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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Issue 40, Volume 127

NOT A WALK IN THE ‘PARK’

Local hike provides quick autumn retreat

The season of crisp air, colAnd what better way to do it orful leaves and pumpkin-spice than heading to the mountains? everything is upon UT once Witnessing the peak color again, beckoning students to change in the fresh mountain revel in the autumn weather. air is appealing to many, but

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carving out the time to do it can be difficult, even over fall break.

Luckily, there’s a hike that offers the same benefits as those in the Smokies, but is a quarter of the drive and doesn’t take the entire day to complete.

The House Mountain trail is

Students work to expand voter awareness on campus

Percentage of World Muslim Population by Region 61.9% Asia-Pacific 20.1% Middle East-North Africa

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2.4% Europe

In 2009, 23% of the global population was Muslim.

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Breaking Muslim stereotypes through education, dialogue Hannah Marley Contributor

Girls wearing multicolored hijabs in various styles, or no hijabs at all, travel from class to class, just more fish in a sea of college students.

Men in jeans and t-shirts study for exams or hang out on The Strip, indistinguishable from the masses

Lady Vols hit the road in search of first SEC win

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Estimate of Knoxville Population Affiliated with an Islamic Congregation • Diana Howell

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• Morgan Chance

Registration Committee for the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, attended a conference hosted by The Institute of Politics at Harvard University for the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement from Sept. 27 to Sept. 28.

This project unites 25 different colleges and universities in the hope of encouraging students to be proactive in their societies through political involvement.

In preparation for this conference, the students representing their schools were asked to generate a project proposal surrounding a specific issue.

Chance and Howell chose to work on voting rights and accessibility with a plan to set up voter registration booths across campus and Market Square. Howell said this project yielded great success.

“We were able to register 120 people to vote and inform them on where they can vote, absentee ballot information and show them a sample ballot,” Howell said.

After completing their projects, students were able to meet with each other in Boston for two days to receive constructive feedback on the issues that they presented in each of their proposals, and to learn how to promote them back home.

“We learned many different skills from the different talks and workshops,” Chance explained, “such as how to work across party lines and how to effectively speak to a large group of people.”

grade that makes you feel like you’re climbing a ladder,” Caleb Batchelor said, a senior in nursing.

Although it’s only a 2-mile (4-mile round trip) hike, it’s a challenging one.

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Morgan Chance and Diana Howell want you -- to vote, that is.

Chance and Howell, both sophomores in political science and heads of the Voter

located in the House Mountain State Natural Area near Corryton, about a 20-minute drive from campus, making it an idyllic escape into nature without sacrificing an entire day to the escapade. “(It’s) a short hike but a

save for their occasional transition from English to Arabic.

All students, all Knoxvillians and all Muslims. Each of these individuals must face the realities of living in a post-9/11 world filled with fear and misunderstanding.

Knoxville native Abdalla Husain is one such individual. As a teenager, he was one of only two or three

Muslims at his local high school, with the exception of his sisters.

While he played sports, hung out with friends and graduated as the valedictorian of his class, pervasive stereotypes followed him in the form of questions both benign and aggressive, from friends and strangers alike.

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With their four-game homestand now over, the Lady Vols hit the road and head to Starkville, Mississippi, and Athens, Georgia, this weekend to take on two different sets of Bulldogs.

The Lady Vols (7-13, 0-6 SEC) are coming off two tough losses to Kentucky and LSU. Although both matches were losses, head coach Rob Patrick feels confident in his team’s ability.

“I was actually very happy with the first two sets of Kentucky,” Patrick said. “We did some very good things.

When we passed the ball, we ran an offense that they couldn’t even stop … We fell apart in the third set, but I was very pleased on how we played in the first two sets.

“Against LSU, we got unorganized. Unfortunately, these things happen. We played hard. We just got unorganized.

If we can get more organized and take care of the first and second contacts, we’ll be okay.”

Tennessee will first focus their attention on stopping the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-16, 0-6 SEC), and while the hype in Starkville has been mainly directed at the football program, the Lady Vols can’t overlook their opponent and risk getting upended.

“We can watch some film, scout them and stick to the game plan,” sophomore hitter Jamie Lea said. “We have to get more consistent and not give up so many errors.”

