The Daily Beacon

Issue 30, Volume 121

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

‘SHAME ON YOU’ Attorney speaks out against media coverage David Cobb Assistant News Editor

Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief Alexander Broughton had never heard of “butt-chugging.”

That’s what the 20-year-old UT logistics major claimed Tuesday in the wake of the media frenzy surrounding the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity and the loss of its charter.

The fraternity was kicked off campus Friday after underage members participated in a “Tour de Franzia” party, where they competed in teams to rapidly polish off boxes of wine.

Broughton has accepted responsibility for excessive alcohol consumption that led to his hospitalization with a BAC above .4 but denies the alleged use of an alcohol enema.

“I made a bad choice regarding drinking,” Broughton said. “The scandalous accusations surrounding that event never happened and I completely deny them. The

inaccurate reporting this past week has caused me to question institutions that most of us accept as truthful.”

He appeared with his fraternity brothers and his attorney, Dan McGehee, in an afternoon press conference in front of the Torchbearer.

“This entire media frenzy has been caused by the people I am standing before today,” McGehee said to the local media outlets present. “Shame on you for having reported lies and incorrect information about my client.”

Broughton said that neither he nor any of his brothers have ever engaged in “buttchugging.”

“At this point my intent is to clear my name, my fraternity’s name and to punish those individuals and institutions responsible for the lies that have been spread Emily DeLanzo • The Daily Beacon around the world,” Broughton said.

McGehee, who is also the fraternity Dan McGehee, an attorney, addresses the alleged alcohol enema case involving advisor and a PIKE alumnus, said he was members of the fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) at Circle Park on Oct. 2. at the hospital on the morning after the incident. He specifically asked Broughton if said. “That is the first time he had heard of When asked by reporters on-scene about ‘butt-chugging.’” the events of the night of Sept. 21, he had been “butt-chugging.”

McGehee said that he would be pursu- Broughton provided few details.

“He looked at me like I had lost my “It’s a long story,” Broughton said. mind, and said ‘What is that?,’” McGehee ing legal action on behalf of his client.

Fair helps students relax ‘VolAware’ offers tips for proper stress management

Baker Center to host presidential debate event Graham Gibson Staff Writer

Cody Woodside Contributor Equipped with an inner-child play area, therapy dogs and much more, the Student Counseling Center aims to educate students on mental health with the VolAware Street Fair today from 10 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. on Pedestrian Walkway.

Connie Briscoe, chair of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, invited students to head out to Pedestrian Walkway today to educate on how to remain mentally healthy during stressful times. With midterms fast approaching, this is definitely a time for the UT population to work on stress management.

“It’s an opportunity for students to learn strategies to help them relax,” Briscoe said. “This time of year is stressful … come take a break.”

With representatives from both onand off-campus organizations, the student body can learn through numerous interactive activities that are all offered free of charge. Activities to help educate and de-stress include an inner-child play area, free chair massages and even therapy dogs. “(The street fair) is open to all students and faculty. We all struggle with stress,” Briscoe said.

Another major goal of the VolAware Street Fair is to educate students on the issue of suicide and how to prevent it.

The event hopes to remove the stigma attached to seeking help with mental health.

“Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students,” said Briscoe.

Tiffany Woodard, an undecided freshman, feels that a negative connotation surrounds the idea of asking for mental help.

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A student takes on the beer goggle challenge at the VolAware Fair on Oct. 13, 2010. The beer goggles were used to give students an idea of how alcohol can affect motor skills. something that should be socially acceptable,” Woodard said.

Briscoe agreed, pointing to the stigma’s large presence at universities.

“It’s especially prevalent on college campuses. There’s so much pressure to be independent,” she said.

There will be numerous training sessions resulting in Q.P.R. (Question, Persuade and Refer) Certification.

These are the steps that you are coached on to help save lives. The sessions last about an hour each and help participants learn to recognize the warning signs of suicidal tendencies. All who are interested are encouraged to stop by and participate in one of the sessions.

Along with the many free resources provided to those who attend, an abundance of prizes will also be given away.

Among the prizes to be given away are a basketball autographed by the Lady Vols, a $500 book voucher and many uniquely themed gift baskets.

