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Disney internship a ‘magical’ opportunity Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor UT students are making magic.

Thanks to a unique opportunity furnished by Career Services, several UT students will participate in the Disney College Program, an internship that takes place in both the fall and spring semesters.

“UT has had a longstanding relationship working with the Disney College Intern Program,” said Mary Mahoney, assistant director of Career Services. “On average we have between 12-15 students participating in the Intern Program each fall and spring semester.”

The Disney College

Program is a paid internship that gives participants the chance to work in Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts. Available jobs for interns range from custodial responsibilities to performing in costume as a Disney character.

“I work at main entrance operations, so I work at a turnstile or a parking tram,” said Caitlyn Adams, a sophomore majoring in hotel, restaurant and tourism management who will be traveling to Orlando for the spring 2014 internship.

Many of the available roles in the program are geared toward the hospitality industry; however, the internship is open to full-time students of any major and year.

“Having no experience in

the world of hospitality, it was a good way to take my resume from zero to sixty,” said Carly Young, a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in hotel, restaurant and tourism management. “I learned more than I could ever imagine and am now able to apply that to my hospitality classes.”

After completing an application and two interviews, selected students become “cast members” on the Disney team, and have a hand in creating the magic of Disney.

Young, whose role as an intern during the spring of 2013 was in hospitality management, said being behind the scenes of the Disney experience was challenging at times.

“You’re expected to follow

Disney’s Four Keys Basics – safety, courtesy, show and efficiency – at all times,” Young said. “You have to be ready and engaged with each guest you come into contact with no matter how you feel that day.”

In addition to practical work experience as a full-time employee, internship participants also have the opportunity to utilize Disney Education Courses, free of charge.

Available course offerings vary depending on the location and length of the program.

Alex Lohmann, a senior in marketing and Disney intern in the spring of 2013, said she valued the real-world experience that working at the Walt Disney World Resort provided.

“I think that this program really is a good glimpse of a

future in the working world and out of the bubble of UT,” Lohmann said. “You completely relocate your life, start working a new job, must meet new people from a ton of different places and you just have to develop a new life in this place.”

While the internship presents academic and professional benefits, Mahoney said many students choose to participate due to nostalgia.

“I’ve grown up going to Disney and my dream was always to take my family there and let them experience the magic I did when I was a child,” Young said. “However, I never imagined actually being able to be a part of the magic.”

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Sousa on paid leave, Ryder takes over Pride Cheek described as a “use of inaccurate or misleading statements” in a UT release announcing that Sousa has been placed on administrative leave from his position as director of bands through the end of the fall semester.

Associate director of bands Don Ryder will serve as the interim director for the remainder of the season, the

release reported.

“Officials cited insubordination, misrepresentation of facts, and a lack of confidence in Sousa’s ability to work constructively and collaboratively with others going forward,” the release read. “The administrative leave is pending a full review.”

Sousa’s hiatus follows a petition posted online by

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the band that implicated the athletic department in phasing the band out at football games.

A subsequent statement was then distributed claiming that “a bitter battle” between the band and vice chancellor and director of athletics Dave Hart has been ongoing since Hart’s arrival in 2011.

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tion, and I assume that he will call everybody to sit down Sports Editor and say, ‘We need to kind of rectify the situation,’” Sousa told The Daily Beacon.

Gary Sousa placed faith Like Sousa predicted, in UT chancellor Jimmy Cheek intervened on Monday Cheek when the Pride of and expressed his support of the Southland Band waged the band. a publicly displayed war on He might not have prethe UT athletic department dicted the final outcome; Wednesday.

Sousa took the fall for what “Cheek has all the informa-

Manuela Haddad At McClung Museum, the past is always present.

Sunday afternoon, the museum was bustling with traffic for their event, “Can You Dig It?” Hosted by the McClung Museum and the Archaeological Institute of America, the event was held in observance of International Archaeology Day and National Fossil Day, one of several such celebrations held worldwide throughout the month of October.

Open to the public, the event featured many activities for children and adults with interactive tables set up throughout the museum offering information and displays.

Attendees also had the opportunity to bring artifacts from home for analysis

by UT faculty or graduate students.

Hilarie Zombek, a senior majoring in anthropology, said she thought the event was a success for people of all ages.

“It’s a great event for kids,” she said. “It’s a lot of hands-on stuff. It’s not just walking around and looking at exhibits because kids tend to get bored with that.

I tend to get bored with that.

“So it’s very kid-friendly and centralized towards them, which is awesome to get them involved in archeology and fossils … It’s a great family event.”

Zombek helped with an exhibit displaying the Ayn Gharandal project, an archeological endeavor directed

by UT professors Robert Darby and Erin Darby. As a summer study abroad opportunity, students traveled with the professors to Jordan to excavate an ancient Roman fort.

Members of the Pride of the Southland Band look on as interim director Don Ryder speaks to the band after Tuesday’s practice at the intramural fields. Prior to practice, UT announced it was placing current director of bands Gary Sousa on administrative leave.

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Vols, Hokies set to make college football history border battle between the Virginia Tech Hokies and Tennessee Volunteers and is Bristol Motor Speedway projected to set the NCAA announced plans to transform record for highest single-game its legendary racetrack into attendance.

The announcement was the world’s largest football stadium for the inaugural Battle made Monday during a press conference on-site in Bristol, at Bristol in 2016.

