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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Obama: Shutdown will ‘throw wrench’ in economy Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on Republicans Monday to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown, saying that failure to pass a short-term spending measure to keep agencies operating would “throw a wrench into the gears” of a recovering economy. Late Monday, Obama called Republican and Democratic congressional leaders but there was no breakthrough in the budget impasse. Earlier, Obama urged House Republicans to pass a short-term spending bill free of any conditions that would weaken the nation’s 3-year-old health care law. Obama spoke after the Senate rejected a House proposal to delay implementation of the health care law. House Republicans were preparing to vote on another stop-gap spending measure Monday, this one putting off a requirement that people must obtain health insurance. The White House issued a veto threat to that proposal shortly after GOP leaders announced it. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has been under pressure from conservatives to use the stopgap spending bill and subsequent legislation to raise the nation’s borrowing authority to delay or cut federal finances to the health care law as a way of stopping it in its tracks. The health care law is entering a crucial new stage on Tuesday when people begin to sign up for the insurance marketplaces set up under the law to help the uninsured. “One faction of one party in one house of Congress in one branch of government doesn’t get to shut down the entire government just to refight the results of an election,” Obama said in the White House briefing room. The spending fight is a prelude to the bigger confrontation over the nation’s credit limit, expected to hit its $16.7 trillion cap in mid-October. Obama on Monday urged Republicans not to saddle the legislation to increase the debt ceiling with measures designed to undermine the health care law. He has vowed not to negotiate over the debt ceiling, noting that a default would be worse for the economy than a partial government shutdown. On Wednesday, Obama is scheduled to meet with top Wall Street CEOs to discuss the state of the economy, including the debt ceiling. The meeting is with members of the Financial Services Forum, a trade group representing the 19 biggest financial service institutions doing business in the United States, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup. See GOVERNMENT on Page 2

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Orchestra season gets in tune Kendall Thompson Contributor “Old Friends, New Beginnings” is the title of this year’s UT orchestra season, and the reasoning was apparent with Sunday night’s performance in the Alumni Memorial Building with guest conductor Huw Edwards. With the new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, all the orchestra needed was a few timeless compositions. The two-hour concert included the works “Prelude to Die Meistersinger” by Richard Wagner, “Triumphal March” from Aida by Guiseppe Verdi and “Symphony No. 8 in G Major” by Antonin Dvorak. The use of classic works in the concert proved popular with the audience. “I liked all of the music, but the Dvorak was my favorite,” Susan Compton, mother of violinist Sarah Compton, said. While Compton had a favorite, Inna Karsheva, a junior majoring in violin performance, said she couldn’t choose between these works. “They’re all such great pieces,” Karsheva said, “and I love playing them.” James Fellenbaum, the director of orchestras, opened the concert with a few words about this season’s theme. “The new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center is a wonderful facility that we have been waiting for a long time,” Fellenbaum said. “That is the reason that I titled the season ‘Old Friends, New Beginnings.’ We certainly are having a lot of new beginnings this year.” See SYMPHONY on Page 6

Films to highlight strides in LGBT rights Jones Jenna Butz Staff Writer October is dedicated to LGBT history, and students and faculty have organized a film festival throughout the month to celebrate how far gay rights have come and to make people aware of how far they still have to go. Movies will be shown Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. in Hodges Auditorium all month except for the week of fall break. Donna Braquet, the director of OUTreach: LGBT and Ally

Resource Center, picked films that she believed would spotlight the recent issues in the media surrounding the civil movement. “I think that this year we’re going to get a lot of attendees just because LGBT issues are so much in the forefront of everyday news,” Braquet said. “The films that I’ve selected are ones that reflect the recent changes in marriage equality, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ and the movement as a whole. “We have all these watershed moments that are happening, but there was a lot that led up to

how things are now.” With all the political activism across the country to spread the message of equality, Braquet picked a film fest for its ability to appeal to a wide audience.. “I think that films are very accessible to everyone,” Braquet said. “They’re an hour long, you can drop in and learn a tremendous amount of information. “It’s a way to bring people together to watch a common film, then have a brief discussion afterwards. A film fest is a fun way to celebrate the history.” Dustin Shetley, a junior in

public relations, said he believes the film fest is a step in the right direction toward awareness on campus. “I think the film fest is extremely important because it allows people to see films that confront the topic of sexuality and various situations that deal with sexuality that they would not normally come into contact with,” Shetley said. “Basically, it offers another perspective on life and broadens the horizons of their mind.” See FILM FEST on Page 6

Second Student Life candidate aims for Top 25 Dan Viets Contributor It’s all about the student. That is the message and common theme elicited from the second candidate for the vice chancellor for Student Life position at UT, Daniel Pugh, Ph.D. “The gateway to the American dream is still through the university,” Pugh said in his public forum. The forum was broadcast live from the Ray Mears room of the Thompson-Boling Assembly with around 65 people in attendance.

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Pugh identified various improvements that could be made to support UT, but focused heavily on student encouragement and interaction. “At the end of the day we do it for the student,” Pugh said. “At the end of the day, at the heart of what we do is moving the student through that completion agenda, and supporting them in that process so they can realize their dreams like we’re realizing ours. “That’s what this is about, and that’s the opportunity that I welcome to be able to do here at the University of Tennessee.” See VICE CHANCELLOR on Page 2

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Daniel Pugh, vice provost for Student Affairs and dean of students at the University of Arkansas, discusses his goals for achieving a Top 25 ranking and pitches his case to be selected as the vice chancellor for Student Life on Sept. 30.

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highlights progresses on ‘Positive Monday’ David Cobb Sports Editor After an unproductive offensive possession by UT in the second half of their 31-24 win over South Alabama on Saturday, boos rained down from the bleachers of Neyland Stadium. Frustrated with the performance of quarterback Justin Worley, some Vol fans expressed their displeasure with UT’s junior signal caller out loud. James Stone didn’t think about the booing when it happened, but after the game the UT center made a point of reassuring Worley. “I just told him, ‘stay positive, we’ve got your back,’” Stone explained Monday. “It’s a team and we’re brothers, so we’re going to have his back throughout anything.” The encouraging words are not exclusive to the offensive huddle, either. On what Butch Jones dubbed “Positive Monday,” the firstyear coach used his weekly press luncheon to diatribe on the good he saw in the Vols’ narrow victory over their Sun Belt foe. “I think in the world that we live in today everyone wants to focus on negativity, but let’s focus on the positives,” Jones said before rattling off a list of the good UT has done in 2013. See OFFENSE on Page 7


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