The street fair, which is now in its sixth year, has gone from an initial attendance of 300 people to a record-breaking 1,500 last year. The Student Counseling Center hopes to raise the number even further with this year’s 48 vendors on hand. With such a variety of activities and events happening simultaneously, everybody is bound to find something they enjoy. Whether it is to get Q.P.R. certification or to stop by and get a free manicure, this event offers help to the students at UT to decrease stress and help fight the stigma attached to finding help for mental health.

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With the presidential elections right around the corner, UT will have an opportunity to watch the upcoming presidential debates and discuss the issues with students across the state of Tennessee.

The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy is holding “DebateWatch” tonight at 9 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium. The event will begin with the nationally televised debate being shown to participants in the auditorium, which has a capacity of about 180 people, from 9 to 10:30 p.m.

After the debate has concluded, those in attendance will participate in a video conference and discuss and debate the issues with representatives from a wide variety of schools across the state of Tennessee, including UTMartin, East Tennessee State University, University of Memphis and Volunteer State University.

This is the first of the three presidential debates for this election season, and it will be moderated by Jim Lehrer, executive editor of “PBS NewsHour,” on the campus of the University of Denver. The debate will largely focus on domestic policy. According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, it will be divided into six sections of approximately 15 minutes each, with each section opening with a

question from the moderator.

The topics, as announced on Sept. 19, include the role of government, health care, governing and three entire sections regarding the economy.

The Commission on Presidential Debates developed “DebateWatch” as a voter education program, and during the presidential election of 2004 the cumulative totals of the “DebateWatch” nationwide included over 30,000 participants and 2,000 “DebateWatch” groups in all 50 states, half of which took place on high school or college campuses.

This is not the first “DebateWatch” hosted at UT. One was held in 2008 with great success, and Baker Center Associate Director Nissa Dahlin-Brown is prepared for even greater success tonight.

“We plan to overflow upstairs into the classrooms if needed,” Dahlin-Brown said.

Students can expect to learn more details about the platforms and policies of the presidential candidates.

In an era of widespread national student apathy toward voting, many students seek to remain politically aware.

Nathan Burcham, junior in political science and a former member of the Baker Learning Community, is one of those politically aware students.

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Legends Series begins Melissa McCollum Contributor One word summarizes the voice and message of Tuesday night’s speaker: Inspiration.

The Black Cultural Programming Committee invited magazine publisher, author, lecturer and social activist Susan L. Taylor for her contribution to the field of journalism and as a positive model for the black community. Taylor’s presentation is part of the BCPC’s 8th Annual Legends Lecture Series.

Brandy Maclin, junior in child and family studies and event coordinator for the BCPC, said the purpose for the Legends Series is to “celebrate the accomplishments of notable African-Americans and enhance public awareness for those accomplishments.”

Raven Lewis, junior with a music interest, started the event by singing “The Black National Anthem” followed by Taria Person, senior in English, with Jeremiah Welch, cellist and junior in music, for a sung/spoken word performance.

Person performed a poetic tribute exalting

Crime September 27

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Susan Taylor, former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine, spoke to inspire students as part of the Legends Lecture Series in the UC Auditorium on Oct. 1.

12:20 a.m. An officer was stopped by a motorist in the Pilot station parking area on Cumberland Avenue. The motorist reported that she observed a male subject who had fallen down on the side of Kingston Pike near the 129 South off-ramp. The officer located the male and awakened him from his alcohol induced stupor. The subject became uncooperative and was placed under arrest on the charge of Public Intoxication.

1:15 a.m. An officer was dispatched to G11 in reference to an individual that appeared intoxicated and that was banging on cars. The individual was taken into custody and charged with Public Intoxication and Underage Consumption.

September 29 3:07 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Andy Holt Apartments in reference to a vandalism.

Upon arrival, the officer made contact with

Taylor’s creativity, strength and inspiration as a black woman, repeating, “Shorty, you’re a queen to me. Mama, you’re a queen to me.”

Taylor addressed some of the most dire situations facing African-Americans today, including the facts that around 125,000 black males under the age of 18 are incarcerated, the leading cause of death among young black men is homicide, and the leading cause of death for young black women is AIDS. Taylor came with a solution in mind: a call to nonviolent arms.

“Your education is a weapon,” she explained.

Taylor gave an assignment to each person in the UC Auditorium: “Adopt a classroom that is struggling” in your community and donate at least one hour a week to tutoring and fostering a restoration in literacy into these schools. She emphasized that literacy opens the doors to the world and to the future, and that without these doors there are broken spirits and enslaved minds and bodies filling the profiteering racket in the prisons of America.