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Vols announce 2015 football schedule Sept. 5 against UAB at Nashville’s LP Field.

It will be the first time Tennessee Tuesday the Tennessee Volunteers opens a season at a neutral site for the announced the entirety of their 2015 first time since 2012, when the Vols football schedule, which kicks off on faced off against NC State inside the

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Georgia Dome. The matchup between the Vols and the Blazers will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two programs.

The Volunteers have played at LP Field on four prior occasions, having

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previously faced Vanderbilt there in 2000 and 2002, Wyoming in 2002 – the only other time the Vols kicked off a season at LP Field – and North Carolina in the 2010 Music City Bowl.

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CAMPUS NEWS HARVARD continued from Page 1 For the two sophomores, the initiative to promote student engagement in politics does not stop at Boston.

Chance and Howell both said they decided to take what they learned from the conference and use it to boost their local projects here at UT. “Both Morgan and I came out of the conference inspired to create a bipartisan dialogue on campus,” Howell said.

Howell, Chance and their fellow Baker Ambassadors will be holding a public forum on Oct. 30 titled “Let’s Make Voting Popular.” The event aims to discuss the various ways that the Baker Center can get students to polls on Nov. 4 while also discussing the importance of the four amendments on the November ballot. The event will be take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium.

“This will be a fun way to create a conversation and foster bipartisanship within our school,” Howell said.

Central Program Council gains national recognition Hayley Brundige News Editor (@hayleybrundige)

UT’s Central Program Council, responsible for coordinating more than 80 on-campus events each year, accepted the Board of Excellence Award from the National Association for Campus Activities during a three day southern regional conference starting on Oct. 9.

Ten council members ventured to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to the NACA South Regional Conference.

Showcases by comedians, musicians, magicians and organizational and leadership workshops for both undergrad and grad students highlighted the conference agenda.

This is the second consecutive year CPC has been select-

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ed as a “Top Four” programming board in the southern region, but this year marks the council’s first overall win.

Thomas Carpenter, a junior in classics and the corresponding secretary for CPC’s executive board, said the honor gives validity to CPC’s commitment to providing high quality events.

“UT’s programming has always been regarded as one of the best in the region as well as the country,” Carpenter said. “And now we have proof of that with this award.”

Carpenter said CPC is looking forward to a full calendar of events this year, including a lecture by Laverne Cox of “Orange is the New Black” fame, a showing of the film “Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Halloween, a few Vol Night Long events and more.

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Mosaics give glimpse of ancient Palestine Hannah Marley Staff Writer

A mosaic is worth a thousand words.

In his second visit to UT, Glen Bowersock, a renowned classicist and former Princeton professor, discussed the imagery of two ancient, Palestinian mosaics and their historical implications at Hodges Auditorium on Monday afternoon as part of the Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture Series.

Citing recurring images from other mosaics of the same time period, Bowersock was able to use meaningful religious symbols to piece together a theory on what life in ancient Palestine was like.

“The mosaics at Kefar ‘Othnay and Lod, of approximately the same date, afford together ... an unprecedented glimpse into the complexity of pre-Constantinian Christianity in Palestine,” Bowersock said.

The Kefar ‘Othnay mosaic, which contains an image of two fish and an inscription dedicating a table to “God Jesus Christ,” is, as Bowerstock claimed, unambiguously Christian, and is one of the earliest examples of a Christian gathering to date.

However, the Lod mosaic, which contains no human images or identifying text, can be interpreted only through the visual clues hidden in the

If you’re staying in Knoxville over fall break, looking forward to four days spent staying in bed cradling your laptop and Netflix favorites, consider setting aside a day or two from under your covers and exploring some of Knoxville’s best places for indulging your inner child.

Laser Quest Knoxville: Featuring a multi-level arena capable of holding more than 32 players at a time, Laser Quest Knoxville combines the classic laser tag game with a “high-tech twist.” With carefully coordinated lighting, twisting fog and energetic music to amp up the excitement, tag games are only $8.00 a person and can be played as late as 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

JumpJam Trampoline Park: Visit the 20,000 square feet facility over break to leap from one of the 50 trampolines to another from the floor, the wall and even the ceiling.At $12 for an hour and $20 for two,tickets sell out fast on the weekends,so reserve your tickets early on their website.Also, save $1 by liking the site’s Facebook page.