The event will feature a Tenn., and attended by UT

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coach Butch Jones, as well as athletic director Dave Hart and Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer.

With an estimated seating capacity of 150,000, the Battle at Bristol is on track to crush prior college football attendance records. The previous two largest-attended college

football games drew 117,000 and 115,000 fans, respectively.

“There has always been a desire by fans to see a football game at our historic speedway,” said Bruton Smith, chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports. “We couldn’t be more excited to turn this long-time rumor into

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a reality and to provide sports fans with an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the biggest college football game ever.”

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Students create roundtable for academic discussion Samantha Smoak Online Editor

Hanna Lustig News Editor It began with late night chats in Hodges Library.

“We’d talk economics, politics and philosophy for almost two hours at a time, but then nothing really came of that,” said Patrick Caveney, co-founder of UT’s new Academic Journal Club.

From these informal meetings, the AJC was born.

Created to facilitate roundtable academic discussions, the AJC aims to gather students with a passion for discovery and conversation.

“Each topic is broad and comes from all of our respective disciplines,” Caveney said. “We want that kind of interaction between the majors because too often we can get so focused on our majors that we forget to look up and look around.”

Through taking a technical writing class, Caveney, a graduate student in energy science and engineering, began to interact with seemingly unrelated areas of study. It was here the idea behind AJC first emerged.

“I was in a technical writing course and I was presenting on my work, which was genetic engineering,” Caveney said.

“Someone brought up the question, ‘What about the ethical issues with this?’ And I hadn’t even thought about that. That

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Adams expressed this sentimental attachment to the program.

“I wanted to work for Disney since I was a little girl, and when I get out of school I want to be a Disney meeting and convention planner,” she said.

was something so removed.”

Later, Caveney encountered students with similar ideas.

Marrying these meetings with the desire to hold a TEDxUTK conference, Hajie Sesay, Kent Connell and Julie Hipp cofounded AJC with Caveney.

Sesay, a senior in political science and African studies, explained the purpose of AJC in a broader context.

“Let’s say a chemical engineer is working on some project, (and) there’s the ethical issues there,” Sesay said. “There’s the legislative issues maybe when it comes to governance. So we want to have that holistic perspective of viewing things.

“So bringing students together and looking at research that are fact, that are tested, that people have studied. I think we need to create that atmosphere to have that holistic perspective of things. Everything is interconnected. That’s how we feel and that’s been a driving force behind AJC.” Nicole Fazio-Veigel, associate director for the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships, was pleased to support Caveney and Sesay in their endeavor.

“In our work with National Scholarships and Fellowships we need students who are talking with one another about important issues, dialoguing, asking questions, bouncing ideas off of each other before they even really think about national scholarships and fellowships,” Fazio-Veigel said. “It

really makes a lot of sense for the work that we do.”

As the Assistant Director of the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships, Fazio-Veigel encourages potential scholarship applicants to join AJC. “All of this is in preparation for having to do that in writing for a national scholarship or in best case scenario having to do that in an interview situation where they’ll be asked the difficult questions or they’ll be asked about foreign policy somewhere else and they need to be able to talk about it,” Fazio-Veigel said.

In February, AJC will help bring a TEDx conference to campus, an effort primarily spearheaded by members Katie Rogers and Chris Barnes. In abbreviated TED talks, the conference will combine alumni, faculty and current Knoxville community members.

Fazio-Viegel views the conference as an excellent extension of AJC’s initiatives and principles.

“I think it’s interesting that they’re open to this notion of indisciplinarity,” Fazio-Veigel said. “We’re talking beyond the disciplines that they individually represent. It’s very exciting and I think TEDx is a culminating event that reinforces that notion.”

AJC meets every two weeks on Wednesday in Room 118 in the Baker Center. Their next meeting is Wednesday at 6 p.m. where the group will discuss the topic of intellectual property rights.

However, relinquishing a semester at UT to work for Disney has its costs.

“The internship put me a semester behind in school,” Young said. “You have to weigh the importance of the experience with graduating on time.

But I wouldn’t change it for the world.”

In Lohmann’s opinion, the Disney College

Program provides an opportunity to combine professional development with a favorite childhood memory.

“Everyone always says that we, as college students, need to get internship experience before we graduate,” Lohmann said.

Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon “So I thought, ‘Why not intern at the happiest place The Black Lillies perform live in studio at WUTK 90.3 The Rock on Oct. 1 in support of WUTK.The station hosted the band to raise funds towards purchasing a new on Earth?’”

the event with his wife, Kathleen Liulevicius, and their children Paul and continued from Page 1 Helen.

Vejas Liulevicius said he Vejas Liulevicius, a enjoyed the fact that staff professor in the history department, attended and students were available to answer questions.

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“What’s terrific – the best part of all is when they’ve got folks who will answer questions, like Paul brought in those rocks, but there were tons of other people that brought in artifacts and it’s amazing,” Vejas Liulevicius said.

“Like you’re asking your questions about the stuff you brought in, but everyone’s crowding around to hear what’s the answer.”

Kathleen Liulevicius, noted how much her children enjoyed the activities at the event.

“They were very excited to come and … have their rocks identified,” Kathleen Lielevicius said. “So that was the reason we came, but then the crafts … we’ve done every craft so far.

They’ve just loved them, so it’s a big hit.”

