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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Issue 20, Volume 127
Real food, real soon Real Food Challenge pushes for healthier campus dining options by 2020 Heidi Hill Contributor
Campus food options are about to get real. A national campaign sweeping schools across the country, the Real Food Challenge urges college administrators, faculty and students to re-evaluate the quality and source of food being served to the student body. The Real Food Challenge’s goal for each participating school
is for a university president to sign the Real Food Campus Commitment -- a document that officiates a campus’s commitment to serve 20 percent real food by 2020. “‘Real food’ is defined as ethically produced food from local and community based sources,” said Carmen Black, assistant coordinator for the Real Food Challenge. “As a national goal, we aim to shift college and university dining purchases toward local and community based, ecological
sound or humane food,” Black said. “We have this very specific definition because our students spent six years coming up with it. Only if a food fits the criteria of any one of those categories, then it counts as real food.” The project uses a “Real Food Calculator” to track institutional purchasing of “real food” over time in order to implement a student-driven research project analyzing where campus food is raised and how much is produced within a year. Schools can then compare findings to national standards to see how much real food makes its way into the mouths of students. In addition to the “Real Food Calculator,” Black and Jon Berger, regional coordinator, can also analyze the invoices of items
purchased by Aramark to determine the quality and ultimate costs for each of the campus’ dining establishments. Mary Patterson, marketing director for Volunteer Dining, said the Real Food Challenge is already making strides with Aramark to educate dining employees and administrators on the steps necessary to improve the quality of food on campus. “We have already done some research on our own and found that some of the elements of Real Food Challenge were already in place,” Patterson said. “We’re looking forward to this movement, and are excited that students want to get involved in the process.”
See REAL FOOD on Page 2
UT professor debuts film on desire, Southern life
Musical magic
Lilly Strain Contributor
Local rapper busts wizarding rhymes, announces new release Melissa Croft Contributor
Wil Wright, stagename “LiL iFFy”, is a local musician known for his raps about Harry Potter. Melissa Croft • The Daily Beacon
Upon first walking into the Hollywood Hills, local rapper Wil Wright laid eyes on Jim Carrey. After introducing himself, Wright watched the newly divorced comedian leave with three women. Next, Wright was approached by a businesswoman who bought him a tour bus in exchange for donning and promoting her new eyewear company. From there, he got his start in Knoxville, Tennessee. Wright, better known by his stage name, LiL iFFy, has released four Harry Potter themed albums since he got his start in “wizard rapping” three years ago. While fusing the language of this popular magical series with rap music may seem a bit too fantastical to work, the artist is blazing his own trail in the music industry with this unexpected style. He describes his music’s subject matter as very “kitchen sink,” similar to the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor: a hodgepodge of surprising flavors and elements. “Even though a lot of people think what we do is a joke, which it isn’t, it’s a funny idea. But for us, the joke kind of ends
Cinema fanatics across campus gathered in the Art and Architecture Building Monday night to watch one of UT’s own present his first full-length film. Cinema studies professor Paul Harrill directed and wrote the full-length feature film “Something, Anything,” which follows a soft-spoken woman named Peggy Montgomery. She begins the film with everything she could want in life: a cozy job, a loving husband and a baby on the way. Everything changes, however, when tragedy strikes, causing her to seek a new life. “I knew she was gonna have this life perfectly packaged for her,” Harrill said, “and it was gonna fall apart.” The story has a close connection to Knoxville and UT itself. Fifty-eight locations were shot in the city, and both Harrill and the film’s producer Ashley Maynor are UT staff members. Ben Murphy, senior in cinema studies and journalism and electronic media, said he sees reflections of both his city and Harrill in the film. “I’ve taken multiple classes with Paul, so I kind of got to know Paul and I love how much of the film is Paul,” Murphy, said. “That is so encouraging to me to see my professor take on this daunting thing which is a feature film, which in itself is a bajillion miracles to make.” “Something, Anything” has an intimate, personal feel. Silent shots of Peggy’s hands as she moves things, her face as she listens and her feet as she slips on her shoes to the sound of gentle piano ballads are all reflections of Harrill’s personal attachments to the film. “This is a really personal film for me,” Harrill said. “This comes from a really personal place.”
there,” Wright said. “For us, it’s a challenge to make it cool. To take something that sounds like a joke, that sounds shitty on paper and make it good. That for us is a real challenge.” The idea of combining these two very different themes started out as an exercise to rid the musician of his lingering writer’s block. The idea transfigured into numerous success stories, fairy tale tours and a collection of miscellaneous, loyal fans -- unbelievable to the band as well. “It shouldn’t mesh,” Wright said, “but it totally does.” LiL iFFy has hit the ground running since his start, performing in New York City and reaching the Bonnaroo stage in 2013. After three years of hard work, “He-Who-MustNot-Be-Named” by many music lovers across America was sharing the same air and audience as Paul McCartney and the Wu-Tang Clan. For LiL iFFy, this opportunity was a dream come true, allowing him to cast a spell on his newfound fans. Even after the big stage, the “Wizard Rapper” admits his favorite stops along the way were cramped, sometimes “gritty” holein-the-wall places where the nearest person is no farther than 15 feet away. He feels more connected and in his element in such environments. See LIL’ IFFY on Page 3
Smith added to list of banged-up UT receivers Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB) One week after Tennessee lost Von Pearson to an ankle injury, the Volunteers took yet another hit to their receiving corps on Saturday during their contest against No. 4 Oklahoma. Josh Smith was seen on crutches following the Vols matchup against the Sooners and second-year head coach Butch Jones announced on Tuesday
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that the sophomore wide receiver suffered a high ankle sprain and will consequently have to take time away from the playing field. “Josh isn’t going to participate in practice this week,” Jones said. “We’ll reassess how he goes throughout the course of next week. It’s day by day. There isn’t a time frame on it. He could be ready for Georgia, but we’ll wait and see. “We’re going to keep him off his ankle this week. We’ll really do some extensive rehabilitation and we’ll see how his body
reacts.” Through UT’s first three contests, Smith recorded 10 catches for 135 yards and was the lone player to find the end zone in Norman, Oklahoma – a 40-yard score from senior quarterback Justin Worley. With Smith’s status against the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs up in the air, the Vols will look toward a multitude of options at receiver to fill in for the Knoxville native if he indeed cannot play. See FOOTBALL on Page 6
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Freshman wide receiver Josh Smith participates in practice on Aug. 21.
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