To experience a little jumping twist,sign up for“Club Jam.”With the lights off and the lasers on,this takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 9 p.m.to 12 a.m.

The Knoxville Zoo: For just $20 a ticket, wander around the Zoological Gardens in Knoxville, eating popcorn and gazing at the animals, including lions, tigers and koala bears.

Original Freezo: Visit one of Knoxville’s oldest ice creameries in Happy Holler on Central Avenue to get an ice cream cone,milkshake or frozen slushie that will send you back to the summers of your childhood, even if the forecast is dark and rainy.

Skatetown: Lace up some skates and get ready to do the chicken dance. Skatetown, located at 5713 North Broadway, is about a 25-minute drive from campus, but if you’re interested in recreating those preteen birthday parties at the roller rink, get a group of friends together and roll your way to bliss. Depending on the day of the week, general admission for Skatetown ranges from $3 to $10.

mosaic itself.

Several symbols include both peaceful and aggressive animals, doves, fish and craters -- large vases used for mixing wine.

Bowersock and his colleagues, who are likewise dedicated to the study of the mosaics, compared these images to similar symbols used during the same time period that indicate Judaic, Christian and African influences.

“He’s able to read out of it, at least, the suggestion of multiple different religious meanings of the same objects,” said Christine Shepardson, a professor in the Religious Studies Department who focuses on early Christianity. “The same images allow us to see how people could live side by side with each other in a way that’s a little more tolerant than we might imagine.”

While the Kefar ‘Othnay mosaic was commissioned by a Roman centurion, the Lod mosaic, a much more elaborate work, is a “masterpiece” that may have been commissioned by a very wealthy member of the community.

The open representation of various religious symbols, combined with the fact that people from different backgrounds and economic classes commissioned the works, point to a peaceful and prosperous interpretation of ancient Palestine.

“The miracle of Palestine in this period is that it was remarkably harmonious,” Bowersock said. “It was the kind of peace that the region has never seen since.”

After Bowersock’s lecture,

MUSLIM continued from Page 1 Once, a close friend asked him, “Why do all Muslims want to kill Americans?” Similar questions included “When did you learn to speak English?”

Others inquired about human sacrifice, animal torture or whether everyone gets 70 virgins in heaven.

“Honestly, I think it’s purely ignorance,” Husain said.

“They just don’t know. That’s why I don’t get offended.

They’re just asking a genuine question.”

Taking the time to answer these questions gives Husain the opportunity to dispel such myths and teach people the truth about Islam.

Amany Alshibli, a freshman in chemical engineering, recalls being asked similar questions, mostly pertaining to her hijab. Like Husain, Alshibli not only excuses the questions, but encourages them.

“As much as some people are scared of a question sounding stupid, there aren’t really any stupid questions,” Alshibli said. “I would rather answer it than them go to other outlets where they may not be getting

This mosaic carpet, found in an excavated church at Petra, Jordan, serves to illustrate a point made by Glen Bowersock, renowned classicist and former Princeton professor, during a Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture Series on Monday.

Aalecia “Starr” Crittendon • The Daily Beacon Shepardson recognized the value in using physical materials to create a picture of everyday life in the past.

“Textual scholars, like myself, often don’t remember

to go looking at the material evidence that is available,” she said. “(They) can add such richness to our understanding of the world.”

a good, accurate representation.”

Husain views the average American’s lack of exposure to Arabic culture and religion, combined with constant news coverage of violence in the Middle East, as leading to the formation of preconceived ideas and misunderstandings about Islam that misrepresent a diverse and universal religion.

“If they don’t understand the language, and don’t understand the culture, and don’t understand the religion, then it’s so easy (for others) to manipulate their beliefs,” Husain said.

Alshibli echoed this concern.

“A lot of people who don’t know Muslims personally, all they know about the faith is what is being broadcast on the news,” Alshibli said.

“Muslims, or anything related to Islam, is only in the news when it’s something happening overseas.”

News coverage of Muslims focuses almost exclusively on the Middle East, but 20.1 percent of all Muslims live there. Of those who live there, the extremists covered by the media make up only a fraction of the overall population.

