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Vintage goods now a choice alternative for local residents

Magazine columnist questions masculinity

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With a burgeoning number of antique stores vending everything from relics of grand estates to kitschy bric-a-brac, Knoxville is steadily becoming Tennessee’s destination city for antique collectors and dealers alike.

“We had the Antique Roadshow here this summer and they didn’t go to anywhere else in Tennessee,” Laura Spaller, owner of Four Seasons Vintage in Bearden, said. “I think we’re becoming a more popular destination city.”

One factor behind this is the competitive pricing in Knoxville’s antique market, Spaller said.

“I’ve had people from other parts of the country tell me that our prices here are much cheaper than back home,” she said. “We have dealers come from Atlanta and Asheville that buy in our store and take it back to their stores to resell.

So they’re able to make a profit off of what we’re already making a profit on.”

The comparatively affordable pricing makes buying vintage goods an attractive alternative for Knoxville’s growing number of young antiquers, according to Terry Davis of Nostalgia on McCalla Avenue.

“We have a good crowd of college-aged and young professionals coming in here,” Davis said. “A lot of the young people moving into downtown have a quirkier aesthetic and are seeking furniture with more personality.”

Nostalgia’s heavily-frequented location in Bearden expanded out of demand in January to include a Nostalgia store just a few blocks from the Old City.

The new location has 80 booths to the original’s approximately 50 and specializes in the mid-century modern style.

“This store heavily concentrates on the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s,” Davis said. “There’s more mid-century modern furniture here than any other store in Knoxville and it’s all very competitively priced compared to what you’d see the same items go for in bigger cities.”

Although much speculation as to the rapid resurgence of mid-century aesthetic has centered around the popularity of TV shows like “Mad Men,” Davis said he believes that the look’s true lore is grounded in style and practicality.

“A lot of people say its because of ‘Mad Men,’ but I think shows like that are maybe a result and not a cause of the look’s revival,” Davis said. “There’s always been a big collecting group. The style is so clean and unfussy and the quality and construction is so much better than anything you’d buy today for three times the money.”

What makes a man?

In the UC auditorium Thursday, journalist and writer Joel Stein answered this question.

Hosted by the Issues Committee, a branch of the Central Program Council, Stein presented “A Stupid Quest for Masculinity,” based on his book of the same name.

Stein, a Stanford graduate and writer for Time Magazine, recalled growing up in an extremely liberal family.

However, his parents wanted him to play sports, so he played soccer, but often got bored and picked dandelions instead.

“It is the unmanliest sport of all, for the guys who can’t play other sports,” Stein said.

In 2012, after learning he would soon become a father to his first son, Stein published his book, “Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity.”

“At first, all I thought was, ‘I want a healthy kid, gender doesn’t matter,’” he said.

However, Stein quickly realized that having a boy was more intimidating than he originally supposed.

“I didn’t want my son to be the kid who goes out with the cool neighbor dad on camping trips or to sports games, and I really didn’t want one of his future sports coaches to play his father figure also,” Stein said.

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Students with Equip the Strip chat with Krystals employees about improvements Cumberland Avenue could use on Oct. 12. The project enlisted student help to create a smoother and more business-friendly Strip.

Students visit Strip vendors, examine future accessibility Hayley Brundige Staff Writer The new Market Square.

That’s what city of Knoxville officials believe the Strip can develop into amid the upcoming Cumberland Project.

UT students, Baker Center representatives and community leaders came together Saturday morning to discuss the Cumberland Avenue redesign.

“The goal of this event was to give some good suggestions and put a student spin on what we’d like to see from the Cumberland Project,” Robbie Leonard, a

Baker Ambassador and junior in political science, said.

Held in the Baker Center, Equip the Strip allowed participants to learn the details of the Cumberland Project through presentations, including one by Bill Lyons, chief policy officer and deputy mayor for the City of Knoxville.

Lyons outlined the several major changes to parking, traffic and other aspects that will be part of the Strip redesign.

The redesign will institute 8-foot-wide sidewalks on each side of Cumberland Avenue between the 21st and 22nd

blocks, 3-foot-wide “furnishing zones” for street-blocking trees and vegetation, two 12-foot-wide traffic lanes and a 3-footwide median between the two lanes.

“Overall, they are focusing on a redesign that will make the Strip more pedestrian friendly,” Abigail McKamey, a student assistant at the Baker Center said.

“I think it will create a cohesiveness that appeals not only to students but also to merchants who are promoting their businesses. And maybe elevating that standard will also elevate the level of safety on the Strip.”

