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Vols narrowly escape UAB in double-OT win Anthony Elias Staff Writer It took two overtimes, but the Tennessee Volunteers (2-2, 0-1 SEC) left the field Saturday in a blaze of glory after a 32-29 double overtime victory over the UAB Blazers (1-3, C-USA 0-1). Vols quarterback Matt Simms completed 19for-34 passes and threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 25yard strike to receiver Denarius Moore in the back of the end zone to clear the sidelines. “I just tried to put it in a place where he could go up and get it and jump over the corner, and that is exactly what he did,” Simms said. “Every overtime is unique, depending on how the game went,” Vols coach Derek Dooley said. “I think I've been in two now, I guess, as a head coach.” The overtime thriller was Derek Dooley’s second career overtime game, with the other a loss at the hands of Hawaii, 45-44, during his tenure at Louisiana Tech on Sept. 8, 2007. In spite of his teams struggles, the UT head coach credited his team with never letting up. “We’ve got to keep fighting and that’s all we can do,” Dooley said. “We won. I told the team I’ve got a policy that I’m never not going to celebrate a win, because they’re hard to come by.” The Vols scored a season-high 23 points in the first half, and it appeared the Big Orange had control of the game heading into the locker room after Prentiss Wagner’s 9-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the second quarter gave the Vols a 23-7 lead at the half. The Blazers came out aggressively in the second half, though, and slowly chipped away at the lead. UAB quarterback David Isabelle found senior wideout Frantrell Forrest in the back of the end
zone for a 27-yard touchdown pass, cutting the deficit to 23-13. UAB capped the score with a two-point conversion to put itself back in the game, 23-15. Isabelle’s mobility and teammate Brian Ellis’s pocket presence were UAB’s offensive weapons. Ellis completed 29-of-55 passes for 373 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while Isabelle completed 4-for-5 throws for 56 yards and a touchdown and ran 16 times for 73 yards. His 6-yard touchdown run to cut the Vols’ lead to 23-21 in the fourth quarter was followed by a successful two-point conversion, which tied the game at 23 with 9:12 in regulation. Dooley credited the “field goal gods” for “pushing the ball around” on UAB kicker Josh Zahn, who missed all five regulation kicks he attempted, including a potential game-winning kick with 55 seconds left. He finished the game 2-for-7. UT senior Daniel Lincoln’s leg, however, ended the Vols scoring drought in the first overtime. He finished 2-for-2 on the day. The first quarter featured lots of firepower. The Vols’ offense got to work quickly on the scoreboard in the opening quarter, going 59 yards in nine plays and four minutes, and Simms capped the drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore to give UT the early 7-0 lead. The Blazers missed a field goal, but after a defensive stand, Ellis found receiver Mike Jones for a 49-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at seven with 2:36 in the first quarter. Thirty seconds later, Simms hit Zach Rogers down the sideline for a 72-yard touchdown to give UT the lead back 14-7 with 2:13 to go. The fireworks calmed down in the second quarter as both defenses picked up, and the only offensive scoring the Vols could manage was a 47yard field goal by Lincoln. The senior is 3-for-3 on attempts beyond 45 yards this season.
Stefan Shepherd • The Daily Beacon
Denarius Moore hauls in the game-winning touchdown in double overtime between two UAB defenders on Saturday, Sept. 25. Moore led the Vols in receiving with 68 yards and two touchdown catches.
