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Relient K throwsback to middle school Editorially independent student newspaper of the University of Tennessee since 1906

ARTS & CULTURE >> pg. 3

Monday, September 15, 2014 Issue 18, Volume 127

Jeanne Clery Disclosure Better safe than sorry ofTheCampus Security Policy and Sexual assault Safety Notices garner student attention

Bradi Musil Assistant News Editor (@bradi4)

Three weeks, four sexual assaults. On Aug. 29, the University of Tennessee Police Department released a Safety Notice informing students of a sexual assault that occurred on campus on Aug. 24. Over the course of the next two weeks, three similar alerts would follow. Although Safety Notices in the past have included reports

Blue Mason coffeehouse brews quality atmosphere Hannah Zechman Contributor

Friendly faces laughed and conversed while sipping their brews. Over the threshold, coffee enthusiasts asked questions, ate goodies and smiled as new customers walked in. Welcome to Sutherland Avenue’s latest addition: Blue Mason Coffeehouse, a place centered around friendship and socialization. The newly renovated space rests beside River Sports Outfitters, ready for community gathering. Cool blue walls and homemade decorations, including blue mason jars, complete the inside and create the Blue Mason Coffeehouse look. “We want people to walk in and feel like they are home,” co-owner Margo Ingram said. The community coffeehouse is fulfilling the dream she always had of opening a bakery since inheriting her many blue mason jars at the age of 10. After falling in love with coffee and finding a religious meaning for her life, she knew she wanted a coffeehouse and bakery that had a mission center, and, most importantly, one that gave back to the community. After meeting co-owners Calvin Dillinger and Josh Steadley, Ingram knew she had found the team that would bring her dream to life. They began shaping their process of free trade along with empowering local and global businesses, the core of Blue Mason Coffeehouse. Their roasters communicate directly with farmers, and the people supplying coffee beans from small villages as far away as Ethiopia are paid directly for their work in goods that are valuable to them. Ingram and her partners cut out the middle man in order to make sure their suppliers are appreciated. See BLUE MASON on Page 3

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on potential campus threats, this year is the first to include all sexual assault complaints. In a media release sent on Sept. 10, Chief of Police Troy Lane stated that updates made to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act have emphasized expanding procedures for notifying students and faculty in the event of sexual violence. These notices also reflect the university’s effort this year to increase awareness of sexual assault in the community.

“The (Clery Act) has always allowed some flexibility in that these Safety Notices (referred to as Timely Warnings in the Clery Act) only had to be issued if we considered the offense to represent a serious and ongoing threat,” Lane said. “In the past, as most often these incidents were reported to us well after, days or weeks, we did not issue these notices because there did not appear to be any immediate or on-going threat. “This year we made a decision that despite immediate or ongoing threats, we were going to send this information regardless.” Notices of sexual misconduct on campus have been met with mixed reviews thus far.

After the alert sent on Aug. 29, Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee was concerned that the language used placed blame on the victim rather than the assailant. “They were saying that alcohol can affect your ability to react to personal safety concerns, basically saying you should not get drunk or you might be sexually assaulted,” said Summer Awad, SEAT co-chair and junior in college scholars. SEAT contacted and met with UTPD following the first alert and discussed the improvement of the wording.

Campus Crime Statistics Act A federal law requiring all colleges and universities in the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses.

See SEXUAL ASSSAULT on Page 2

Still too soon

No. 4 Oklahoma torches Vols under the lights, 34-10 Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouth16)

NORMAN, Okla. — The postgame chatter stressed how this one felt different. Despite yet another lopsided loss — an alltoo common sight for the Tennessee program — the monumental progress gained was much more visible than in recent memory. And while the Volunteers’ 34-10 loss to No. 4 Oklahoma may have uncovered a geyser of positivity in regards to UT’s ongoing rebuilding job, one thing remained clear Saturday night inside Norman’s Memorial Stadium. There’s still quite a ways to go. “It’s a long football season,” Vols head coach Butch Jones said. “We

knew there was going to be good days and bad days with the young football team. We just have to keep grinding.” On the shoulders of a balanced offensive attack, the Sooners sprinted out to a 13-0 first-quarter advantage and cruised through the second half in front of a sellout crowd, keeping UT within arm’s length of any sort of possible comeback. But when considering the youth in Jones’ personnel group — the Vols had five true freshmen in the starting lineup with the additions of right tackle Coleman Thomas and tight end Daniel Helm — and the fact UT had a chance to move within 10 points late in the game, some Vol players believed Saturday had the potential to be something special. Butch Jones watches his Vols fight against Oklahoma on Sept. 13. Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics

See FOOTBALL on Page 6

Professors without borders UT faculty to take research abroad with Fulbright grants Joshua Burton Contributor

Studying abroad isn’t just for students. This year, four University of Tennessee professors were awarded the Fulbright Scholars grant to continue their scholarship in countries outside the United States. Traveling to

Botswana, Brazil, Morocco and Slovenia, these professors will be conducting research on subjects ranging from microbiology to law. “It’s a great honor and privilege to be a Fulbright Scholar and to represent the United States abroad through this flagship exchange program,” said Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud, an assistant professor in English

Poetry professor breaks all the rules NEWS >>pg. 2

Ben Barton

Gerard CohenVrignaud

who will travel to Morocco to research orientalism. In recent years, having toprated faculty has been an emphasis due to UT’s push to become a Top 25 public research university. Three years ago, UT sent

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Chunlei Su

five scholars abroad with the Fulbright grant. To Chunlei Su, associate professor in microbiology, the volume of Fulbright Scholars that UT is producing is a testament to the university’s commitment to attracting the nation’s best

“... UT is more like a smudge.” VIEWPOINTS >>pg. 4

professors. “It reflects the quality and hard work of the University of Tennessee now,” Su said, who will be studying microbiological population genetics in Brazil. He said the most important part of the program is collaboration with fellow scientists at an international level. “I am very excited to work with the scientists there,” Su said. “It is a privilege to have this opportunity.” See FULBRIGHT on Page 2

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