“The .001 percent of Muslims who are extremist are given 100 percent of the news coverage,” Husain said.

Alshibli and Husain, both members of the Muslim Student Association, feel these misconceptions have forced them to grow up under constant scrutiny, and have made them ambassadors for the majority of Muslim moderates.

“Because of all the stereotypes around our faith, we have to stand upright and show through our actions what Islam really is,” Husain said.

Abdelrahman Murphy, director of the Muslim youth group “Roots” and the first Muslim chaplain at the University of Tennessee, believes that by humanizing Islam “a lot of the stigma is dropped and people can really see it for what it is.”

Murphy said the best way to accomplish this is to simply talk to one another as students, friends and human beings.

“People are very curious, and once they learn about what we believe, they don’t hold it against us,” Murphy said. “Share some food with each other, and get to know one another.”

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HIKING continued from Page 1 With 1,000 feet of elevation gained, it’s sure to get your lungs working and thighs burning, but the reward is an expansive, panoramic overlook of northeast Knox County and a killer view of the sunset.

“It’s perfect for a date if you’re just getting to know somebody and you’re just wanting to feel it out without the commitment of the whole day,” said Angela Kremser, a senior in Spanish.

The trailhead can be reached from the main parking lot at the end of Hogskin

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Road. About 1.5 miles up, the trail splits towards the west overlook and east overlook. Follow the signs right towards the east overlook for the best spot to watch the sunset across a gaping view of the Cumberland Valley.

“You start considering building a secret cabin off the trail and daydream about the morning coffee on your imagined front porch,” Batchelor said. “It is Knoxville’s ‘break room’ from the bustle life.”

From the west overlook, enjoy the views of the Smoky Mountains or take a peak at a distant downtown Knoxville. Look for the sun glinting off the Sunsphere

on clear days.

“I really liked how we hiked in the trees, enjoying the air, the rocks, moss, lady bugs on leaves, and saw one dimension. Then, when we got to the top and stood on the bare rocks looking out over the tops of trees and houses, we saw a different dimension,” Leah Parks said, a sophomore in engineering. “It’s a half-a-day trip in my opinion. I should go now. The trees would be epic.”

Pack flashlights and warm layers for evening hikes, and plan to get there with enough time to take in the trees’ changing colors throughout the valley before sunset.

Contortionist screams way to Knoxville’s heart Tanner Hancock

With a name like “The Contortionist,” you know you’re in for a ride.

Nestled between a railway and a busy interstate, The International, a local music venue, hosted several up-and-coming metal acts Monday night determined to reshape and redefine the traditional face of progressive and hardcore metal.

To start the night off, local Knoxville death metal band A Body Divided entered the room with a raw, forceful energy that persisted throughout their entire set. Delivering death-growling lyrics and a lively stage presence, the band inspired violent moshing from several sects of the audience, setting the tone for a night of adrenalinefueled mayhem.

Next arrived the largely instrumental, Dallas-based band Polyphia, focused on generic, precision driven music offered a much-needed respite from the preceding band’s unrelenting attack on the audience’s senses.

Following that band’s departure, The Intervals emerged and offered the spectators a taste of what was to come through their semi-progressive, hardcore style of metal music.

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Expecting a raw, energetic sound after the previous bands, spectators were instead treated to a progressive, melodic display of precision-style metal that illustrated the band’s willingness to straddle the line between artistic rock expression and full out, aggressive musical force.

In line with their latest album “Language,” The Contortionist showed no qualms in effortlessly transitioning between deep, entrancing, progressive metal to the abrasive, almost unbearably raw sound demonstrative of their early

work.

As the band began to find their footing on stage, the audience seemed unsure how to react to the constant shifting of the band’s style. At times, members of the audience reacted excitedly to the group’s forceful death growls and unrelenting double bass drum by flailing their arms in reckless violence in the middle of the crowd. Yet in a matter of seconds, these same, unruly concert-viewers found themselves nodding silently, eyes closed, to the band’s slow tempo, all-encompassing barrage of progressive execution.

By the end of the night, The Contortionist had proven themselves to be a band completely comfortable with intertwining the styles of deep, introspective composition with a contrarily aggressive, screaming hardcore energy.