BAND continued from Page 1 Hart and Cheek, along with Provost Susan Martin, head football coach Butch Jones and others attended the Monday meeting with the band to discuss the change in leadership.

“The Pride has a 144-year esteemed history with our university,” Cheek said, according to the release. “It is never about just one person. We must stand together and work together to create the very best game day experience for all.”

By the time the announcement of Sousa’s leave was announced online, the band was practicing on the intramural field in preparation for Saturday’s football game against South Carolina in Neyland Stadium.

The band is scheduled to perform the circle drill at halftime, and the athletic department said Ryder and other band representa-

tives are expected to be in attendance on Tuesday afternoon for a production meeting where the coordination of UT’s gameday atmosphere will be discussed.

At the conclusion of their practice, band members were advised not to comment publicly on the issue, a warning which included a request from Ryder that band members avoid social media – the outlet that originally helped bring the band’s qualms to light.

According to Sousa, the issues the band is faced with began when Hart started his tenure at the university in 2011.

In Sousa’s opinion, the band’s importance within the athletic department has declined since he began as director of bands in 1997.

“Basically, Coach (Doug) Dickey, who was the athletic director at the time, we had an incredibly great relationship,” Sousa said Wednesday before describing his relationship with Mike Hamilton, who held the position of athletic director from

2003-11, as “a good relationship.”

Sousa said the problems of an increased reliance on canned music at games, a slashed travel budget and dictation from UT’s marketing department on when the band could play correspond with Hart’s tenure, which began early in the 2011 football season.

Though it was the band petition and subsequent social media explosion which initially brought the issue to light, Sousa stood firmly behind his students and their expression of frustration on Wednesday.

However, Monday’s UT release said he disseminated misleading information in the process that led up to Wednesday’s unraveling.

According to the release, Martin wrote a letter to Sousa, saying: “Competition for resources and conflict between competing interests within the university are normal. Your actions to circumvent the normal methods of conflict resolution are shockingly insubordinate.”

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Venturing Out: Kid Cudi builds connection with audience like no other artist can

Hollie Hughes Columnist When tickets were first released for the Cud Life Tour in August, I’ll admit, I wasn’t ecstatic or anxious, and I debated whether or not I actually wanted to go.

I had never seen Logic, Big Sean or Kid Cudi in concert before, even though I had a sum• Photo Courtesy of Sony Pictures mer full of worshiping Kid Cudi’s Captain Phillip is based around the 2009 hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama container ship where Phillips was four albums. After thinking for a taken hostage by Somali pirates. few days about how greatly his music had recently influenced my academic and personal life, it was a no brainer – I owed it to myself to see this lyrical mastermind. I absolutely had to go; I was going no matter what.

Last Sunday some friends and I drove to Nashville, Tenn., to see my beloved artist, and we arrived at the venue pretty early to ensure tive light on our U.S. armed view is shaky, with unsteady selves to establish a power we would be close to the front of Andelyn Barclay zooming and panning, which forces. It shows the lengths the line. We waited with other structure.

Contributor Things begin to unravel lends an almost home movie- that our country will go to groups of people who gushed when a safety drill – ordered like quality to the film. While for its people. Three battle- over the same artists, although Stand aside, Captain Jack by Phillips – turns real as this technique can be distract- ships were sent out to bring most were much younger than Sparrow. There is a new cap- three incoming vessels are ing, in this film it only serves one man home. They were myself. I had been waiting for this tain in town, and this one spotted on the radar. precise, organized, skilled day for weeks, and the weather to enhance the intensity. isn’t a pirate. Instead, he The lack of any obvious at their jobs and suffered no was perfect; I knew it was sure to Though history shows fights against them. that Phillips survived the soundtrack adds to the mood casualties on the American be a great night.

The much-anticipated film ordeal, there are still several as well, as it keeps the focus side.

When the doors finally opened, “Captain Phillips,” starring moments where the audience entirely on the relationship The film portrays the action my anxiety was in full effect. I Tom Hanks, opened in the- is left hanging on to the edge between the pirates and in such a way that the pirates’ was so thrilled and nervous at the aters Oct. 11. of their seats and biting their Phillips. Altogether, the audi- deaths almost go unnoticed. same time. The calm groups of Based on a true story, the nails in fear and worry. The ence really gets the sense that The audience does not mourn people who we had been waiting movie depicts the tale of tension that exists between they are there in the lifeboat or cheer their loss. The focus in line with were now rushing Capt. Richard Phillips, who Muse and Phillips is realistic with Phillips, Muse and the remains upon Phillips and his in the door and running to the was taken captive by Somali and captivating. experiences. He remains the open floor section, where I too other three pirates. pirates after they hijacked Though there is a lack focal point, while the military was headed.