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Log the hall staff. The hall staff advised that someone had broken a pane of glass on a door.

There is no further suspect information at this time.

3:15 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Andy Holt Apartments in reference to a seperate incident. At that time, the building fire alarm activated. It was discovered that someone had discharged a fire extinguisher in the building’s eighth floor. The Knoxville Fire Department arrived on the scene and ventilated the area.

September 30 4:34 a.m. UT police notified an officer that the KPD was responding to a call in the area of Clinch Avenue and 17th Street. An individual was located and it was discovered that he had a gun on him. He was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon, public intoxication, simple possession of schedule II narcotic, simple possession of schedule VI narcotic, possession of stolen property, and possession of a firearm while intoxicated.

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SGA registers UT voters Andrew White Contributor The Student Government Association is doing their part to enable UT’s students to determine the course of American history through the upcoming presidential election.

Members of SGA held a voter registration drive Tuesday on Pedestrian Walkway.

From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. members of the Government Affairs committee were posted at a table along Pedestrian Walkway to assist students in the process of registering to vote for November’s election.

Volunteers guided potential voters through each step of the registration process and will file the registration cards of those who participated. All students had to do was fill out a generic voter information sheet and hand it back to one of the drive’s employees.

SGA members and registration drive workers James Bouchard, junior in nuclear engineering, and Christin Maxwell, undecided freshman, were ecstatic when describing Tuesday’s event.

“Over 100 people have registered to vote. For campus, just on Pedestrian Walkway, that is a huge success” Bouchard said.

Maxwell added that many students who registered communicated that they would not have registered otherwise because of the hassle typically associated with the voter registration process.

New registrant William Bultman, freshman in computer engineering, echoed Maxwell’s claim.

“The ease of the registration process and the convenient location of the booth provided me with an excellent opportunity to do something good for my country which otherwise would have been too much of a hassle,” Bultman said.

The 2012 election will be the first presidential election for which Bultman is eligible to vote.

“The people there were extremely friendly and helpful, and they made me feel comfortable asking what seemed like obvious questions about the voter registration process,” he said. “They didn’t make me feel incompetent because I was unsure

DEBATE continued from Page 1 “I usually make an effort to watch the debates,” Burcham said. “I’ve only missed one or two.”

He believes that the key to citizenship is political awareness, especially during election season.

“Just voting is not being a good citizen; you have to have knowledge behind your vote,” he said. “It is your duty to be an informed voter, not just a voter.”

Dahlin-Brown agrees, explaining that one of the most important goals of “DebateWatch” is increasing students’ knowledge about the election. The Baker Center is holding the viewing, “so (the students) can make an informed choice based on fact at the polls,” she said.

The “DebateWatch” will also provide students the opportunity to discuss the debates with students from other schools. Burcham sees this opportunity as a great value.

“You get perspective you wouldn’t get here,” he said.

how to register.”

Bouchard stressed the importance of participation in the upcoming election.

“The upcoming election is an extremely important election that will shape our future as Americans,” Bouchard said.

He said that by registering to vote, students show that they want their opinions to matter.

Students will be able to vote

during the presidential election on November 6 in the University Center. Early voting will also be held at the same location.

Those interested in registering to vote through SGA who couldn’t make it Tuesday have another chance.

Today, SGA will again have a booth set up on Pedestrian Walkway from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m to assist politically-

minded students in registering to vote.

For those who do not usually travel down Pedestrian Walkway, Hodges Library and the Baker Center are also locations where voter registration will be available today.

Students should have their Social Security number on hand when they are ready to fill out a voter registration card.

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People wait in line to vote in New York during the 2008 presidental election. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 8 at the election commission offices and early voting runs from Oct. 17 through Nov. 1.

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Editor’sNote Unethical reporting on PIKE scandal Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief Sometimes journalists act irresponsibly, and the events of last week are an excellent case study.

Journalists are required by duty to report only verifiable fact, but at times that can be burdensome.

It’s not difficult to avoid outright lies; those are usually easy to spot. The more challenging task lies in avoiding dangerous implications that can extend from otherwise truthful information.

The first reports regarding last week’s PIKE scandal emanated from local news sources that used officer suspicion to peg the victim’s near-death on a bout of suspected “butt-chugging.” These officer allegations, while completely unverifiable to date, have severely crippled the reputation of not only one individual, but of UT as a whole. The splitsecond decision of some journalists to print the suspicions of investigators incited a media frenzy that negatively impacted us all.