It’s not often that one is able to experience bands so unique and unforgivably brutal as those displayed at The International on Monday night. While it might not be popular with all your friends, The Contortionist nevertheless offers an unrelenting and unforgiving experience of artistic, soul searching metal combined with perfectly testosterone fueled, hardcore music that is sure to deliver unending joy to even the newest of metal fans.

Nathan Reeves, graduate student in music, performs “Ursonate” by Kurt Schwitters during the Contemporary Music Ensemble on Oct. 13.

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Florida Georgia Line revisits old themes with new album Marina Waters Staff Writer

The words “Alabama on the boombox baby/‘bout to get a little boondock crazy” spill from the speakers along with a rambling, country/bluegrass undertone, a hiphop attitude and a Florida Georgia Line-branded sound.

The words suggest a love for country music, but the sound suggests a new form of modern country music - one that sounds less like country music.

The superstar country duo released their sophomore album, “Anything Goes” yesterday. The album is appropriately titled, considering its successful combination of country lyrics and hip-hop elements.

The intro song, “Anything Goes,” sounds rather similar to the band’s mega-hit, “Cruise,” with its familiar, rambling guitar parts paired with a laid back set of lyrics. This song displays more of the band’s country undertones, while following songs “Sun Daze” and “Good Good” embrace more of a mixture of musical styles.

“Sun Daze,” the latest single from the pair of hitmakers, embodies a summertime, reggae theme and melody, while also throwing in some racy lyrics, as far as country music is concerned.

With lyrics like, “If I’m lucky, yeah I might get laid” and “All I wanna do today/ is wear my favorite shades

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and get stoned,” Florida Georgia Line is pushing the limit with more than just its musical elements.

However, “Dirt,” the first single from the band’s new album, serves as a saving grace from the “Bacardi” and “pretty thing” laced lyrics found throughout the other 11 songs. The slowerpaced, meaningful, homeloving song adds a bit of depth needed amongst the other hard-hitting party anthems.

Meanwhile, “Good Good” and “Like You Ain’t Even Gone” displays more of Georgia native Tyler Hubbard’s knack for rapping in his catchy, twangfilled manner. But the band never truly sticks to one stereotypical sound. Once a rap-driven portion is heard, a methodical banjo riff takes the stage, which is often followed by a ripping electric guitar that hits like any rock band’s guitar solo. Somehow, the duo takes this conglomerate of musical characteristics and shapes it to have that usual Florida Georgia Line

sound.

Anyone who listened to the duo’s record-setting debut album can easily see a similar foundation within “Anything Goes.”

Melodies from “Dayum, Baby,” “Cruise” and “This is How We Roll” seem to echo throughout the intros of numerous songs on the new album.

Of course, Florida Georgia Line uses more than just similar melodies to remind fans of their unique sound.

Familiar themes of alcohol drenched party-anthems certainly found a prominent place on the album, while country-themed love songs take up a great number of the track listings as well.

However, in typical Florida Georgia Line fashion, the country, rap hitmakers take familiar themes and sounds and add in something else. “Anything Goes” is tinged with troubled guitar solos and an angsty tone spilling from Hubbard’s twangy lips. Similar to the sound of their previous hit “Stay,” the band combines their branded sound along with these rock guitar parts and heartbroken lyrics to add a bit more depth and interesting elements to the album.

By combining their many musical and lyrical themes, Florida Georgia Line has once again proved they know how to give homage to their country roots while also entertaining fans with their unique conglomerate of genres.

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It’s time Comcast was inconvenienced City Cents by

Jonathan Martin

If you have ever dealt with any type of terrible customer service, then you probably understand the feeling of wanting to share your unfavorable experience with someone. Well, over the past year, customers of Comcast have spoken out. Many have found they are not alone, as Comcast regularly disappoints and frustrates its customers to the point they can’t help but share their frustration.

The sharing began with customers recording their phone calls to reveal the unending hoops they had to jump through in order to cancel their service. One customer was put on hold for so long that the Comcast office actually closed for the day without addressing his situation. Some people who received erroneous charges for thousands of dollars for “unreturned equipment” actually videoed themselves putting said equipment into a box and delivering it to the post office, just to guarantee proof of return.