Forum addresses cat concerns Chris Bratta
Staff Writer Teresa Jennings spoke to a full room in the UC on Friday. Jennings is the program manager of the Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee, and her speech, “Knoxville's Community Cats: Problems and Solutions,” presented the concerns surrounding the cat population in Knoxville. Jennings defined and outlined the differences between pet cats, free-roaming cats and feral cats. She explained that the estimated population of feral cats is equivalent to that of free-roaming and pet cats combined, around 81.7 million. Jennings’ statistics show that “the pet and free-roaming cats have a 85-percent sterilization rate, whereas only 2 percent of feral cats are sterilized.” This is one of the main reasons for the high feral cat rates. The solutions for the problems found in the cat community vary in tactic and approach. “’Wait and see’ allows the cats to keep breeding, and this eventually causes more mortality,” Jennings said. All of the other options require human interaction, because the cats have to be captured. “‘Trap, remove and euthanize’ creates a vacuum effect, because there is plenty
of room and resources for the cats that avoid being trapped,” Jennings said. “Nowhere on the planet has this ever worked.” The theory of trapping — removing the cats from their environment and relocating them elsewhere is rarely recommend. UT goes steps above the “trap, neuter and return” method endorsed by national organizations across the U.S. by using a “trap, rest, neuter, vaccinate, release and monitor” program. Jennings also spoke about the myths and truths surrounding the cat population. There have been many accusations placed on cats for destroying birds and wildlife. “Habitat loss is the No. 1 reason for the loss of the bird population,” Jennings said. She further explained that human activity has caused no less than 10 percent of the extinction of the bird population, and in some places of the world, 90 percent of the bird population has been removed because of humans. Although human activity continually proves to be problematic to many aspects of the environment, UT is taking steps to further aid the cat community. Jennings referred to UT’s program as “Feline Fixin’,” and explains that care-
takers collect cats and bring them in. “We hope for 72 volunteers for each event,” Jennings said. “You don't have to know anything about animals to help, because we will teach you everything you need to get your job done.” Interestingly, the idea behind “Feline Fixin’” is to eliminate the entire feral community. “We want zero feral cats, and you do this by educating people and by spaying and neutering the cats,” Jennings said. The idea is to slowly lower the feral feline community until there are low or no problems within these groups. Lephan Le, junior in chemical engineering, was impressed with this presentation. “In spite this not being my major, nor vocal point of career, I wholeheartedly believe that the variety of topics presented at this science forum are enlightening and show the great opportunities at UT,” Le said. The UT Science Forum meets weekly and provides various viewpoints on a wide range of topics. At these events, UT attracts top researchers in their respective fields of study to inform those who attend. The meetings are from noon to 1 p.m. in the dining hall of Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon
Students look on in shock as the Vols allowed UAB to come back in the second half to tie the game 23-23 at the end of regulation. The Vols narrowly escaped with a game-winning touchdown pass in double overtime.
SPEAK kicks off awareness week Alyce Howell Staff Writer Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville is celebrating Sustainability Week. During this week, it will have activities to promote sustainable living. It’s having a program called “Water Day,” today which is a play on the Pepsi Challenge. Participants will try to guess the difference between filtered tap water and bottled water. This contrasts the differences between filter water and bottled water and highlights the expensive cost of bottled water. Participants will also get a free UT bottle. “The last SPEAK campaign that we did had a program called Bring Your Own Bottle,” Danielle Gerhard, co-president of SPEAK said. “We partnered with SGA and UT Athletics to help buy reusable bottles. Since then we noticed that students are carrying more reusable bottles with them, which sparked this idea.” Tuesday is “Pollution/Recycle Day.” SPEAK will create a mountain of trash called Mount Trashmore to use as a huge visual representing how much waste is created on campus within one hour. The group will explain how much the university spends to get rid of the trash and what could have been recycled. SPEAK has prepared for two programs Wednesday. The first one is screen-printing one of three designs on shirts and reusable canvas bags, which the participants will bring with them. The second one is at 7 p.m. in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Building room 307 with guest speaker Eric Blevins, from Mountain Justice. He will talk about mountain-top removal, a technique used to get coal by removing the tops of the mountains. “Mountain top removal affects Knoxville and the East Tennessee community,” said Gerhard. “The coal ash and chemicals used in this process leads to illnesses when it comes in contact with the people.” On Oct. 25, the Beehive Collective, which is an art coalition, will be showing a mural of the negative effects to the community. The EPA’s The People Coal Ash Hearing in Knoxville at the Mariott is on Oct. 27. It is an all-day, public hearing event. Thursday is Clean Energy Day. The United Mountain Defense and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will meet to give out information on clean energy. A vegetarian cookout will be on Friday, and Slow Food Knoxville will be talking about their organization. All programs are free and are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Pedestrian Mall. “Even though it’s called Sustainability Week, I hope it lasts for a lifetime and students don’t see it as events to get free stuff but something that educates them on sustainability,” Gerhard said. SPEAK has more upcoming projects, including a film series that will take place January through March, leading up to Earth Month in April, which will feature more videos and guest speakers. “We’ve become stuck in certain ways of doing things, like buying bottled water or throwing everything in the trash,” said Gerhard. “You should think about things before you do them.” Skylar Salter, junior in political science, said that what Gerhard asks is not hard.