Let’s recap the material those journalists had on hand at the time to justify publication.

When the first stories began to emerge online, news outlets had access to a statement from the Knoxville Police Department’s Public Information Officer. His report stated that “upon extensive questioning it is believed that members of the fraternity were utilizing rubber tubing inserted into their rectums as a conduit for alcohol.”

Notice the keywords “believe” and “members of the fraternity.” That’s police-speak for “maybe” and “perhaps the victim was ‘butt-chugging,’ too.”

Given that fact set, I remain unconvinced that it was ethically responsible to immediately report not only those allegations, but the name of the UT student associated with the incident. Experienced journalists should know how to handle such

inflammatory subject matter with care. On Monday night at The Daily Beacon, my editorial staff furiously tried to verify the allegations and speak with sources close to the incident, but for obvious reasons this was difficult to do. We made the decision to refrain from publishing the story, given the scarce information available at the time.

I’m proud of that decision.

Since the investigation by UTPD was still underway and no cause of the victim’s injury had been verified, it seems egregious that any news organization would expose an individual (and an entire university) to public ridicule with so little indisputable fact. The potentially defamatory effects of such claims requires extreme caution in reporting.

The official UTPD report released on Friday provides no trace of physical evidence substantiating this claim. Evidence may come to light that verifies the “butt-chugging” theory, but as of now only vague assertions by investigators lend it credibility. Further, this theory was developed after “extensive questioning,” but the public has been provided with no formal record of the witnesses’ testimony. All we know for sure is that one officer threatened the brothers with the idea that the incident could turn into a “negligent homicide” in order to extract information from them.

My intent in this column is not to debate the veracity of these allegations. Rather, I take issue with the fact that news sources used seemingly paltry information based on officer conjecture to substantiate sweeping accusations about a lifethreatening situation.

Right now, this entire sordid affair boils down to several charges of underage drinking. Thanks to the publication of suspicion, though, our campus has been subjected to national mockery. At least some local news outlets got their five seconds of fame.

— Blair Kuykendall is a senior in College Scholars.

She can be reached at bkuykend@utk.edu.

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Denying same-sex benefits troubling T he Fourth B ra n c h by

Eric Dixon

UTK has experienced quite a hailstorm of bad press over the past couple of weeks. While I don’t intend to resurrect those event(s) that we would all rather forget, one issue as of late does deserve a nod. Last week, the media sphere exploded with outrage regarding UT’s official position concerning benefits for the unmarried partners of UT faculty. The UT Faculty Senate passed a resolution last spring that called for benefits in family health care, time off to care for family members, and education credits on par with those received by married couples.

Largely in response to the Faculty Senate’s resolution, Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and UT Institute of Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arrington issued a joint statement rejecting the call for equal benefits, stating, “We hope you understand that in our positions as leaders of an agency of the State of Tennessee, it is incumbent upon us to act consistently with the public policy of our state.”

This is troubling on a number of accounts.

First, it’s important to understand the gravity that a decision like this can have on someone’s life and prospects. Health benefits for a life partner deals, obviously, with matters of life and death in some cases, and revoking those benefits from some individuals simply due to their sexual orientation is an issue that cannot be taken lightly.

With this in mind, it’s easy to see how the justification for rejecting these benefits provided in the joint statement is frustrating, especially for those affected. Rather than providing a detailed and thorough justification, the statement glosses over the issue with ambiguity. Offering “(consistency with) the public policy of our state”

as a justification opens as many questions as it provides answers. Which of the state’s many tangential policies is most relevant with regard to the issue? What about the university’s nondiscrimination clauses? How much power does an institution of higher education have in shaping its own benefits policy? What would be the consequences if it did so? I could go on and on.

What makes this edict even harder to swallow is that it was delivered amid UT’s campus-wide diversity and civility efforts. Professing that UT is committed to being an inclusive community open to all, while simultaneously discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, leaves students wondering how committed to civility the university truly is.

One could raise the objection that, no matter what they themselves prefer, the hands of Cheek and Arrington are tied. This is a fair point in some ways. Even legal experts could plausibly come to disagreements regarding the power of the chancellors in setting the policy autonomously, but the evidence is not exactly in Cheek and Arrington’s favor.

