch with them and figure out if something is going on,” Blamey said.

The protocol includes a case management team which deals with calls case-by-case. Each student’s problem is

considered by a team of professionals and they work to connect students with the resources they need, such as housing, counseling or anything else.

“We remove the bureaucracy from the system. Bureaucracy has to exist just because we have a lot of people here, but there are times in all our lives where we just need someone to help us out and remove the barriers to just get us where we need to go and that is the function of our team,” Blamey said.

The counseling center is run by T. Paul McAnear, along with a team of psychologists. The center offers individual and group counseling. A large portion of students report having had suicidal thoughts at some point.

“The primary services we provide at the Counseling Center (are) individual, couples and group counseling as well as some stress management workshops that are designed to help students with a wide variety of concerns and stressors,” McAnear said.

Stress related to schoolwork, home life or anything else can be a factor in someone’s decision. According to professionals at the Counseling Center, having

a good connection with people is the best form of suicide prevention. Most victims of suicide lack a strong social network and start to think their lives matter less than they do.

“The most important thing students need who are feeling hopeless or burdened is to have a good connection with other people, to have people they can talk to and people who care about and support them. Sometimes that can be a professional therapist, other times a student really needs people in their lives who really care about them,” McAnear said. “Just having a place where someone feels valued and where they are wanted is probably one of the strongest buffers against suicidal thoughts.”

The Counseling Center offers training on QPR suicide prevention training, which stands for question, persuade and refer. The program teaches people how to deal with a potentially suicidal person and how to intervene in a life-threatening situation, similar to CPR. For more information on suicide awareness and prevention, visit http://counselingcenter.utk.edu/self-help-materials/the-issueof-suicide/.

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Joyride rides back into town for Knoxvillians Tom Cruise

News Editor Through the heavy traffic, last minute classes and busy game day driving, some relief has come to the University of Tennessee. Joyride, a point to point transportation system featuring golf carts offers students and residents the ability to ride anywhere, anytime.

Offering free transportation, Joyride operates with golf carts to transport riders around campus and the surrounding areas. While the ride itself is free, riders are encouraged to tip the driver as that is their only source of payment.

While the main company is based out of Nashville, Joyride Knoxville looks to enhance the mobility of anyone interested.

Not only does Joyride cater to students but it also drives around people on game days.

“We are focusing on anything and everything,” Jared Strader, general manager of Joyride Knoxville, said. “If someone is having a wedding, we can transport from parking to the event or anything they would need.”

Currently, Joyride is operating from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m., 7 days a week including holidays. On average, Strader regularly manages 5 carts daily,

but more carts operate on game day. Passengers are encouraged to keep calling to ensure they get a ride.

Aside from UT, Joyride will travel to various locations near campus such as the Old City, downtown, Gay Street and Market Square.

Joyride used to operate at UT, but low passenger turnout forced the business to shut its doors. Strader now looks to keep the company running all year while decreasing the amount of carts during the slower months.

“The school schedule affects Joyride as much as the passengers,” Strader said. “We took such a hit but now that I know what to expect, I can send carts to Nashville to save on cost.”

Despite some of the slower times on the job, senior driver Adam Townsend shared his enjoyment of driving for Joyride.

“It’s a blast,” Townsend said. “You get to drive a golf cart around and meet different people every day.”

Employees of Joyride are able to work around their own schedule and choose days that are most convenient for them. Using an app on their phones, drivers can choose when they are able to work.

The carts are required to abide by all laws that any typical vehicle would be required to follow.

“A big focus right now is safety,” Strader said.

Joyride has returned for the fall 2016 semester and continues to offer safe rides throughout Knoxville on a tip only system.

Peyton Gupton • The Daily Beacon “We have mirrors, turn signals and brake adjustments regularly. If a cart has any issues, it does not leave the garage.”

Strader also encouraged the importance of the drivers of Joyride and their dependence on the tips from the passenger.

“Drivers really appreciate tips, that’s how they get paid,” Strader said. “You’ve got to take care of your driver.”

Joyride looks to continue year round on campus. The Knoxville office located on the top floor between Walmart and Publix.