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Freshman standout growing up quickly for Vols Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor When Jalen Reeves-Maybin looks back on his tenure at Tennessee, he may be able to point a finger at last Saturday’s contest against No. 6 Georgia as the turning point for his career.

With 1:25 remaining in the third quarter, the true freshman came crashing up the middle of the Bulldogs protection unit and blocked Collin Barber’s punt, which was returned 15 yards for a touchdown by freshman cornerback Devaun Swafford.

While the block may be the only highlight of ReevesMaybin’s season thus far, his impact on the special teams squad has been felt throughout the year.

“He works his butt off and you can see it paying off, especially on special teams,” senior line-

backer Dontavius Sapp said. “I don’t think there’s a kickoff this year where he didn’t make the tackle. He works in the weight room and at practice. He’s always in the film room. You can see it paying off.”

Reeves-Maybin’s success has not gone unnoticed by the coaches, who gave the special teams standout a tremendous amount of praise during the bye week.

“He’s made some plays; he is really coming on,” defensive coordinator John Jancek said.

“He’s done a great job in special teams in the games. He’s made a bunch of tackles. He covers a kick or the punt and he is making the play. He is really starting to improve.”

With his hard work and obvious ability to find the ball carrier and bring him down, ReevesMaybin may soon find some playing time away from the spe-

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“We are looking for some guys that can provide us with some depth and pull some weight on defense,” Jancek said. “He is certainly guy that we are going to consider and get him more in-tune with what we are doing and bring him along as quickly as possible.”

The Clarksville, Tenn., native will look to bolster the depth at the linebacker position, where the three starting linebackers have played a majority of the snaps this season, especially Sapp and junior linebacker A.J. Johnson, who rarely come off the field.

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THE STRIP continued from Page 1 Students who attended the discussion have high hopes for the redesign’s outcomes.

“I think the way they’re going about the redesign is going to improve the amount of revenue that businesses are taking in because the overall project is going to improve the aesthetics as well as the accessibility of the Strip,” Thomas Carpenter, a sophomore in classics and another Baker Ambassador, said.

At Saturday’s event, 50 students were divided into five groups representing major concerns regarding the Strip: safety, student trends, parking, convenience and alternative transportation.

Some students then walked along the Strip interviewing business owners about their concerns. Others remained in the Baker Center to research issues with the redesign and develop solutions.

“I think people assume that there’s nothing we can do to make the Strip better, but this event allowed students to actually give some input and fix things,” said Diana Howell, freshman in political science.

Although data collection is still being conducted by the Baker Center, current survey information reflects that 57 percent of the 940 students who responded to the survey intentionally avoid the Strip when possible. The redesign will serve to change this statistic by creating a more welcoming environment.

“The Cumberland Avenue Strip is the front door to the university, to downtown and the core of Knoxville,” Lyons said. “There’s tremendous capacity for investment here.”

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Joel Stein explains his quest for manhood through jokes and anecdotes at the UC on Oct. 10. Stein promoted his book, “Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity,” while exploring which realms of social life men typically occupy.

Determined to complete “manly” rites of passage before the birth of his child, Stein viewed a dead body, drove a Lamborghini and served as a firefighter for a day.

He also enlisted in a branch of the military for three days. Yet, what Stein discovered through these experiences provided new insight on gender roles, he said.

“Look for things in your life that you are interested in, things that motivate you,” Stein said. “Hunting turkeys at 4 a.m. doesn’t motivate me.

“This quest for masculinity has really taught me to push myself, and to step out of my boundaries, which I think is important for everyone.”

Jared Glenn, a junior in accounting, said he appreciated Stein’s view of the male role in society.

“He brought a differ-

ent view to masculinity to the audience,” Glenn said.

“He’s a really funny speaker, which I think made the audience comfortable and set a lighter tone for his lecture.

“If you’re a guy who is not extremely masculine, Stein showed the audience that not being manly doesn’t mean you aren’t a man.”

Robin Lovett, vice chair for Issues Committee, also said she thought Stein’s lecture brought a valuable viewpoint to campus.

“Men are constantly being forced to define their masculinity within incredibly narrow confines,” Lovett said, “and this has negative consequences for all of us, whether it be due to the way that we interact with men in our lives or the way that masculine people are forced to see themselves.”

Inaugural Volunteer Vengeance a success Madison Eubanks Contributor Mud, cash and partying.