This is due mainly to his cargo ship, the Maersk Hanks’ excellent portrayal of of intense violence in this acts as the tool that helps After waiting for an hour, the Alabama. Forced off the Phillips. There is a certain film, there is the constant bring this one American hero opening act Logic preformed. I ship into a lifeboat with four fearful determination about threat of danger. It is the pos- home. enjoyed it, but come on – this pirates, the situation quick- him. Though he is clearly sibility of violence, and not Altogether, “Captain is not who I came here to see. ly escalates into a standoff terrified, he still attempts to actual violence, that drives Phillips” represents the typibetween the pirates and the fight back any way he can. He the movie. Yes, Phillips does cal American hero, one who U.S. Navy. refuses to cry or beg and even take a beating, but more often can survive anything and live The movie opens by alter- attempts to come between he is threatened with it. The to face it again. The film did nately showing Phillips’ and the pirates by befriending the audience feels this danger as a beautiful job of creating susthe pirates’ preparations for youngest, who was injured. well, and so when Phillips is pense in a current events type their journeys. Phillips’ appreThe audience sees Phillips finally rescued, his emotional of movie where most know hension of the possibility as a powerful American hero breakdown and obvious relief the ending, much like last of pirates is apparent in the who refuses to give up under permeates the audience. year’s Argo did. This genre safety measures that he takes impossible odds.

While the film is powerful, has seen many successful, with his crew. The pirates also The film itself also plays a the underlying messages also Oscar-nominated films, and prepare for their mission as part in the movie’s effective- hold a certain importance. “Captain Phillips” could be they dispute amongst them- ness. The camera’s point of The film casts a very posi- next.

‘Captain Phillips’ tells story of bravery, courage against pirates

After Big Sean’s exceptional performance, we had to wait even longer. It seemed as if I had been waiting all day. I thought to myself, has it been worth the three hour drive and six hour wait? I wasn’t sure.

When the curtain was raised to reveal the opening act, my heart was pounding and my palms were sweaty. I looked around and peered through the marijuana smoke to see the stage setup. From the starry LED background screen to the craters that served as Cudi’s entrance and exit from the stage, the performer who was clad in a custom-made futuristic space suit really became “The Man on the Moon.” The mood of the venue was truly complete when the props were revealed; they made the concert that much better.

My favorite aspect of the performance was when he sang a capella and asked the crowd to sing along. I don’t think there is a stronger connection or bond that is formed than that which is formed by a whole arena who is singing the same song while not missing a beat.

I had never felt more connected to an artist, much less hundreds of other people I didn’t know at all. I really didn’t expect to have felt such a connection with complete strangers, but I realized that we were all there for the same purpose.

The connection Kid Cudi made with the audience was incredible. I mean, sure, I had listened to his life story through his music, but seeing him perform his story in person was magical. He was so open and honest, which earned him a lot of credibility from the crowd. I felt like I had forgotten what real life was like for five hours.

I was in a dream and really didn’t care if I woke up.

Hollie Hughes is a sophomore in sociology. She can be reached at bjq975@utk.edu.

Dance company brings cathartic experience Zoe Yim Contributor Dancers skimmed across the stage of Clarence Brown Theatre, balancing fellow dance members above their heads and holding them individually around their torsos. The blend of aerial arts and modern ballet marked the show’s production in an innovative and original manner.

GO! Contemporary Dance Works, a local Knoxville nonprofit dance company, performed Oct. 12-13 at the Clarence Brown Theatre to an excited crowd of friends and family.

The group performed mainly modern

dance, combining contemporary music with more traditional ballet-esque choreography. They fused this style with aerial and trapeze-centered pieces reminiscent of Cirque de Soleil.

This gravity-defying movement is indicative of physical prowess and the dynamism of the dance members united in movement.

One of the pieces, “In Progress,” featured four dancers depicting a stroke.

Denise Njuguna choreographed this piece because the bass line of the song reminded her of the gait pattern of someone who was a stroke victim.

“My background in dance and experience in physical therapy helped me

think about the process of a stroke, the emotional grieving process and rehabilitation,” Njuguna said.

Athleticism and aesthetics are combined in their performances to draw audience members that may not consider themselves to be connoisseurs of performing arts, according to Jill Frere, a guest artist choreographer of GO! “Dance isn’t just fun; it is inspirational,” said Frere. “You should leave a dance performance ready to do stuff – like leaving a rock show. You feel empowered. Some pieces can be cathartic and help process emotions.”

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Kid Cudi performed at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 13 as a part of his tour, “The Cud Life.” Cudi’s tour features Big Sean, Tyler the Creator and Logic as Cudi’s opening act.

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Challenging the stupid quest for femininity Haley Brundige Guest Columnist I love being a woman, but I hate not being a man.

Don’t worry, I’ll explain. But first, let’s talk about Joel Stein.

Stein, a well-known columnist for Time Magazine, came to campus last Thursday night to talk about his book, “Man-Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity.”

Stein admitted that growing up, he was a wimpy kid. He liked showtunes better than sports, and watching “The Brady Bunch” more than “hanging with the boys.”

Later in life, Stein found out that his wife was pregnant with a boy.

In preparation for his role as a father, he did countless “manly” things, such as crawling in the mud under real machine gun fire, going one round with a UFC fighter and driving a Lamborghini. But as ridiculous as he thought these activities were, he found that they also taught him bravery, leadership and strength.

I started to wonder: what would a quest for femininity entail?

Would I have to buy dresses and open-toed pumps? Or bake a cake in a frilly, pink apron?

But, then again, why did I automatically equate womanhood with weakness and superficiality? I’ve bought into the wrong image of women, it seems.

I’m not ashamed to say I like applying black goop to lengthen my eyelashes, that a little black dress can be empowering and, to be honest, painting my nails is pretty damn relaxing.

Being a woman can be awesome.

At the same time, though, I lament that the quest for femininity fails to include adventure.