As highlighted by a response letter on behalf of UT’s Commission for LGBT People, a number of peer institutions have done exactly what UT won’t. The letter argues, “With Georgia added, more than 85 percent of our Top 25 peer and aspirational public universities now offer domestic partner benefits. Further, every Ivy League school and more than 10,000 businesses across the nation have stepped up. We cannot continue to expect to compete if we are not going to match our competitors.” The most salient example is that of the University of Florida, where domestic partners are offered benefits despite the fact that the state defines marriage in heterosexual terms.

While we can’t be certain about how much power the Chancellor really has in making this call, a more thorough dialogue and justification should be provided, at the very least.

— Eric Dixon is a senior in philosophy. He can be reached at edixon4@utk.edu.

‘Dynasty Express’ chapter closes T he Mapl e Kind by

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This last week in my life has been a particularly hard one. While juggling school, URHC and medical school applications, I fully began to appreciate one fact of life: the hardest part of growing up…is growing up. School is hard, I can’t eat my mom’s meals as often as I used to, I have to work a job during the summer and I only get to see my eldest brother a few times a year since he moved to DC. We are always told that life is full of changes.

Unfortunately, we inevitably still seem shocked when one day we look back and certain aspects are gone.

My childhood was dealt a significant blow when Dynasty Express announced Monday that they were closing permanently. For those of you who remember, I actually mentioned Dynasty as my shameless plug of the week a few weeks ago. It was a small Chinese restaurant on the Strip run by genuinely nice people who always seemed happy to see me. I know, you may be asking yourselves why I would be so worked up over this restaurant.

Words do not do my emotions justice, but nevertheless, I will try to explain them to you.

On Monday, my girlfriend texted me, claiming that Dynasty Express had a sign in its window and boxes were strewn across the floor. I don’t think many of you would have predicted that my next actions would be somewhere along the lines of sprinting across campus in the pouring rain to check, but that’s exactly what I did. I saw the sign as soon as I arrived. It was a modest message, only saying that they were closing for personal reasons and thanking the customers for years of memories.

I peered inside the glass windows and saw Phillip, part owner of Dynasty Express since its beginnings in the 1980s. Phillip is a friendly Chinese man who always, without fail, was working behind the counter taking orders. I tapped on the window and he opened the door for me. I thanked Phillip for the years of service and memories the restaurant gave to my family.

Since its opening, my dad has surely been one of Dynasty’s most loyal customers. Some of my earliest memories are of my dad coming home from work through the back door with take-out boxes of Dynasty Express. I cannot even begin to fully describe the joy that gushed forth from five-yearold Hunter when he realized it was a Dynasty night.

I would always eat the Beef with Broccoli, my dad would have the Shrimp Fried Rice, my brother Spenser preferred the Chicken with Cashew and my mom would eat a little of everyone else’s. Their egg rolls were a perfect combination of meat, vegetables and deep-fried goodness, but I would only get them when my dad was paying. It was our go-to place when he would visit me for lunch once I started college. Heck, I even managed to convince my then-girlfriend that that’s where we should have our Valentine’s dinner during my freshman year of college.

For a little hole-in-the wall place, Dynasty Express holds a bright spot in the Tipton family’s collective heart. Perhaps that’s why after nearly 25 years, Dynasty feels like something more than just another closed restaurant on the Strip to my family. It feels like something significant that we enjoyed for so many years has left, and it’s not coming back.

My dad canceled a lunch date at Dynasty with me last week, and it continues to bother me deep down. If I had only known it wouldn’t be here a week later, if I had only known it would be my last shot at a Dynasty meal, if I had only known it would be our last chance to do something that was inherently special in our relationship, I would have made it count and more fully appreciated the experience.

Sadly enough, I will never get to have another Beef with Broccoli dish from Dynasty Express. I will not get to share this love with my children as my parents did with my brothers and me. That one small constant in my life has been removed, and I suppose I’ll have to live with that. However, I will use this opportunity to say thank you to Phillip, Jeff the delivery guy, and everyone else who made Dynasty Express run all those years. Thanks for all that you’ve meant to the Tipton family, and thanks for serving as the centerpiece for so many memories. I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

— Hunter Tipton is a senior in microbiology. He can be reached at jtipto10@utk.edu.