Lakeshore Park and All Campus Events hosted Volunteer Vengeance, a Campus Carnage event, on Saturday that combined all of the aforementioned facets.

Founded by UT alumnus Hassaan Stamps, Volunteer Vengeance is a race which combines elements of an obstacle course with components of a scavenger hunt.

“Words cannot express how excited I am to bring Campus Carnage to the University of Tennessee,” Stamps said.

“With over 400 participants and spectators, it was a fantastic atmosphere.”

Bearing the slogan, “Mud, Cash, Party!” Volunteer Vengeance promised an exciting day for participants and attendees alike, with games, cash prizes and lots of mud.

Alec Murphy, sophomore in marketing, was crowned “Carnage King” after being

the first to cross the finish line covered in what he described as “oil and mud and… I don’t know what.”

The participants ran, crawled and climbed over several obstacles, including UT themed hurdles such as “the Hill,” which Murphy said, “got really steep at one point. You had to use a ladder.”

Several teams participated in the race, wearing costumes ranging from tutus, capes and even full body paintings of the American flag.

In its inaugural year, Campus Carnage has also held successful events at Purdue University and the University of Southern Illinois. Hoping to grow his program and expand to more schools, Stamps is, “in it for the long haul.”

Stamps said he was inspired to create this organization while outside of the Olympic Stadium in London.

“What I took away from the Olympic experience was the people I met from all over the world and their sheer enjoyment of conversation and community,” Stamps said. “I knew at that moment I wanted to create an experience that created those cherished moments.”

Aside from promoting active, healthy lifestyles, Campus Carnage is partnered with a charity organization called Stop Hunger Now that has been working to feed the 870 million hungry people in the world since 1998.

“As I was coming up with this platform I wanted to do my part to help end world hunger,” Stamps said.

Stop Hunger Now has a unique meal packaging program that Campus Carnage aims to bring to every campus it hosts an event at, which allows students, faculty and community members to put together meals to be sent to those in need.

Volunteer Vengeance arrived at UT with plans to raise enough money to package and send 10,000 meals, but fell short of that goal.

“Our charity partner Stop Hunger Now will be able to pack meals somewhere in the 5,000-6,000 range,” Stamps said. “Not the 10,000 we set as our goal but that just means next year we can crush it and set a new and better goal. “... I think the event was a great start for year one of an annual event.”

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Lynyrd Skynyrd performs in Maryville, Tenn., at the Foothills Fall Festival on Oct. 13. The festival included several notable music acts, as well as unique arts and crafts.

Foothills Festival ushers in fall ambience Ashley Reisser Contributor For Blount County residents and the surrounding counties, the Foothills Fall Festival is as linked to the autumn season as the falling of the leaves.

The streets of downtown Maryville, Tenn., were filled with residents and visitors of all ages, taking in all that the three-day festival had to offer last weekend. For many, this included visiting stores and booths that were placed in the Artway section of the festival.

David Teeters, a 2009 UT graduate in mechanical engineering, had a booth that displayed his own work with homemade glass jewelry.

“I had a job in (mechanical engineering) for five years,” Teeters said. “I hated it and decided to do something creative and that I loved, so I started my own business called ‘Glassidazical’ and thought this would be great exposure for my work.”

During the day, there was an area of the festival called Adventure Land that had many things for children to do — face painting, rock climbing,

jumping on inflatable bouncers or even watching a water-skiing squirrel named Twiggy.

The festival overflowed with kids all afternoon who were attempting to enjoy each of the free rides.

For a small town like Maryville, it takes thousands of volunteers and months of coordinating to prepare for the thousands of visitors from all over the South.

Not only does it highlight Maryville’s Southern culture, but it boosts the local economy.

Sarah Carver, a sophomore in biology and employee at Dandy Lions, a nearby boutique, discussed how the festival affected the business’ workload.

“Work is very busy but fun at the same time,” Carver said. “I saw many new faces who were excited about the concerts.

“I could hear the music playing all the way up at the store.”

The concert portion of the event occurred every night in the area surrounding the amphitheater as live music – featuring well-known artists,

such as Rascal Flatts, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blues Traveler – filled the evening air.

When asked what made them decide to come to the Foothills Fall Festival, many visitors answered that they loved the artists on the docket to perform and just could not miss it.

Andrea and Claudia Parker, two sisters who are sophomores at UT, came to the festival with their family members Sue Etta and Larry Crane. The Parkers are from Bristol, Tenn., and come to the Fall Festival every year.