Growing up, I dreamt of becoming an international journalist, a member of Congress, a cast member on SNL or a paratrooper – too much “Band of Brothers.” I realize now that all of these professions require the traits that, according to Stein, are naturally manly and only incidentally achieved by women.

I hate not being a man if having an adventurous spirit, being a leader and taking risks is exclusively masculine. I don’t want to be applauded for reaching beyond my feminine expectations to aspire for these manly traits.

I don’t want to rail against these expectations just to undermine them. I want to be applauded for my actions alone, impressive not because I’m a woman or in spite of being a woman, but because my achievements are simply impressive.

This column is not only about stereotypes of women; it’s about the stereotypes of gender roles in general. Though a woman should be accepted if she wants to lead, a man should be just as accepted if he doesn’t want to fight some guy at the bar or enlist to crawl under a barrage of gunfire.

Traditionally, women are the caregivers, the child-rearers, the stay-at-home-moms. But I’ve known single dads who can do the job much better than some women.

Traditionally, men are the hunters, the bacon-bringers, the protectors. But I’ve known some women who possess many times the security and confidence of a lot of men.

Compassion, kindness, love and tenderness should not be uniquely feminine traits. In the same way, strength, courage, confidence and decisiveness should not be expected only of men.

Majority rules, but it shouldn’t – not anymore.

The simple fact that men have fought more wars and women have raised more children is not grounds to expect uniform behavior from each individual man and woman. To confine an individual to a gender role is to chain a person to a store-bought expectation that may or may not fit him or her.

Let Joel Stein listen to his “Mamma Mia” soundtrack. Let me dream of paratrooping into foreign lands.

Let an admirable trait be honored in isolation from the gender of the individual; strength from a woman and tenderness from a man are no less commendable when the roles are reversed.

More importantly, these traits should be expected from everyone, macho men and demure Jane Austen characters alike.

Let’s focus on being the kind of human – not the kind of man or woman – that our kids could be proud of.

I love being a woman. But I’d love to love being a person.

Hayley Brundige is a freshman in political science. She can be reached at hbrundig@utk.edu.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

Today’s linguistic trends are Shakespearean in nature munication due to social media don’t always translate to the older generations.

I sat at my parents’ kitchen table, after Turn of a long car ride back to my hometown one Phase Friday afternoon, chatting with my family. As I finished one story, I nonchalantly concluded, “And I was like, lawl.”

by Sara Hagman My parents blinked in confusion.

“Lawl?” My mom responded, looking at me with genuine misunderstanding.

Here on Rocky Top, we all know that I looked back with equal surprise. I’ve #orangeisthenewblack, and apparently, used the phrase many times, and my famJimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake know ily’s blank stares were unsettling. I couldn’t the same thing. believe they didn’t catch my sarcastic, The duo’s recent video, “#Hashtag with spoken use of LOL. I had to backpedal Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake,” has and explain the literal term, which seemed received millions of views for its witty por- extremely awkward. trayal of a spoken conversation that incorpoI consider language as one of the highest rates the #hashtag symbol, which has long orders of human abilities, and the biggest been a hallmark of Twitter and other forms distinguishable difference between us and of social media. other animals.

The video comically sheds some light on Some people—very notably the French— the way human language has taken on vari- work very diligently to preserve language ous dimensions during a digital age. As the traditions. The famed French Academy era of information has progressed, so has has long used 40 distinguished linguistic our language, and the flow of conversation geniuses to express to the French people has never been the same. what words can and cannot function within In elementary school, we began with the French language. In fact, in 2011, the phrases like LOL and ROFL. If the Instant Academy launched a website to more effiMessenger conversation didn’t go so well, ciently remind the French people how to we’d end with a TTYL. speak a language that’s “pure, eloquent and As MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and capable of dealing with the arts and science.”

Instagram have slowly become a part our With the obvious influence of the Internet, lives, social media has taken an increasingly language has rapidly evolved in intriguing important role in our verbal descriptions. new ways, but I don’t necessarily see these Though this knowledge seems somewhat rapid changes as a threat to the sanctity of inherent, the rapid changes in verbal com-

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Anime offers insight into life values, struggles Lost in Communication

by Jan Urbano When someone describes a TV series as being emotionally electrifying, visually stunning and intellectually stimulating, you might expect something on prime-time TV. Would you ever think of anime?

Japanese animation productions, a subset of television, is fervently followed and watched by viewers all over the world. For most of us, we grew up alongside these shows, and no doubt, many of us remember our fascination with them.

From the famous, action-packed “Dragon Ball Z”, to the still-ongoing “Pokemon” series, we learned powerful and invaluable life lessons that we still follow today. We were taught to protect our loved ones with all of our might, treat others with respect and dignity and continue standing up after each fall.

Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that although anime is ubiquitous in the world, there is still a general disdain and apathetic attitude towards it.

To these people, anime encompasses nothing more than fake productions that attempt to hide themselves behind flashy animations, overloaded with absurd situa-

tions, ill-timed and excessive fight-scenes and topped off with perverted and erotic themes. Subsequently, they think the studios that make these are catering solely to creepy, single older men who want to pour their energy into a hobby that satisfies their lustful natures.

In no way, they would say, should such productions be considered as a medium that conveys serious themes and insightful messages to life.

I disagree. Although some series may have disgustingly high amounts of “fanservice,” there are many others that one can watch that are much more conservative.