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Vols soccer off to promising start Norris Eppes

Contributor Last Friday, Sept. 2, the UT women’s soccer team faced a crowd like never before in Provo, Utah. The intense atmosphere was attributed to the 4,210 fans in the stands, a reflection of BYU, the opposing team’s, tradition of leading the nation in home game attendance.

“I’ve never been a part of something like that,” redshirt sophomore Anna Bialczak said.

“I was just in shock. I tried to tune them out for the most part.”

Bialczak was awed by the sheer amount of fans and said the net was only a few feet from the student section. The home crowd not only filled the stands which descended right to the pitch, but also the student section.

Friday’s game against BYU was Tennessee’s first of the season against a top 10 ranked opponent. By the 24th minute the Vols trailed by two after Ashley Hatch and Michele Vasconcelos scored for BYU. Hannah Wilkinson put the Vols on the scoreboard in the 32nd minute with her first goal of the season and her first for Tennessee since returning

from a knee injury, the cause of her missing the 2015 season.

BYU scored again before the half and once more after it in the 66th minute before Wilkinson netted her second goal of the night in the 80th minute. A goal in the 86th minute from BYU capped the scoring, and the game ended 5-2 in favor of the home team.

Despite the final score and a number of defensive breakdowns, coach Brian Pensky saw positives in the way that Tennessee played against a BYU team that’s won the West Coast Conference four seasons straight.

“We’ve had games in the past where we’ve been played off the park like that and never had the ball, never created anything for ourselves,” Pensky said. “Certainly a massive silver lining — but we put them on their heels a little bit, we scored a couple goals.”

“I think we did better in the second half at being organized and dealing with their pressure and their offense,” Bialzcak said.

“In the first half I think we struggled. We had some good opportunities but we couldn’t take advantage of them. I’m proud of the effort we put out.”

Communication and teamwork increases

goals: The team traveled to Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sep. 4, where they beat American University 3-0, keeping a clean sheet and allowing only one shot.

The Vols continued to show their competence in attacking from dead ball situations when in the 12th minute Rylie O’Keefe scored on a header off teammate Anna McClung’s free kick. In the 14th minute, Bialczak won another header and made her first goal of the season — sending the ball off a corner which shot straight to the back of the net.

Maya Neal scored her third goal of the season after the break off a through ball from Wilkinson.

After only one goal in Tennessee’s first three games of the season, they’ve scored eight goals from five different players in the past three games. The return of three players from injury — Carlyn Baldwin, Mackenzie Gouner and Wilkinson — has helped the team.

Bialczak said that the increased production of the team has also been thanks to good communication on the field.

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SOCCER continued from Page 5 “We have Michele (Christy). She has a big impact on the field with her voice,” Bialczak said. “All of us are trying to step up and increase the communication. Talking to each other, letting each other know we have their backs, what they can do, letting them know what’s there for them.”

Pensky said the team is “feeling good” about their ability to attack.

“Our confidence in terms of going forward and scoring goals is pretty high, both in the run of play and certainly on set pieces.” Pensky said. “We had moments last year where we felt if we were going to win it, we were going to have to win a game one (to) nothing. I think that trend is dissipating as we continue to score goals, and score goals against good teams.”

Pensky said that after the past six games, which have both tested the team and allowed them time to settle into the new season, Tennessee soccer is ready to begin conference play. With three wins and three losses, Tennessee soccer opens its SEC conference campaign against Alabama on Friday night, Sep. 9.

Alabama, who was picked 13th in the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, is currently 5-1-0 and has scored 15 goals in their past six games while only allowing three.

Pensky noted that playing the speedy BYU offense might help the team against Alabama, who play with fast, quick forwards.

“Everybody’s excited we can start SEC play at home,” Pensky said. “Alabama being what it is to the University of Tennessee and our athletic department, we’ll be excited and ready to go Friday night.”

The game takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday at Regal Soccer Stadium.

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THIRD PLACE Hannah Moulten Copy Chief

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Kathryn Culhane, #8, attempts to prevent an American University player from taking the ball on Sep. 4, 2016.

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VIRGINA TECH Fuente ready to win first big game as Hokies head coach Rob Harvey

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The Vols defense led by Micah Abernathy, #22, tackles the Appalachian State running back on Sept. 1, 2016. Alex Phillips • The Daily Beacon

Vols prepare for biggest stage yet Trenton Duffer

Sports Editor Vols defensive coordinator Bob Shoop will face his biggest test of the season thus far when his defense faces off against Virginia Tech’s hightempo offense.