The two described the diversity of the festival as one of the main attractors to the event.

“It is an amazing festival and is so well put together,” Parker said. “There are different things you can do all day, which is great because we have never been bored.”

Filled with many activities, delicious smells and music that seemed to reverberate throughout every venue, this years’ Foothills Fall Festival continued the legacy the event has created during its 13-year history.

Ubisoft knows how to make and sustain a video game franchise.

With last Tuesday’s release of Just Dance 2014, the fifth installment in the popular Just Dance series, Ubisoft has continued the fairly-simple formula that has given their previous games such worldwide success.

Combining popular hits, improved graphics and increased competitive elements have formed a recipe for success in every installment of the series.

And it works every time.

The tracklist follows a fairly predictable conglomeration of ‘70s and ‘80s hits, funky electronic songs and marketable favorites like Katy Perry’s “Roar” and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.”

The graphic changes are the first thing Just Dancers will notice. Visual changes are a staple of every new game in the series, and continue to improve.

The graphics for “She Wolf”

by David Guetta ft. Sia, for example, are visually incredible.

The intro, set in an arctic landscape, mimics a music video type style, as do almost all of the songs in this edition. The characters are as diversely dressed as ever, and the dance moves have again increased in difficulty.

One of the most apparent and positive changes is the implementation of the World Dance Floor, the first multiplayer online component ever used in the series.

The competitive element in the series was increased dramatically with Just Dance’s high score list that allowed game players to see how they measure

up to their friends. The World Dance Floor takes this idea and maximizes it; now dancers can see how they measure up with the world.

The mode allows for normal, boy vs. girl and crew vs. crew competition and ranks all the dancers at the end of the song.

Players are also able to see how many dancers are playing in a given country at a given time.

Another positive change is the modifications to Just Sweat mode.

Players can now turn on free play and track their calories in all of the songs on the game, not just the sweat versions. They can also create customized playlists devised of songs of their choice.

With each new game, the menu is altered slightly to create a different aesthetic. While Just Dance menus have never been that intuitive, Just Dance 2014 marks a new low in ease of menu navigation.

There seem to be many different screens and modes, but it is difficult to figure out where everything is without feeling like the game is missing an entire screen.

While Just Dance 2014 doesn’t seem to deviate much from its predecessors, it is no less fun and engaging. Although the series hasn’t taken many huge risks, the game always visually improves and when it comes down to it, consumers really just want new songs to dance to.

Just Dance 2014 knows its audience and tailors all of their content to its demographic, creating a game that is full of party hits and throwback jams perfect for exercising or just having fun.

It’s difficult to see this series decreasing in popularity anytime soon.

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Bad days offer lessons, not conflict Uphill Both Ways by

Nate Talbot It’s an old adage, blunt in its brevity and true in every sense of the world.

It stretches across many cultures, from the Japanese “shogunai” (it can’t be helped) to the Latin phrase “C’est la vie” (That’s life).

In typical American fashion, we in the States put things a little more crassly.

Think “Forrest Gump,” bumper stickers and baby diapers: “shit happens.”

This notion can free us from so many of our problems. When a disaster strikes, you can get tyrannical and demand someone’s head for your problems; or, you can more easily just take it as one of those things that happens.

So long as no one is hurt at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter. Sometimes you can learn a lesson from a situation, sometimes you can’t. But so much of the things that happen to us are beyond our control.

We can’t control the economy, we can’t control the weather and we sure can’t control other people. Don’t get worked up about it when something doesn’t go to plan.

The most successful people in history weren’t super detailed planners who would control their rise to greatness, but rather people who reacted with poise when things took an unexpected turn. They said, oh well, that’s just how the cookie crumbles – how are we going to fix this? Getting super emotional is practically never the appropriate response to any situation. Sit back, chill out and wait for the details to come in.

Whether a tornado sucks up your house or your truck gets towed or someone steals beer out of your fridge or your football team loses, getting pissed off and freaking out accomplishes nothing other than damaging your credibility.

Getting angry won’t make the tornado feel bad and put your house back, and from my experience with the tow truck workers, they are about as likely as the tornado to return your truck. All you can do is try to learn from the situation so something similar doesn’t happen again. Don’t park illegally, don’t live with people who are too lame to replace the beer they “borrow,” and next week show up to the game and cheer twice as loud. That’s all you can do.