As for incorporating themes and providing commentaries on aspects of life, “Attack on Titan” is a powerful example.

For those of you who don’t know about “Attack on Titan,” the story circles around humanity being locked in a war with giant beings, appropriately called “Titans.” Living inside three massive, concentric walls as their only protection, they struggle against these abominations that seek to solely kill and consume them with an insatiable desire.

Naturally, the show abundantly includes narration and themes about different aspects of life. However, what distinguishes it from other anime lies in its execution style; it links the experiences between the characters to realistic ideals and morals that we can all relate to. Viewers can quickly connect and empathize with the emotions and actions that the characters experience.

By allowing people to relate with the

characters, the show illustrates that it is not simple a “hands-off” show that only shows flashing pixels on a screen. In actuality, the show also isn’t your stereotypical anime show, where friendship and love overpower everything. This is a show riddled with the same things we face in the world today – death, violence, fear and indecisiveness.

Throughout the show, we see characters in the midst of terrifying and critical situations. We see them, frozen with fear, watching their squad mates dying at the hands of the Titans – gruesomely beheaded by their jaws, crushed underfoot, or thrown into buildings like inanimate, plastic dolls.

For those on the battlefields, seeing these fellow soldiers that you’ve trained and spent years with die right before your eyes – this fear is as realistic to the characters as it is to people in reality, and their horrified expressions provides testament to that.

How would you deal with that sudden moment of indecisiveness – that fear of not only losing such a friend or the fear of being prosecuted for disobeying orders, but that fear that you are powerless to do anything for anyone?

If there’s anything I’ve taken from this show, it’s that the world can be cruel.

However, we must remain tenacious and reaffirm our conviction to our ideals.

Jan Urbano is a senior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@ utk.edu.

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language.

As an English major, the nuances of the English language are of interest to me.

While many teachers and scholars bemoan the new spins on spoken and written language, claiming the erosion of modern language, I think the new patterns of speech denote a cultural milestone.

The great Shakespeare himself made similar innovative linguistic strides during his time and invented new words whenever he deemed fit. As a result, he gifted the English language with a bounty of important words, such as “lonely,” “blushing,” “amazement,” “gossip” and even “swagger.”

The digital age has invented a new line of communication by implementing signs and typed acronyms, which seems somewhat brilliant to me. Our written communication via text and type has become a major fixture of people’s lives, and speaking in the same terms seems only natural.

With English classes aside, the digitized verbal exchange has become a regular part of many conversations and adds a new avenue to our language. Some circles, especially those with preservationist tendencies, may not like the new direction.

Rather than fight the change, I recommend we embrace it.

Because, as Justin Timberlake would say, #thatshowwedo.

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Musicians play up Nashville food scene Associated Press NASHVILLE — Looking for the next big hit to come out of Nashville? You might want to watch the city’s bustling food scene.

Nashville has long lured musicians looking for a break, but lately the city has seen a rush of top notch chefs and restaurateurs, too. And it’s largely thanks to those same musicians. “Not only did the music (industry) bring money, stable money, into this town, it also brought people, people from all over the country and the world, to live in Nashville,� says Roderick Bailey, who recently was named the Southeast’s best new chef by Food & Wine magazine.

Those people brought worldly palates. And an expectation that those palates could be catered to.

The Kings of Leon, for example. Band bassist Matthew Followill says the band’s constant touring exposed its members to all manner of great food.

And they wanted it when they came home to Nashville. “A lot of the people in the food industry are also big music fans,� Followill said at the band’s Nashville studio. “We kind of felt like Nashville didn’t have a really good food scene going on.

And it has changed for sure, in the past three, four, five years and there have been a lot of great restaurants that have come in. But for a while it was kind of lacking in that area compared to some of the other cities on the same scale.�

That’s changing. Fast. Last year alone nearly 75 new restaurants opened.

Now Followill’s older brothers, Caleb and Nathan — the foodies of the band — are able to easily rattle off favorite Nashville eateries — Husk, The Catbird Seat, Rolf & Daughters, City House and Bailey’s restaurant, Silly Goose, places that aren’t just great locally, but known nationally.

And that has the players on the city’s music scene lending a hand to spread the word that good eats have arrived. Bands and artists like Kings of Leon, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and even Taylor Swift have been talking up the city’s fine restaurants and neighborhood favorites in national publications.

And last month, the Followill brothers brought in top chefs from the Food Network, New York and Los Angeles to serve their creations alongside local restaurants and chefs at the band’s inaugural Music City Eats festival. “So now the theme has changed, now it’s a celebration of Nashville,� Caleb Followill said of the festival. “Cause we have a lot of young, great chefs that are trying to do something special and I want Nashville to become one of the Southern food meccas that it has potential to be.�

City House’s Tandy Wilson, a Tennessee native who creates delicious Italian pastas and pizzas with Southern ingredients, said having musicians as regular customers fits into his style of dining. “It’s kinda opened some doors to a little bit of friendship and you figure out that we’re not all that different,� Wilson said. “I find a lot of these guys we can have the same conversations.

When they go to a different city,

they go eat somewhere. They want to talk about that. I have been taken to some really awesome meals by rock stars that I never would have found if they couldn’t take me there.�

And just like Southern music, Southern food has a way of bringing everyone to the table for a good time. At the Southern Ground Music & Food Festival in Nashville, created by country rocker Zac Brown, fans were seated at tables right beside the stage while more than 25 artists performed over two days in September.