Granted, this is only Shoop’s second game as defensive coordinator, but the challenge still remains.

“What I challenged our guys to do is we’re going to be the first no-huddle tempo defense in the world this week,” Shoop said on Wednesday.

“When they (Virginia Tech Hokies) get to the line of scrimmage, we’re going to beat them to the line of scrimmage. It’s a first-up mentality.”

This is also the first year Justin Fuente is coaching for the Hokies. Fuente last coached at Memphis, where he had quarterback Paxton Lynch running the offense.

Lynch was taken by the Denver Broncos with the 26th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. Now Fuente has junior college-transfer Jerod Evans at the helm.

Sophomore safety Micah Abernathy said on Tuesday that it will be a challenge finding footage of Evans’ playing style since he played in junior college prior to transferring to Virginia Tech.

“We only have one game of him (Evans) against DI (Division 1) talent, but we’ve got to take his tendencies from that game,” Abernathy said. “Our coaches know what type of player he is, and his tendencies and things like that and tell us throughout the week.”

That “one game” of footage the Vols have on Evans is the Hokies matchup against the Liberty Flames last week. Evans threw 221 yards on 20-for-32 passing and four touchdowns. Evans also ran the ball five times for 46 yards.

Evans will get a chance to show his skills on

a national scale. Saturday is the Battle at Bristol game, the biggest college football game in history.

The attendance for the Battle at Bristol game is expected to be around the 160,000 range.

Head coach Butch Jones has said throughout the week that it’s an honor to play in a game of this magnitude.

“From the jumbotron, to the atmosphere … don’t get me wrong, the opportunity to break the world record for fan attendance for the game of football is something that’s a tremendous opportunity,” Jones said on Monday. “It’s something that will live with these individuals for the rest of their life.”

Jones also mentioned that by the end of the weekend the Vols will have played in front of more than 250,000 fans over the course of their first two games. But Jones also doesn’t want his players getting “caught up in the extracurricular items” of the showdown at Bristol Motor Speedway.

It’s almost impossible not to notice all of the events and procedures for the Battle at Bristol.

ESPN’s Rece Davis discussed in a teleconference on Wednesday what College GameDay (who will preview the game on ESPN beginning at 9 a.m.

Saturday) has planned for the big event.

“I think it’s going to be a very unique atmosphere and be a little bit of a challenge because it’s different sightlines, but it’s going to be great,” Davis said. “It’s a testament to the popularity of the sport that you can create an event like this — and that’s what it is, it’s not just a game, it’s an event — and feel secure that you can put 150,000 people in a venue to see these two teams play.”

Mark Berman with The Roanoke Times announced yesterday that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be College GameDay’s guest picker on Saturday.

The Vols kickoff against the Hokies on Saturday night at 8:15 p.m. for the Battle at Bristol.

A year ago, Justin Fuente would have never imagined he would be preparing to face Tennessee as head coach of Virginia Tech.

Fuente was head coach for Memphis from 2012-2015, a team who would be much more likely to face the Vols than Virginia Tech because of the instate connection.

Now as head coach of Virginia Tech, Fuente will prepare to face the Vols in what will be the largest attended football game in history.

“The stage shouldn’t determine the way we prepare or the way we perform,” Fuente said on Wednesday. “We should prepare in the same manner that we prepared last week and do the same things, we should act the same way. It’s still one football game and the stage shouldn’t determine our behavior. That being said, obviously it’s going to be pretty cool.”

Fuente recorded a win in his first game as head coach for the Hokies on Saturday as they defeated Liberty 36-13. The Hokies began slow and were losing 13-10 to the Big South opponent midway through the second quarter.

They managed to do what the Vols struggled to do; they eventually found their composure and pulled away in the end.

Junior wide receiver Isaiah Ford was the highlight for Fuente’s Hokies as he caught 11 passes for 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Ford, a receiver whom Tennessee defensive

coordinator Bob Shoop called “one of the best in the ACC,” will need to have another big game for Virginia Tech if they want to beat the Volunteers.