If you’re willing to be mature about it, negatives can always become positives. Most people are so busy feeling sorry for themselves and wanting to get attention that they can’t learn from anything. So, your boyfriend cheated on you. Honestly, get over it. It certainly doesn’t mean that the next guy is going to; the one who cheated is worthless. Learn from the situation and don’t date guys with similar characteristics in the future.

People struggle with struggles constantly; it’s natural. Oh please, tell me more about how it’s your professor’s fault that you failed your class. That’s my favorite, because people say this to me after they spend the whole semester asking me what they missed in class.

Putting the blame on your professor just leaves you vulnerable to get put in the same situation again. Take the blame, internalize it, man up and don’t err again.

It’s a lesson you will all learn at some point.

Unfortunate circumstances are going to happen – there is no way over, below or around them. Just go through it and don’t get phased. Stay calm, be mature and learn from the situation.

Try to find a way to make it into a positive, and if you can’t, find a way to protect yourself from something similar happening again.

Nate Talbot is a senior in mechanical engineering.

He can be reached at ntalbot1@utk.edu

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Walk of shame, or stride of pride?

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Kaila Curry I was enjoying a cup of coffee and reading on a bench outside of Presidential Court one beautiful Sunday morning and admiring the squirrels that leapt from tree to tree.

Suddenly, a new creature emerged from the shadows.

With clomping heels, she scampered past me in a tight fitted dress and sporting a smudge of mascara below one eye. It all happened so quickly that it took me a moment to register the truth: I had spotted the infamous “walk of shame.”

For those unaware, the “walk of shame” occurs when a girl awakes in last night’s clothes and in someone else’s house and must trek the seemingly endless way home.

There are, in fact, different varieties of the walk of shame; if you know how, they are easy to spot.

The early birds awake in time to see mistakes glisten on their partner’s face, quickly realize that “you can’t see ugly through bloodshot eyes.” Without a sound, they creep out the back door and speedily

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lines of, “Guess what happened last night?”

Many of his peers immediately deem him awesome, and it’s hard to blame him for taking his time soaking in the glory.

The guy doing the stride of pride has little to no shame in his actions of the night because this guy is “the man.” He will be exalted for his success and greeted with pats on the back and high-fives from his peers.

However, the girl will not be so joyously greeted; instead, a group of scowling friends with their arms crossed will ambush her at the door as she stumbles in. She will then be bombarded with questions and hasty judgments such as, “Why did you leave us last night? Well that’s lovely. Hope you had fun.”

Keeping this in mind, I hope you have a game plan for your upcoming weekend plans. For the guys, it wouldn’t hurt to be a bit more discrete about the whole situation.

As for the ladies: perhaps you could pack a spare set of clothes, have a ride arranged or – I don’t know – not end up in someone else’s bed in the first place.

At the very least it never hurts to just take it like man and transform your walk of shame into a stride of pride.

Kaila Curry is a freshman in English.

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Voter justice halted with ongoing shutdown Struggling to be Heard by

Andrea Richardson In the past couple of weeks, we’ve all been bombarded by a plethora of articles that list many of the various ways the government shutdown might affect our lives.

One of the effects that strikes me as very problematic is the hiatus of the pursuit of justice and equity.

After the shutdown, the Department of Justice delayed a number of its activities, as many lawyers were furloughed.

Before the shutdown, the DOJ had been in the process of suing the states of North Carolina and Texas, who have passed voter ID laws seen as unconstitutional and discriminatory.

This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s repeal of a key portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was passed to eliminate the disenfranchisement that many minorities and poor people faced at the voting polls in the Jim Crow Era. Even after the 15th Amendment, which granted suffrage regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude,” there were ways in which individual states would

prevent or discourage minorities from voting. Tactics included literacy tests, poll taxes, and varying methods of intimidation.

The Voting Rights Act prohibited these practices. It also stipulated that certain states and counties have any new votingrelated laws reviewed before being passed.

The two states in question – Texas and North Carolina – have, since the repeal, passed laws that include strict identification requirements for voters. It bears mentioning that these two states are not the only ones with such laws--over thirty states have at the very least considered voter ID laws.

Ostensibly, these laws – supported largely by Republicans – work to prevent voter fraud.

However, many beg to differ: “There is no evidence of significant in-person impersonation fraud, the type ID laws can prevent,” reads an article titled “Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law” by The New York Times on Sept. 30. “Democrats say the restrictions are intended to discourage groups that tend to support Democrats, like students, poor people and minorities.”

It is true that these laws place an unfair burden on minorities, students, and the poor, groups who are more likely to vote Democrat.

