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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Issue 19, Volume 124
Conference seeks Humanities Center welcomes to continue fight renowned philosopher to UT against fracking Sage Speaks
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McCord Pagan Copy Editor While UT battled Oregon on the football field, another conflict unfolded on campus. The first annual Fractivist Conference, organized by the Sierra Club, commenced Friday with workshops in the UC. Conference attendees were hosted by the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The conference focused on, as many see it, the failings of the industry to protect citizens and the environment. Charles White, a recent graduate of ETSU, played a large role in coordinating the event. “We really saw the need for a more comprehensive plan for regional coordination against fracking in the Southeast, so we thought, you know, what better place than Knoxville,” White said. “We’ve had this issue going on in Tennessee regarding the fracking research, so we thought it would be a cool place to do it with students from SPEAK, and the faculty members of UT really encouraged us to utilize the university for workshops.” Fracking is a method of retrieving oil and natural gas from the earth by shooting a pressurized mixture of sand, chemicals and water underground, releasing the valued hydrocarbons. Many environmental groups have spoken out about the process, not only because the relatively new technology is largely unregulated, but because of the health dangers posed by the process.
More than half of the chemicals used in the process are known mutagenic or carcinogenic compounds, many of which are deliberately hidden from the public as proprietary information by the industry. Jannette Barth, an economist visiting from New York, expressed concerns beyond the environmental implications of fracking. Barth’s workshop, “The Economic Impact of Shale Gas vs. the Alternatives” highlights her work on the petroleum industry and, in particular, their claims about job growth. “An early, industry funded study… had claimed that 88,000 jobs would be created in Pennsylvania in 2010 due to shale gas development,” Barth said. “The reality there is that only 65,000 jobs were created statewide in all industries that year, and half of those were in Education and Health, and Leisure and Hospitality.” Terry Brewster, a Morgan County landowner, identifies himself as a direct victim of fracking. Brewster claims his 60-year-old well was polluted after a company fracked on the land surrounding his property, rendering water from his well not potable. “Now it’s got an oil film on the top of it, it doesn’t taste good, and if I put some in a glass jar… and let it set, this pink, rusty looking stuff will tend to grow,” Brewster said. “I have no idea what it is. It’s not easy when you have a problem like that to figure out who to go to.” See FRACTIVIST on Page 3
Hanna Lustig News Editor Latin and the burqa. Dissimilar, yet, for American philosopher Martha Nussbaum, Ph.D., related. The Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, Nussbaum returned to the Humanities Center for the second time on Monday afternoon.
Based on her most recent book, “The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age,” Nussbaum’s lecture focused on religious prejudices in Europe and America. Growing up in a community she calls “very intolerant of all minority religions,” Nussbaum later converted to Judaism. “I’ve experienced life as a member of a so-called majority,” Nussbaum said, “but also as a member of a minority, and so I think one does learn something
Troy Provost-Heron After two consecutive weeks of uninspiring play from Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley, the doubts have started to set in from the fan base as to whether or not the junior signal caller is the right man under center. “It’s been challenging at the quarterback position just because we haven’t had any big splash plays,” head coach Butch Jones said during Monday’s press conference. “I’d like to see Justin settle in a little bit more and be a little more aggressive... We need him to attack more. “But just like any position at our program, it’s open. Whatever quarterback has the best week of practice will be the starter for Tennessee when we
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play Florida.” The competition at quarterback includes Nathan Peterman – who attempted four passes in Saturday’s debacle against Oregon – and true freshmen Josh Dobbs and Riley Ferguson. The mobility of Dobbs and Ferguson as well as Jones’ willingness to add more quarterback runs into the Vols’ packages for this week makes both legitimate contenders to play against the Gators. “We just need to find a way to generate big, explosive plays,” Jones said, “and if that’s Josh Dobbs running the read option or Riley Ferguson, that’s what Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon we will do, but we have to create big plays and that’s Junior quarterback Justin Worley throws a going to be a focus in prep- pass in the Vol’s 52-20 win over Western Kentucky at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 7. aration this week.” The Vols will face Florida in Gainesville, See DEFENSE NOTEBOOK on Page 6 Fla., on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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those “dark times” are seemingly in the past, or, rather, only existing in “societies allegedly more primitive, less characterized by a heritage of Judeo-Christian values.” “Today, we have many reasons to doubt that complacent self-assessment,” Nussbaum said. “Our situation calls urgently for searching critical examination as we try to uncover the roots of ugly fears and suspicions that currently disfigure all western societies.”
Martha Nussbaum, professor of Law and Ethics, discusses the anxieties and prejudices against the Muslim population with students in the UC Auditorum on Sept. 16. Nussbaum’s lecture focused on providing insight on understanding and confronting the discrimination.
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and develop a sensitivity.” Recalling the Crusades, the Wars of Religions and “the quieter violence of colonial religious domination,” Nussbaum admitted to a past of collective prejudice. “U.S. and Europeans prided themselves on allegedly enlightened attitudes toward religious toleration and understanding, although everyone in the history of the west has been characterized by intense religious animosity and violence,” she said. Nussbaum argued that while
The All Campus Theatre production group debuted their second performance of the season, “The Glass Menagerie,” Sept. 11 at the UTK Wesley Foundation. Originally written by Tennessee Williams, “The Glass Menagerie,” is a memory play and one of Williams’ most recognizable works. The show featured the classic 1930s rendition of the single parent Wingfield family, including Amanda Wingfield (Karissa Kirsch), Laura Wingfield (Rachel Finney) and Tom Wingfield (Kolt Free) and Amanda’s quest to find a proper gentleman caller for her crippled and shy daughter, Laura. Tom is the only connection to possible gentleman callers through his employment at the warehouse. Laura has only had one particular interest in a gentleman throughout her entire life, Jim D. O’Connor (Eric Sorrels) who she met in high school. On his quest to find his sister a gentleman caller, the first man that Tom brings to dinner for his sister is none other than Mr. O’Connor. Each character in the production faces their own personal trials and tribulations. Finney, a senior in English and theater, has found she relates not just to the character she plays, but to all of the characters in different ways. “In Amanda, I identify with her deter-
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mination and drive to get the best out of life that she can,” Finney said. “In Tom, I see his overwhelming sense of passion that I harbor myself. The intensity of Tom’s dreams almost blind him which happens to be an issue I have been struggling with throughout college.” The character of Laura, however, holds a special place in Finney’s heart. “In Laura, the character I had the pleasure of portraying, I see so much of myself,” Finney said. “Her intense need to please everyone around her and yet the ability to isolate herself in horrible situations. She truly is a flicker of hope.” The set proved to be extremely appropriate for the narration of the story, which was told by Free, a junior in College Scholars. Because many characters face their own personal impasses, the set and narration helped the audience travel back in time to the 1930s era and view the play from the character’s perspective. “The aspect that I enjoyed most about the production of the play was that everyone really had their heart into it,” said Isabelle Tipton, stage manager and secretary for ACT. “The actors, the designers, the tech crew. It really makes a huge difference in how the play is performed and how it comes across. We are all really proud of it.” See GLASS MENAGERIE on Page 5
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