And it won’t be easy, as Ford will have to go up against a veteran secondary for the Vols.

Senior defensive back for the Vols, Cam Sutton, will be a huge test for Ford, but Ford admitted he is up for the challenge.

“Your competitive nature wants you to play against the best because it brings out the best in you,” Ford said. “I’ve watched the whole secondary to look for any small details or advantages I can take away from it.”

Fuente will also need his defensive line to wreak havoc on the Vols backfield and provide pressure on Josh Dobbs. Dobbs was pressured time and time again on Thursday against Appalachian State, which caused him to make some questionable decisions.

The Hokies defensive line is led by a trio of seniors who are looking forward to going up against that Tennessee line, which was the reason for Dobbs being pressured on Thursday.

Virginia Tech will have to adapt to the noise level early on in Bristol, as Bristol Motor Speedway will seat almost 100,000 more people than the Hokies Lane Stadium’s total capacity. For Fuente and his players though, it’s just another game.

“At the end of the day, when this game ends it’s just going to count as another game, whether it’s in the win column or the loss column for us,” senior defensive tackle Woody Baron said. “It’s going to be just as significant as any other game on the schedule.”

Wide receiver Isaiah Ford, #1, catches the ball in mid-air for a touch down but was not complete.

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Burlesque Festival to bring glitter and dancing to Knoxville Eric Bailes

Staff Writer Next weekend, Knoxville will become a little more glittery and glamorous when the Smoky Mountain Burlesque Festival comes to town.

The festival will bring over 75 performers to Knoxville for a weekend of shows, classes and fun. The event hopes to educate people on both the traditional and modern interpretations of the art of burlesque, and how the beauty of the art comes from its openness and diversity.

The four shows promise to highlight the East Tennessee area. While what that entails will be seen next weekend, the producers of the shows promise that the weekend will be informative and fun-filled for all attendees.

The subject of the shows vary, with “Thunder from Up Yonder: A Collection of Striptease Talents from the Southeast� showing different interpretations of the striptease by artists from Tennessee and the surrounding states. Another show, “Rocky Topless: The Best Burlesque from Up the Road and Across the Globe,� will feature a line-up of nationally prominent performers, all featuring different talents and styles.

While the show will highlight East Tennessee, the performers themselves are from all around the country — with one performer coming all the way from Alaska. Chosen after a three-

month application process, the performers were picked based upon footage they submitted of them presenting their best performances.

For people who might think the festival is not for them, they need not worry. Siren Santina, one of the co-producers of the festival, promises that the diversity the cast brings will cause something to stand out to everyone who watches. “There is sure to be someone or something to entertain every taste,� Santina said.

While the festival’s big draw will be the shows, those who wish to learn more about the art are in luck. The Broadway Academy of Performing Arts will be offering two days of classes that are open to the public and consist of 35 classes with various topics. Featuring a wide variety, some of the classes will be focused on basic movement, costuming, building an act and theater, just to name a few.

The classes will allow for a true sense of community to be shown, as those people interested in the art learn from and build connections with established entertainers from around the country.

John Camp, another of the show’s co-producers, is excited that the show is coming to Knoxville. “We’re really excited to bring this to Knoxville and kinda show our hometown what we see all around the country and the world,� Camp said.

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ARTS&CULTURE

Apple announces new iPhone, watch upgrades Jared Sebby

Copy Editor

Apple announced the new lineup of their mobile devices yesterday, including the newest editions of the iPhone and Apple Watch.

Apple’s newest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 7, is set to come in two sizes and features twice the storage space of the iPhone 6 and 6S (starting at 32GB). The cameras have been redesigned with both the standard and Plus models featuring the same Optical Image Stabilization system introduced in the iPhone 6 Plus. They also feature an upgraded 12-megapixel sensor, with larger pixels and full-range color accuracy.

However, the similarities end there.

The Plus model features two sideby-side cameras: a wide angle and a telephoto, both with a static aperture of f/1.8. This allows users to choose between a 1x and 2x optical zoom when taking photos — a feature rarely seen on smartphone cameras.

The front-facing camera has also seen a minor upgrade with a two-megapixel bump from last year’s model.