In one extreme case of customer dissatisfaction, Conal O’Rourke had six different, unsuccessful interactions with Comcast to remove an erroneous charge of $1,820 from his account. Eventually, Conal bypassed the normal customer service lines and contacted Comcast’s comptroller, the person who runs Comcast’s accounts. Next thing he knew, Conal was fired from his job after Comcast contacted his employer about the situation, claiming that Conal used his employer’s name to gain leverage. This is currently under dispute, as Conal denies these claims. (Comcast phone conversations are reportedly recorded, but they have conveniently refused to produce any tapes confirming their claims).

This situation might be more extreme than what many students experience, but it is no secret that the general disdain for Comcast on UT’s campus is as strong as anywhere. In case you weren’t aware, Comcast is about to get a lot bigger.

Last semester, the corporation filed plans to acquire Time Warner Cable through a stock swap plan. This merger would effectively give Comcast control of twothirds of the broadband cable market, and 40 percent of the all of the wired broadband market. To me, it seems a miracle that such a deeply hated company is not only the largest television company in the United States, but is also continuing to grow.

If Comcast can barely please most of the customers that it does have, I am confused by how it thinks adding such a large influx of business is going to solve anything. Perhaps the company just don’t have a realistic mindset of its capabilities. After all, this is the company that unsuccessfully offered to buy The Walt Disney Co. about a decade ago. It doesn’t take an MBA to understand how negatively that might have panned out for America’s largest media conglomerate.

Whether you have been following the developments of the potential Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger or not, you might be interested in its developments this month. A couple of weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission extended it’s deadline for responses to the potential merger. Essentially, citizens and organizations now have until Oct. 29 to file complaints or comments about the potential merger on the FCC website. Because the FCC is one of the two government entities that has the authority to regulate or even invalidate the merger, it is significant that we have this opportunity. If you truly hate Comcast more than the average customer, there are even some websites with separate petitions that you can sign.

Stockholders of both Comcast and Time Warner Cable separately agreed last week to the conditions of the $45 billion merger. For many who have entered into their own contract with Comcast, you are aware of the loopholes they can make you jump through. Over the next month or more, Comcast will have its own loopholes that it will now have to deal with, and I for one say we make them as complex and inescapable as possible.

Jonathan Martin is a junior in finance and economics. He can be reached at j92mart@gmail.com.

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.

Don’t play games with your love life Sacred and the City by

Merry-Reid Sheffer “Just be cool. You don’t care. Then he’ll wonder why you don’t, which will make him realize he does, and then it’s a whole new ball game.” [Sex and the City, Season 1, Episode 9, “The Turtle and the Hare”] This statement basically has nothing to do with the entire episode. And yet, at the same time, it does. Carrie struggles to decide whether or not she can continue seriously dating a man who never intends to marry again, which is the main plot of the episode. The quote comes from Samantha, as she gives her advice for how to handle Mr. Big’s aversion to marriage.

While made as a comment in passing, one that the writers surely did not intend to be of any monumental significance, it stuck out to me as a problem that we humans struggle with immensely.

This weekend, while at a conference for student activities programmers, I saw many samples of talent in the way of singers, bands, dancers, spoken word, comedians and lecturers. There was one lecturer/ comedian, deeming himself some sort of love doctor with a comedic flair, that I

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est idea to ever capture our minds. It’s pointless to play cat and mouse with the people you love or who simply interest you. The true coolest thing you can do is this: not pay attention to who texted who first and how long you should take to respond, and not pay attention to what people want from you. Rather, give freely what you want to give and nothing else, and start saying what you really mean all of the time.

All my friends, and myself not too terribly long ago, debate on whether or not the people around us are saying what they really mean or think of us. We’ve pretended to be things we’re not to get in good with the people we fancy. The only thing I’ve learned from this is that miscommunication ruins everything.

Start living on a surface level when it comes to interactions and, one step at a time, you will begin to stop reading into what other people say or do. You can start to believe what you’re told without making a mess of things by letting your imagination run wild. Instead of a whole new ballgame where you’ve tricked your way to getting what you want, skip the games that society has taught you to play, and just ask.

Merry-Reid is a senior in english. She can be reached at msheffer@vols.utk.edu.