One might argue that requiring an ID isn’t much to ask – “Doesn’t everyone have an ID?” – but that person would be ignoring the realities of life faced by many impoverished Americans.

Of course, if either the federal or state governments issued free and easily attainable IDs, then the requirement would not be an unreasonable one.

However, that is not the case: in order to obtain a valid ID – and, by the way, in many cases, student IDs, public employee IDs or photo IDs issued by public-assistance agencies are not eligible – a person must go to a local DMV, which may or may not be in an accessible location, or even open more than once monthly, and pay a fee.

It is very telling that almost immediately after that key part of the Voting Rights Act was stricken, states that had previously been affected started moving to pass stricter voting laws. If the prevention of fraud was the sole, noble motivation, why wait until after the repeal to push this legislation? Surely, it wouldn’t have violated the act as discriminatory.

It’s a classic form of voter suppression, a la Paul Weyrich in 1980: “I don’t want everyone to vote.”

Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.

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make their way home before most of us have escaped REM sleep.

There are also the stage four clingers who wake up at mid-day after snuggling up next to their partner. They ask to borrow some of his clothes to perhaps look a little less conspicuous, but at the same time have an excuse to see this guy again by returning the attire. These girls are a little less noticeable than the early birds because, let’s face it; many of the girls at UT wear oversized T-shirts that cover their shorts anyways.

The extra-large sweatpants and size 11 flip-flops, however, are a dead giveaway.

Lastly, there is the Honey Badger. These are the girls who awoke too late for the early morning sprint and don’t feel the need to ask for different clothing. These girls just don’t care. So, with the same clothes on as the night before, they stumble shamelessly down Church Row, heels and all, just as every denomination lets out to judge their morality.

Unfortunately we still live in a world with gender stereotypes. Society ostracizes “sluts” and crowns “players” for the same deed. That’s why, on any given Sunday, you may also pinpoint the less-conspicuous guy doing the “stride of pride.”

The stride of pride can be pinpointed by the un-tucked dress shirt, an unraveled tie in one hand and the other hand free to highfive his friends and say something along the

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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

ARTS & CULTURE ANTIQUING

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

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Around Rocky Top

continued from Page 1 Davis said he thinks these pieces make terrific investments for collegeaged kids in particular. “If you’re just starting off and are trying to decorate your first place or new apartment, this furniture is a great place to start,� Davis said. “There’s a reason it’s lasted this long.�

Along with an increasing percentage of young antique hunters and collectors, Knoxville is also seeing a greater number of youthful dealers.

Spaller’s grandchildren, Elizabeth, 7, and Gabriel, 5, have their own booth within the bathroom of Four Seasons which they enthusiastically maintain. “We also have one dealer, Sasha Richey, who’s 14,� Spaller said. “She makes jewelry and sells a lot of vintage hats and cameras. It’s great to see young people expressing an interest in antiquing and starting to collect so early on.�

Part of the appeal of antiquing, besides style and financial good sense, is undoubtedly the thrill of the hunt, according to Bea Barnett, a vendor within Four Seasons who has been antiquing since the early ‘70s when Knoxville had only one antique mall. “The fun part is not knowing what you’re going to find,� Barnett said. “All dealers that I know collect certain items. I have a house full of collections and over 200 pieces of signed Heisey glassware myself. You never know if you’re going to find one of those items to add to your collection.�

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McCall Sarrett, right, and Kenta Nolin investigate a a piece of the OSSUARY art show at the UT Downtown Gallery on Oct. 5.

UT grads prepare for Bijou Amanda Cleveland Contributor Knoxville will welcome home another successful music group – Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – to the Bijou Theatre on Oct. 25.

The band is made up of Drew Holcomb, vocals and guitar, Ellie Holcomb, vocals and guitar, Nathan Dugger, guitar and keys and Rich Brinsfield, bass. “Playing in Knoxville is one of our favorite cities to play in, because of our personal history

there,� Drew Holcomb said. “We love being there and we always count down the days until we return.�

Although Drew and Ellie Holcomb now reside in Nashville, both graduated from UT. “Ellie and I met at UT actually,� Holcomb said. “We were both students there in the early 2000s.�

The band released their sixth album, “Good Light,� earlier this year, and this tour has been filled with both their old and new songs.

Drew Holcomb said the music has been received well thus far. “It’s been incredible,� he said. “This album has been a combination of a lot of hard work and years finding our voice, both for the band and me as a song writer. “This record is a real milestone for us, our fans have responded with a lot of interest and a lot of people have had the songs become part of their lives. So it’s made the tour really great.�

Both stage presence and

music performance are important in order to make an interesting and entertaining concert.