Louisiana-born chef Rusty Hamlin has been touring with the Zac Brown Band for more than four years and creates the meals for the band’s “Eat & Greets,� which gives fans a chance to break bread with their favorite musicians. He said Nashville music fans were really enthusiastic about the local fare available at the festival last year. “We learned from Nashville last year,� Hamlin said. “We tripled the food we had last year.

Nashvillians love to eat. And I love that about Nashville. It’s not only the Music City, it’s also the Food City.�

Grace Potter, who played at the Southern Ground festival this year, said she likes to check out the new restaurants and food trucks when she tours with her band, The Nocturnals, and Nashville is bursting with new food options since she’s been visiting. “I just feel like there is this major insurgence of really wellcurated restaurants,� Potter said. “That’s what is great about this city is it kinda nurtures growth in that way.�

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Performers of Go! Contemporary Dance Works demonstrate arial dancing by balancing a fellow dance member over their heads at the Clarence Brown Theatre Oct. 13.

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The studio that houses the company is Studio Art for Dancers, of which McKee is also the artistic director. Many of the members from GO! are also students of this dance studio. “Go! elevates enthusiasm for the arts and brings people into theatre,�

McKee said. “We hope to go beyond what’s expected and be progressive.� “Angst� was the final performance of the night, and it was set against the backdrop of Metallica’s “Apocalyptica.� With black

continued from Page 3 In 2002, GO! started through the efforts of Lisa McKee, the artistic director of GO! The dance company reaches out to a wide age range of dancers. “GO! Contemporary Dance Works is for middle school and beyond and is an opportunity for girls who really love to dance,� said Marilyn Sease, an exploratory freshman.

and white costuming and aerial moves, dancers explored the themes of good and evil that framed the performance.

Frere, who has a history of work with dance companies in New York, aims to keep Go!’s performance at the highest level possible. “The company is a unique opportunity because the level of the work is so high quality,� Frere said. “The work blends modern and aerial dance, so it’s very rare and very versatile.�

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

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Lady Vols still winless Vols eager to dominate post in conference play Steven Cook

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Peter Murray Contributor In front of a pink-clad crowd, the Lady Vols continued their winless streak in the SEC, falling to Arkansas 3-1 on Sunday, 25-13, 25-27, 20-25, 22-25.

UT was led by Whitney Heeres’ 12 kills and Ellen Mullins’ 32 of the team’s 48 digs, but the duo’s efforts were not enough to put the Lady Vols over the top.

The loss marked the volleyball team’s fifth loss in a row and dropped the team to 8-11 on the season and 0-5 in SEC matches.

“We’re a little disappointed,” said head coach Rob Patrick.

“We felt like we let this one get away. Arkansas made some good adjustments and we just weren’t able to adjust as quickly as we needed to.”

The loss Sunday continued a dismal stretch for the Lady Vols, as the team has failed to win consecutive sets during their losing streak, being outscored 15-2, including losing in straight sets in three of those matches.

“It’s really frustrating,” said senior libero Ellen Mullins.

“Especially being a senior and playing teams that we normally don’t lose to. We’re here to compete and win championships, so it’s tough to go 0-5 and say after the match that we should have won this game.”

The Lady Vols opened the match on a strong note, winning the first set easily 25-13, behind an explosive offense led

by Shealyn Kolosky and Carly Wishlow. As always, Mullins was the mainstay on the back line, contributing seven digs.

Following the set, however, Arkansas began its offensive attack, winning a heated second set, 27-25, holding off a Tennessee set point that would have put the Lady Vols in a commanding two-set lead.

The last two sets featured a Lady Vols squad that didn’t seem to get back in the groove that had helped them to an early set lead.

“We let them get into our heads,” said sophomore Lexi Dempsey, who led the game with 40 assists. “We didn’t play as well as we should have, and the mistakes were on our side of the court, but once we fix that we’ll get a lot better.”

The match against Arkansas was played in honor of breast

cancer awareness and coined “Dig for the Cure,” with the Lady Vols donning pink uniforms in support.

“It’s really special,” Mullins said. “A couple of the team members’ mother or grandmother has gone through breast cancer so it means a lot to them to represent breast cancer awareness.”

It doesn’t get any easier for the Lady Vols as they are about to begin a four-game roadtrip that will take them away from Knoxville until the beginning of next month.

Despite the tough start to SEC play, Patrick is seeing progress being made by his young team.

“Overall, we’re playing better,” Patrick said. “I thought Lexi Dempsey did a really nice job setting and we’re having some of our hitters playing out of position learning their position and working really hard, trying to get as much experience as they can.

“Losing’s always frustrating, but we’re getting better as a team focusing on just going onto the next point and learning from our mistakes.”

The volleyball team’s next match is on Oct. 18 at Ole Miss.

BRISTOL continued from Page 1 “We are looking forward to this opportunity to be a part of college football history,” Jones said. “The chance to play in a great venue as Bristol Motor Speedway against a program the caliber of Virginia Tech is another illustration of how we are continuing to build upon our great and unique tradition here at Tennessee. Our players and everyone associated with our football program will have wonderful memories of being a part of such a historical event.”