Forgiveness -- easier said than done Scarlett’s Web by

Scarlett Miles Forgiving someone for how they’ve wronged you doesn’t mean you have to trust or respect them again; it doesn’t even mean you ever have to talk to them again.

Granted, that would not be the most positive outcome of forgiving someone, but sometimes you move on and realize that they were not as big a part of your life as you thought they were.

When I was in high school, I had a falling out with a friend of mine. She said some very mean things to me and ruined our friendship, along with a couple of my other relationships. It’s a long story and one that I don’t intend to dive into here.

A year or so later, however, I received an apology from her for everything she had said and done.

Now, believe me -- I wanted to ignore it, and I didn’t think she deserved my response, let alone my forgiveness. Yet,

to not forgive her and to treat her coldly would be against everything I believe, everything I write about and everything I encourage in others. The truth is, I forgave her a long time ago. I was able to move on and become a happier person when I let go of the pain that she had caused me.

Recently, these types of situations have seemed to come up often for the people around me. They’ve found themselves in situations like breakups and misunderstandings that bring about quite a bit of heartache.

We may not owe it to the other person to forgive him or her. We do, however, owe it to ourselves to forgive those who have hurt us. If we hold onto the anger and hurt that people have caused us, then all we are really doing is poisoning our own chance at happiness.

We cannot be truly happy when we keep hate and resentment in our heart.

Why should we suffer and continue to be unhappy about temporary things when we have the ability to forgive and move on?

The only person at fault is the one who has hurt us, and that’s no one’s loss but their own, because they have lost a friendship (or relationship) with a truly wonderful person.

The ability to forgive is such a strong attribute because we are able to overcome something that may be difficult and painful at the time. But in the long run, we will be so much happier and free of resentment, grudges and hate.

Why should our heart be full of anything but love? Negative emotions weigh on our hearts heavier than anything in the world, and they do not allow us to live the wonderful, happy, beautiful lives that we all deserve.

We all have struggles, arguments and heartbreaks, whether it’s a breakup gone wrong or a giant misunderstanding. Think about your most recent experience when you found it difficult to forgive someone for something they did to you - have you forgiven them?

Have you decided to show yourself the love and respect you deserve and allowed yourself to move on?

It can be one of the most difficult things to give anyone. But forgiving someone will be one of the best things you do for yourself.

Scarlett Miles is a sophomore in communication studies. She can be reached at qrc969@vols.utk.edu.

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particularly enjoyed. He made some funny jokes while making good points and kept the audience’s attention; altogether, not a bad act at all. When he was walking off the stage, however, he was yelling out little last minute reminders, one of which was something along the lines of: “You ladies don’t text him back right away, you need to make him work for it!”

I felt my skin crawl immediately.

Everything that I feel is wrong with relationships, not limited to just romantic relationships, can be found in statements like “Dr. Love’s” or Samantha’s. What, exactly, is this second party working for? It didn’t sound like sex - this guy has a daughter, apparently, so I’m assuming (like most other parents) he doesn’t believe in sex.

So are they working for the right to kiss you? Hold your hand? Call you their significant other? And what about friends do they have to “work for it” in order to be your friend? Also, how long is right away?

Do I wait 10 minutes to text this someone back? Do I make them send me two texts before I reply with just one? If you’ve ever asked yourself any of these things, I understand where you’re coming from, and I urge you to start purging your mind of thoughts like these as soon as possible.

What I’ve realized is that the “being cool” and “not caring” attitude that we all pretend to embody is, in fact, the lam-

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Sentiment and humor played out hand-in-hand while addressing the theme of death in Monday’s reading of “Grace and Glorie� at the Square Room. “Grace and Glorie� is a touching play written by Tom Ziegler, and was put on at the Square Room as a part of the Staged Reading series by The WordPlayers. It is a charming story about “Amazing�

Grace Stiles (read by Cheryl Hodge), a 90-year-old, illiterate, Southern mountain woman who has returned to her remote mountain home during her final days battling a terminal illness. The well-off, Harvardeducated, city-bred hospice volunteer Gloria Whitmore (read

by Hana Kalinski Sherman), or “Glorie� as Grace calls her, is assigned to care for and stay with Grace in order to help her passing be “a little easier.�

The play teases the contrast between the two women in an endearing way, as Gloria attempts to care for the timehardened woman in a rural, mountain-home environment much different from what she’s accustomed. Both women, although they lived very different lives, share an essence of unshakable confidence and stubbornness that is forced aside at various points as they are faced with the harsh realities of death.