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campuses, major cities or ... certain events,” said Taylor Thacker, freshman in kinesiology. “Fast food is easily obtainable While students are anticipating the and food trucks are not as popular. Food opening of the new Chick-fil-A in the trucks tend to be less sanitary than restauPresidential Court Building, another din- rants due to the health requirements that ing option is currently stealing the spot- have to be met at restaurants. Food trucks don’t offer as many options as a fast food light.

La Lola Loca, the neon green food truck restaurant would.”

Some students prefer the quick and often parked in front of Hess Hall and Neyland Stadium, has students raving affordable on-the-go option as opposed to trekking halfway across campus to eat at about its Latin American cuisine.

“It’s fantastic,” said Jalila Maldonado, the dining hall or taking time out of their an undecided freshman. “I see (the truck) busy schedules to go to a sit-down restaurant. everywhere.”

“The good thing Troy about (La Lola Loca) Anderson, retail is that it’s mobile so I director of operacan move it to where tions for UT the people are,” Dining, said that replied Anderson he has gotten all when asked if he positive feedback thought if the new from UT stuChick-fil-A would dents, and even have any impact on with the opening the number of cusof Chick-fil-A just tomers Lola’s will days away, he receive in the future. seemed confident La Lola Loca that La Lola offers a wide range of Loca’s business meat-based tacos, would remain bowls and burritos, unaffected. including the popular Cody Burton, “lola’rito,” an enorfreshman in biomous burrito with logical science, rice, black beans, said, “(Food cilantro, tomatoes trucks) have and cheese, packed become more conwith your choice of venient to the chicken, beef or everyday student Tia Patron• The Daily Beacon pork. or person in gen“(It’s) a great eral. I personally combination of flavors,” said Anderson. would rather eat at a food truck than the For those who prefer not to eat meat, dining hall. It’s food on the go which is never a bad thing. The (TV) show ‘The the food truck provides vegetarian options Great Food Truck Race’ on the Food with any burrito or bowl for $1.25 less for Network is bringing more attention about each dish. It also accepts Dining Dollars, a food trucks to people who generally very attractive feature for students on a restrictive meal plan or budget. haven’t had any experiences with them.”

To find La Lola Loca after class, check The international spotlight cast upon these portable kitchens may be the very their Facebook page for their online weekroot of a growing trend. However, the view ly schedule, menu and prices. The truck is usually located in front of Hess Hall or of this trend is not wholly positive. “(Food trucks) only seem to be appear- Neyland Stadium between 11 a.m. and 2 ing in highly populated areas like college p.m.

Taylor also discussed self-improvement, saying that if the inner self has not been given time to connect with the self that is frantically running around in this world, peace can never be attained.

She added that if peace is never reached, if the self does not give to itself before it gives itself away, change cannot be realized, nor can the fulfillment of “what you would want to do if you never had to earn a dime.”

“Life is a calling,” Taylor said. “We lose ground by believing we’re not enough, such as the belief of being born into the wrong family.

But we are more than what we see.

“Life makes no mistakes. Life is only trying to wake us up. We are too afraid to fall if we never learn if we can fly. We need to get quiet with ourselves in order to hear what is trying to be heard from a place of love and truth within. Only then can change, inside and out, be accomplished.”

Tredarius Hayes, freshman in communications, was inspired to pursue his own passion

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Welch, the cellist for the evening, was also motivated by Taylor’s speech. Welch’s own Sarah Moore Green Elementary School has a dropping literacy rate, he said.

“There’s more than what they see at that age,” Welch said.

Welch stated his plan to mentor there and at other schools requiring assistance in effectively teaching their students involves group reading and writing sessions. He would reward the students with a concert at the end of the week if the students earned a certain number of points. He said that the prospect of having something entertaining to reward hard work has great motivational power for students.

Houston Brown, freshman in finance, expressed more of a sentiment of personal fulfillment and gratitude “for the greatest gift, which is to choose, to find your passion,” Brown said. “Embrace the persona of positivity. It makes life more appreciated and makes you want to fulfill your calling.”

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Vols focusing on positives Lauren Kittrell

Hall born to play soccer play D-1’ and I said ‘Oh what’s that?’” said Hall.

“Then I just started getting letters and I guess that was a gateway into deciding what to do.”

In that pile of letters were a few that had the The Lady Vols’ senior defensemen Ali Hall famous “Power T” on the front. has soccer in her blood.