Lauren McAllister, junior in communication studies, is not only a fan of the group, but feels a closeness with the band that only UT can give. “I love Drew and Ellie,�

McAllister said. “They love UT for one, so having an awesome band that bleeds orange is great.

They have such a great connection on stage and all of their concerts feel so personal. “They are both powerful songwriters and have a true

love for music and community.�

The formation of the band was a gradual process that included mutual friends and meeting people once the Holcombs moved to Nashville. “It was just kind of organic, like in anything,� Drew Holcomb said, “you meet people along the road who are interested in the same things as you are, and over time you develop a working relationship with them.�

Some bands start with a signature sound and then stay consistent over time, while oth-

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6 • THE DAILY BEACON

Monday, October 14, 2013

SPORTS Vols face uphill battle in SEC play

David Cobb Sports Editor

Mo. on Nov. 2.

In those three and a half hours, the UT schedule became a lot more difficult on paper.

And don’t forget about Auburn.

Like Missouri, Auburn began the year as a toss-up on the UT schedule, but at 5-1 with wins over Washington State, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, head coach Gus Malzahn’s first team on The Plains already has three more wins against power conference opponents than Butch Jones’ first UT squad does.

At the halfway point of the 2013 season, the Vols are 3-3, but to attain bowl eligibility, they must beat one of the following: South Carolina (5-1), Alabama (6-0), Missouri (6-0) or Auburn (5-1).

That’s assuming the Vols beat both Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

After the way UT played against Georgia, it may not seem like too much of a stretch for the Vols to pull it off and become bowl eligible, but remember what that sentiment is based on.

It’s based on a fortuitous afternoon in Neyland Stadium when nearly everything went right for UT, including injuries to some of the opponent’s best players.

One week before the Georgia game, the Vols were in a fight to the final whistle to pull out a 31-24 win over South Alabama.

At noon on Saturday, with an awkward relationship between the band and the athletic department on display, students on fall break and no gray uniforms, there is no guarantee that it will be the Vols who played Georgia that show up on ShieldWatkins Field.

UT needs to enter Saturday’s game with a chip on its shoulder, desiring to prove itself as a football team that can be good regardless of its surroundings, and regardless of which key opponents are injured.

At 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Tennessee looked to be in pretty good shape for a team on a bye week.

The Georgia squad that the Vols nearly beat two weeks ago led 7-0 against Missouri, and South Carolina – this week’s UT opponent – trailed 7-0 to Arkansas.

It appeared the Bulldogs would prove their merit as a national title contender despite a slew of injuries, thus validating UT’s near-upset of them as an accomplishment worth boasting.

At the same time, South Carolina seemed vulnerable by allowing the Razorbacks to score on their opening possession.

By 3:30 p.m., that all changed.

South Carolina scored 52 unanswered points, obliterating Arkansas 52-7, meaning the Gamecocks will enter Neyland Stadium for Saturday’s noon kickoff with a record of 5-1 (3-1 SEC) and fresh off a statistically-dominating road performance against a rebuilding SEC program.

That does not bode well for UT – another SEC school struggling to get back on its feet.

Meanwhile, in Athens, Ga., the Bulldogs clarified that they are no longer the team to beat in the SEC East by falling 41-26 to the Tigers and delegitimizing the moral victory UT gained by taking the Bulldogs to overtime on Oct. 7.

In the process, Missouri completDavid Cobb is a junior in joured its ascent from the toss-up catego- nalism and electronic media. He can ry on the UT schedule. The Tigers be reached at dcobb3@utk.edu or should be a double-digit favorite followed on Twitter @DavidWCobb. when the Vols trek to Columbia,

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Assistant Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron tprovost@utk.edu

Diamond Vols take swing at new season Dargan Southard Copy Editor As Dave Serrano begins his third season as UT’s head baseball coach, many unanswered questions ominously float through the air.

Will the Diamond Vols produce a winning season for the first time in four years? Who’s the replacement for former ace Zack Godley? Can UT make its first SEC tournament appearance since 2007?

But one item the coach won’t hear about is who will be called upon for consistent offensive production.

Christin Stewart has asserted himself as the answer.

The sophomore outfielder continued his torrid offseason Friday afternoon going 3-for-3 with a home run and an RBI as he lead the Orange team to a 6-4 victory over the White in the Vols’ 10th intersquad scrimmage of the fall.