In addition to the camera and storage upgrades, the phone has been redesigned to be waterproof and includes the introduction of a digital home button with “Taptic feedback” (Apple’s solution for emulating mechanical feedback without physically pressing buttons, similar to the systems already used in the Apple Watch and Macbook).

In a somewhat controversial move, Apple has also removed the headphone jack, replacing it with its proprietary Lightning port. All of Apple’s headphones (including some in the Beats line) have been updated to reflect this with Lightning-compatible models.

Additionally, the iPhone 7 will ship with a Lightning to stereo converter to allow the use of older headphones.

Orders for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus begin on Sept. 9 and both models will be available on Sept. 16, starting at $649 or $769 for the Plus model.

Also announced was a set of wireless earbuds, or “AirPods,” to expand into what is becoming an ever-growing

market of tangle-free listening. AirPods connect to the iPhone through Bluetooth and feature a five-hour battery life.

Users can tap an AirPod to activate Siri and make phone calls, send text messages and control their music. AirPods will retail for $159 and will be available in October.

The Apple Watch received a minor update to Series 2, with waterproofing up to a depth of 50 meters and GPS functionality. Watch OS 3 ships later this year, extending a range of new functionality to both generations of Apple Watch. Additionally, the original Apple Watch (now called Series 1) has received a price drop to $269, with Series 2 Apple Logo • Courtesy of Apple.com retailing from $369.

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Nipping it in the bud- the problem with weed-out courses

David Garcia

Public Scientist

Many of us in STEM probably have fond (or not so fond) memories of the courses meant to cull the pool of students in a particular major. Weed-out courses are a timehonored, tested and likely part of a system that is removing potential scientists and engineers before their potential is ever allowed to flourish.

This greatly depends on the university and the major, but for the most part a weed-out course has two big characteristics: they are generally given early on in a student’s career and they are meant to be extremely difficult. The prevailing thought is that these courses allow the university to remove those that do not have the talent or the motivation to complete a difficult major.

In some respect this is understandable and necessary.

Programs have limited resources and students generally have limited amounts of time to complete their major. In some cases, such as pre-med, it might actually be a necessity due to the relatively small number of spots that are available every year at medical schools. Jobs in applied science and research, however, are relatively plentiful to just plain plentiful, depending on your source. Simply putting out more graduates is unlikely to be a big problem, especially for higher tier universities.

Weed-out courses definitely remove students who are not willing to put the work into a particular major, but their glaring side effect is that they remove students who were not adequately prepared for the challenges of a particular field even if they are just as intelligent as their counterparts.

Of course, the most famous example is that of the skewed ratio of men to women in computer science. By now it

should be quite clear to everyone that women and men have virtually the same capacity for learning (I didn’t even bother to look up a source for that one).

There are many reasons why the numbers are so skewed, but one of the prevailing explanations for why it started in the first place comes from the way some of the earliest generations of computer scientists were raised. In their infancy, home computers were primarily marketed to be sold as a toy for boys. A fair number of girls got their hands on them, but the majority were given to males. The result was therefore a generation of college students that had a much higher number of males who were both prepared and comfortable enough with computers to pursue the difficult degree. Young women placed in a weed-out course were of course going to drop out, because they were not as prepared — due to a reason that had nothing to do with intelligence or motivation.

Weed-out courses also disproportionately harm students from less well to do backgrounds. If a student’s pre-college education did not include heavy access to AP courses, college enrichment programs, or even STEM courses beyond the basics their chances of succeeding in a STEM career are significantly lower — especially if they hit a weed-out course without already being comfortable with the material. It is certainly not impossible, but the likelihood of succeeding decreases dramatically.

The solution is not to dumb down the curriculum. The key is figuring out a way to ease students into their chosen major, teach them the necessary skills and up the difficulty later on so they can still graduate on time. A good example

of this methodology was used by Harvey Mudd College, an extremely competitive STEM school with a computer science major that is over 50% women. Every student at Harvey Mudd is required to take a computer science course, but an important part of their approach comes from the courses they offer. One of the courses requires absolutely no background in computer science, but taking it does not disqualify a student from completing a four-year degree (as it does in many other top-tier computer science programs). Therefore even students with no coding experience have a much better chance of completing the major.