Hall said her eyes were drawn to the athletic Hall’s uncle and grandfather both played soccer for Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. facilities and the soccer complex at Tennessee.

“I mean just look at Hall says she rememit. It’s beautiful,” said bers pretty much everyHall. “It’s the best facilibody in her family playty in the country I ing soccer. would say. Between “I’ve been playing socthat, the atmosphere cer since I could walk,” and the girls, it was an Hall said. “My dad easy decision.” played soccer; my whole Hall said there are family has played soccer. two people that have (My dad) is Honduran always been there for … and all my uncles her, throughout her played so I just kind of whole career: her parstarted liking it.” ents.

Hall grew up in a “I can’t even say my small town 40 miles mom or my dad, they northwest of Chicago both are like my numcalled Hawthorn ber one fans, and my Woods. She attended grandpa who died was Adlai Stevenson High like my extra number School, a few miles one fan,” said Hall. down the road in “They definitely Lincolnshire, Ill. As a pushed me through my senior, Hall led her hardest times in socschool to a section title cer.” along with all-section, Growing up, Hall Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon all-state and all-confersaid the player she ence honors.

Senior defender Ali Hall streaks Like many collegiate across the field during the VCU game looked up to the most was Michelle Akers, soccer players, Hall on Aug. 26. the former US played club soccer along Women’s soccer star. with her high school “She was just one of the most aggressive playteam. She was a part of Eclipse Select out of ers and the best in the air and I just always Chicago and surrounding areas. As a freshman in high school, Hall led her U17 team to a US looked up to her,” said Hall.

When Hall is not playing soccer, she’s playing Youth Soccer National Championship in 2005. with her puppy, which she calls her “little daughHall was also a part of two Region II champiter,” or studying for school. onship teams and a state title team.

Hall’s favorite movies are “Finding Nemo” and Hall said she knew she wanted to play collegiate soccer as soon as the option was presented “Titanic” and says she listens to any type of music. Before games, you could probably find to her.

“I just played (soccer), and somebody told me her at Panera Bread because they have “all kinds I was pretty decent at it and was like, ‘Oh you can of food.”

Matt Gray

Contributor

Sports Editor Back to practice after their second SEC loss of the season, the Volunteers focused on positive mentalities.

Starting quarterback Tyler Bray said that no one was down emotionally or mentally during practice on Tuesday, regardless of the disappointing 51-44 loss to Georgia on Saturday.

“I remember everyone being really down after the Florida game. No one really wanted to be out there and no one really wanted to practice.

This week, everyone is just trying to move forward and move on to the next one,” Bray said.

Head coach Derek Dooley said the goal of the practice was to give each player and unit a defined objective.

“It is so important that these guys learn how to have a purpose every day,” Dooley said. “I told them, everything happens before it happens.

You have a goal, you know what the challenges are to reach that goal and then you prepare to do certain things to overcome those challenges. If we can all stay focused on defining a purpose for this week then we will come out of it a lot better football team.”

The losses have meant leadership strains for many of the players, but Dooley said he felt the team was handling the adversity well.

“We haven’t had any problems. There hasn’t been any negativity, really in any game,” he said. “No negativity, no finger-pointing, no complaining, that is not the issue. We just have to learn how to execute in crunch time.”

Dooley also commented on the recent trend of high-scoring games, specifically in the SEC. “Offenses are doing a lot, tempo is moving, the rules help them out a little bit and quarterbacks are playing good,” Dooley said. “In this league, you are seeing a lot of good quarterback play which is generally an indicator of scoring points. You look and Georgia’s guy is playing great, Florida’s guy is playing great, Alabama’s guy is playing great, South Carolina’s guy is doing what he needs to do.

Quarterbacks are playing good.”

Post-practice Bray said he was and is working on finishing strong.

“For me, personally, just throwing the ball away,” Bray

said. “There were times in the Georgia game that I forced it and it cost us the game.”

Junior wide receiver Justin Hunter said it was important to him that Bray was not discouraged after the Georgia loss. He said he went to Bray after the game.

“I’m one of his best friends,” Hunter said. “I talk to him and make sure he’s alright. I don’t want him to keep his head down or anything like that.”

Hunter added that, overall, the team is both satisfied and disappointed by the outcome of the game.

“After the game, we were proud of ourselves. We were sad at the same time that we lost,” Hunter said. “We know that we gave it our all so we were kind of satisfied, but not at the same time.”