“Christin brings thunder in his bat to the middle of our lineup, and he’s a very tough out for our pitchers to see each and every day,” Serrano said. “Christin will probably be a mainstay in the middle of our order, and we expect him to drive in runs and hit some balls over the fence.”

After a successful offseason that began in the remote areas of Alaska, the Lawrenceville, Ga., native has brought his summer productivity back with him to Knoxville.

“I’m just very blessed,” Stewart said. “I’m just happy

FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 Two Vols leave program Junior wide receiver Vincent Dallas and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Alan Posey have both left the Tennessee football program and plan to transfer, UT

Serrano was quick to point out that every hurler is still being heavily evaluated and that one performance — good or bad — won’t determine anything.

“There are some guys that are pitching well,” Serrano said. “Over the course of a week when you’re playing four games, you’re seeing a lot of different arms go out there, and you’re just evaluating how each guy’s going, how each guy’s doing.

Hopefully they’re continuing to progress and learn from their success and learn from their failures.

“Do we have a long ways Evaluations aplenty While Stewart has estab- to go? Yeah, but what I and lished himself early as a my coaching staff are lookprominent offensive pres- ing at is we see a lot of good ence, Serrano and the coach- athletes.” ing staff are still getting a Williams weekend workfeel for the talent they have elsewhere, particularly on the horse?

As one of only two seniors mound.

Returning players Nick on the pitching staff, Williams Williams, Drake Owenby and is a prime candidate to replace Matt Esparza as well as pro- Godley as the “Friday guy.”

The former Farragut gram newcomers Bret Marks, Zac Grotz and Josh Peterson Admiral has fluctuated all threw two innings Friday, between starter and reliever but Serrano was rather unim- during his UT stay, appearing pressed with the overall pitch- in 63 career games with 20 starts. Williams believes his ing performance.

“I think Zac Grotz is the final campaign could consist only one that really pitched of rotation anchor but is comwell,” Serrano said of the fortable in any capacity that JUCO transfer who tossed translates into wins.

“That’s the goal in mind two shutout frames with one strikeout and zero walks. is to be the Friday guy, but “Today was a good day with also I want to help the team some names wise, and they out any way I can,” Williams didn’t perform how they said. “You’ve got to be a team guy also.” should.”

Serrano knows the big game experience the senior right-hander has but isn’t treating him any differently from the other hurlers.

The third-year head coach feels the ongoing competition among the pitching staff will aid Williams as he progress throughout the fall.

“Obviously Nick’s pitched a lot of big games for us, but he’s being pushed just like everyone else,” Serrano said. “He knows there is some competition ... and that’s a good thing.

“I’d be more concerned if we just knew that Nick Williams was going to be our Friday guy,” he said. “I think there’s some guys that are going to push him throughout the season, and we’ll see how the cards fall in the end.”

If Young is not cleared against No. 11 South Carolina, the kick return duties could be in a bit of a lull.

True freshman Malik Forman and Marquez North have both taken reps as kick returners in practice, as have veteran running backs Rajion Neal and Marlin Lane, the latter of which is currently

on his way back from a lower extremity injury.

The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Posey has played in three games in his three years with the team and has never started a game.

Both Dallas and Posey were members of the Vols 2011 recruiting class, which was ranked 13th in the nation.

I’m still swinging it well. I’ve been seeing the ball pretty well. I’m just going to ride the wave and see where it goes.”

The sophomore knows, however, that on-field success won’t entirely come from clutch base hits or towering home runs; the minute details are equally as important.

“The little things pile up,” Stewart said. “Coaches stress doing the little things right all the time. Playing team baseball, getting bunts down, keeping our team room clean, the little stuff that’s what going to help us win games.”

spokesman Jimmy Stanton said Friday.

Dallas, who has been the primary kick returner for the Vols since junior wide receiver Devrin Young broke his hand in practice before UT’s matchup against Western Kentucky, registered 14 receptions, 200 yards and a touchdown during his Tennessee career.

Early, early season excitement While the Diamond Vols’ season opener isn’t for another four months, Serrano’s squad will soon play its first real scrimmage on Oct. 25 against the Belmont Bruins at Lindsey Nelson Stadium; an event that will conclude the fall portion of the offseason.

“It’s going to be a blast,” Williams said. “We’re all looking forward to it, getting out there and facing another team instead of seeing the same people over and over.

We get to look at a different team. See what they’re got.

See what we still need to work on.”