To be fair, there are plenty of schools that offer non-major or simplified courses, but these are not always designed to bring the students into the fold. There is a difference between teaching for a requirement and teaching with the expectation of further development.

Discovering and then teaching the prerequisites for a particular major is not easy or cheap, but it’s worth it.

Removing capable students from the talent pool, especially as STEM careers continue to rise in importance, is both a disservice to the student and to the university. For those of us interested in higher education, this may require us to slightly shift our thinking and realize that instead of culling the garden it might be better to wait for the weeds to sprout into something new.

David Garcia is a second year graduate student in energy science and engineering and can be reached at dgarcia8@vols.utk.edu.

Immigrants aren’t the problem, bad policies are

Ryne Tipton

May You Live In Interesting Times

On Wednesday, Aug. 31, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump traveled to Mexico to talk with President Peña Nieto, whom he attempted to flatter with niceties, calling Mexican-Americans “spectacular, hard-working people.” After his return, faced with a loyal audience in Phoenix, Trump again showed support for the construction of a border wall.

Despite the fact that illegal immigration has become a highly debated topic in the current election, its population has been in decline for over the past five years. After hitting a peak of 12.2 million in 2007, the number has declined to roughly 11 million people, less than 4 percent of the American population. According to the Pew Research Center, 2.4 million people were deported from fiscal year 2009 to 2014. In 2012, the New York Times reported that the Obama Administration was deporting illegal immigrants one and a half times faster than the Bush Administration, many of which had scant justification. In fact, nearly 2 million of these deported immigrants had either no criminal record or had committed only minor offenses such as traffic violations.

Under President Obama, single mothers have been taken from their infant children and families ripped apart in ICE immigration raids to crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Donald Trump wants to do the same thing only with “a lot more energy”.

Contrary to Donald Trump’s claims that all illegal immigrants are “criminals, drug-dealers and rapists,” a number of studies have shown that they are less likely to commit crimes than American born citizens. A study by

the American Immigration Council found a trend in incarceration rates from 1980 to 2010, citing native born citizen arrests as two to five times higher than illegal immigrants.

I think it is abundantly clear that the facts don’t line up with Trump’s anti-immigrant ideals. They also don’t provide much justification for the abusive policies adopted by the Obama Administration. If we’re concerned with promoting the general welfare of the country and dealing with the illegal immigrant population that is already here, what steps do we need to take?

We have to look at policies causing illegal immigration, including the spike in the number of people crossing the border from Mexico prior to 2007 and why illegal immigrants remain undocumented, despite the fact that the vast majority of them desire to become American citizens.

In 1995 the passage of NAFTA ruined the Mexican economy and caused job losses for over 1 million farmers by flooding markets with subsidized American corn. As wages plummeted from 1,959 pesos a month in 1991 to 228 pesos a month in 2003 for the average farmer, immigration to the United States soared as many Mexicans sought a better life.

In the post-industrial economy many Americans are now overqualified to perform labor such as agricultural work or meat packing. Our outdated immigration system does not reflect this, especially when harsh requirements prevent immigrant involvement in guest worker programs like H2-B and H2A. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture almost 50 percent of agricultural labor in America is done by illegal immigrants and without them

the United States would witness a significant drop in agricultural output and rise in commodity prices. To add insult to injury, the cost of citizenship is over $600 making it nearly impossible for current illegal immigrants to receive citizenship.

Clearly, the answer to the real problems surrounding illegal immigration cannot be solved by building a border wall or deporting millions more. Instead, there are three things we should do.

One, we should reform the immigration system to reflect the economic reality we face.

Two, we should provide amnesty and complete citizenship to illegal immigrants.

Three, we should pursue a progressive economic agenda that will raise wages and working standards for all Americans, including immigrants. According to a study done at UCLA, legalization of more illegal immigrants could provide a nearly $1.5 trillion boost to America’s GDP over the next decade — a boost that should benefit all Americans, not just the top one percent.

Instead of separating thousands of families and condemning millions of immigrants to a harsh fate, America ought to live up to its ideals and recognize illegal immigrants as equal participants in national life. We are a land of opportunity, not a land of deportations and border walls.

Ryne Tipton is a freshman in political science and canbe reached at rtipton4@vols.utk.edu.

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