Beamer added: “To be able to play in front of a crowd that is the largest to ever see a college football game is a once in a lifetime opportunity. With the great fan support that Virginia Tech and the University of Tennessee have, it should be a great atmosphere.”

For Monday’s announcement, the markings of a football field were outlined on the paved infield of the racetrack.

Prior to the game, the building of the field and turf is expected to be completed in eight days.

“This is an unprecedented opportunity for our football program to play in front of the largest crowd in the history of college football,” Hart said.

“Bristol Motor Speedway will be perhaps the most unique venue to ever host a college football game. Tennessee students, faculty, alumni and fans

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An artists rendering depicts the potential stadium setup for the Battle at Bristol between Tennessee and Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept.

10, 2016. Officials expect over 150,000 atteendees for the game, which would break the record for the largest crowd to view a college football game. will look forward to being a part of this great event.”

Immediately following the August 2016 NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the race track will transform from an iconic short track to a world-class football field for the game that is set to take place on Sept. 10, 2016.

Over the course of that few weeks, approximately 400 workers will immediately begin bulk cleaning, and then detailing the Speedway.

Next, an estimated 10-12 crews will begin pressure washing – a process that is normally done in February prior to the

March NASCAR weekend.

Separate crews will clean all suites in seven days – a process that normally takes four to six weeks.

Approximately 8,500 tons of rock will be used to build the base of the field.

The rock will be brought in by approximately 400 truckloads. The complete haul-in process will take three 10-12 hour days.

The base rock will be 3 feet 6 inches deep in the middle of the infield tapering to 1 1/2 feet on sidelines to create the proper sloping effect for drainage.

There are plenty of reasons why this year of Tennessee basketball has been the most talked about one in the Cuonzo Martin era — Jordan McRae, a deep rotation and another 5-star newcomer in Robert Hubbs III. But the Vols’ two biggest strengths stick out like sore thumbs.

If thumbs were 6-8 and 260 pounds.

Senior leader Jeronne Maymon is making his return from a knee injury that forced him to redshirt last season after being the SEC’s fourth-leading rebounder in 2011-12. He’ll reunite with junior Jarnell Stokes, who in a year has gone from a raw talent to a dominating force who turned down the NBA for another season wearing orange.

In 2011-12, Stokes’ only season thus far with Maymon, he came in midseason and played largely off the bench. Today, he’s the SEC’s top returning rebounder.

The highly-anticipated reunion of the two burly, physical post presences will have a new look this time around, according to McRae, a senior guard.

“When Jarnell came here, he just came straight out of high school,” McRae said Friday before practice. “So with him having another year under his belt now, he’ll be a way different player than he was the first time.”

Neither player can go long without being asked about the big reunion.

“I love it,” Stokes said. “I had a dose of him (Jeronne) this summer when we were playing pickup, and I just miss seeing him out there from freshman year. It means a lot for him to still be out there playing.

“Last year I was sort of mad that he redshirted, but now I guess I’m happy.”

Stokes should be happy.

Not a game went by last season that he wasn’t thrown double-teams — and sometimes triple-teams — by opposing frontcourts. It rattled him early in the season before he put together six straight double-double performances in the SEC slate.

Maymon forsees a much different beginning to his sidekick’s season coming in 2013-14. The Vols start exhibition play by hosting Florida Southern on Nov. 2.

“I think Jarnell is being more comfortable this year,”

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Fifth-year senior forward Jeronne Maymon attempts a layup during basketball practice at Pratt Pavilion on Oct. 1. Maymon is returning to the starting lineup this fall after being sidelined with a knee injury that forced him to redshirt in last season.

Maymon said. “Because he had struggled a little bit earlier last year with the doubleteams and everything. But this year, he’s going to be a little more one-on-one and now he’s really finishing a higher percentage of his shots.

“You can definitely see the confidence steaming off of him. I think he’s really going to be good for Vol nation this year.”

Stokes isn’t the only one who has impressed with his improved shooting. Maymon — a bruising post presence who hardly pulled up for jumpers — worked on his midrange shot over the offseason and it has showed in practice so far.

“He’s definitely added to his outside game — he can shoot the ball a lot better than he could before,” said McRae, who transformed from a bench contributor to an SEC Player of the Year runner-up in the year Maymon missed.

Maymon attributed his new talent on the outside to the work he put in with Tennessee’s coaches over his absence.

“Me and a couple of coaches got together and worked on my shooting and my stroke, and being more consistent in my release,”

Maymon said.

How many looks Maymon gets on the outside is to be determined, with a star-studded shooting backcourt featuring McRae, Hubbs, junior swingman Josh Richardson and Memphis transfer Antonio Barton.

Along with being accurate shooters, the talented guards are pushing the ball down the court quicker than ever.

Stokes sees it as the main difference between last year’s and this year’s squad.

“We’ll run more, I think that’s the biggest thing,” Stokes said. “You have a lot of experienced guys, a lot of hungry guys, and when you put that together I think you’ll have a much better product.”

Much of that hunger comes from two near-misses in the NCAA tournament. Despite all of the preseason hype, the Vols are still motivated by an elusive bid to the Big Dance.

“No one wants to sit down at Selection Sunday and wonder if you’ll be called or not,” Stokes said. “This year, we want to be on the actual CBS show. We look forward to things like that. We realize that every game counts.

We’re a much older group, so I think only we can beat ourselves when it comes to that aspect.”