Grace imparts her “homespun� wisdom on Gloria in comical ways, as the latter learns to boil an egg without an electric stove, and in sentimental ways, as Gloria reveals the tragic, emotional burden she’s struggled with since her son died in a car accident while she was driving. She is encouraged

and comforted by Grace’s wise words and shared experience of having lost children herself.

Gloria gains new, life-affirming values and perspective through her time with Grace, slowly softening from her tense, hardedged approach to emotional turmoil and bonding her to the feisty old woman she was assigned to care for.

The play was well and articulately read by Hodge and Sherman, who gave depth and emotion to the characters and allowed the listeners to connect with the play as if it were being fully played out and not just being read with minimal stage decor comprising two doilyclad chairs, a box of tissues and a pair of knitting needles.

Hodge and Sherman never lost composure. Even in the few instances they stumbled over a sentence or mispronounced a word, they both carried through their lines with seasoned poise without breaking character, Gloria in her clear, college-educated enunciation and Grace in her homely Southern twang. Their clear articulation and vocal inflections carried the audience and maintained their attention, despite remaining within the same five feet of the stage space throughout the performance.

Along with capturing the listener’s interest, Hodge and Sherman successfully engaged the audience emotionally as they read lines of heated anger or tearful grieving with a finetuned finesse that avoided overacting and achieved an emotional equivalence that the listeners could relate to.

Audience members were barely aware of the booklets Hodge and Sherman were reading from as they acted around them and delivered a performance that earned a standing ovation after their final lines.

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There’s something to be said about an exposÊ attacking social media.

However, in the case of “Men, Women & Children,� it’s not anything director Jason Reitman would want to hear.

The film chronicles several teenagers and their parents’ secret and separate lives, made possible by the introduction of social media. The film attempts to attack many social issues including porn, anorexia, video game addiction, infidelity and sex. Although it explores a wide range of topics with such a large cast, the hard-hitting message Reitman attempts to convey is lost along the way.

The interweaving of relationships hardly ever succeeds in more nonchalant, fluff-films, so why the creators thought it would be effective here is beyond me. While the inclusion of so many relationships allowed the audience to glimpse the variety of ways the Internet can negatively affect our lives, it also created an emotional struggle within the audience to connect with any of the characters.

This is Reitman’s first mistake. When the only driving force of the story is the actors representing it, it’s crucial that the audience feels as though they too are a part of their lives.

Instead, it seems like a desperate grab at something close to greatness over and over again; an attempt that could’ve been profound had it not been so wasted as it is here.

The entire film is centered around Emma Thompson’s narrative of “Pale Blue Dot� by Carl Sagen, a book that describes the Earth as something incredibly small in the grand scheme of things. It infers that because the entire world is so small, there is even less significance to the existence of each indi-

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB

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‘Playmaker’ Bo Wallace headlines Rebels high-powered offense Dargan Southard

Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouth16) For the first month of the 2014 season, “Good Bo, Bad Bo” talk swept through Oxford, Mississippi, with dependable regularity.

After tossing a combined six interceptions in the Rebels’ first four games — all victories– Ole Miss senior quarterback Bo Wallace quickly became the weekly subject of conversation among the Rebel faithful.

Which version of Bo would show up tonight — “Good” or “Bad?” But with back-to-back wins over ranked opponents and Ole Miss now confidently presiding as the third-ranked team in the country, the constant chatter has quieted to a harmless whisper.

“I don’t see any inconsistency right now in his play,” Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said Monday. “All I have to go on is the video from this year. He’s playing winning football. He’s managing their offense. I think he brings a level of toughness to their offense.

“A lot of it is throws off the run game, nakeds, throw reads, designed quarterback runs. He understands how to get the ball in the hands of his playmakers, so he’s managing their offense. He’s playing winning football for them. He presents a defense with so many challenges because of his grittiness and his toughness.”

Although the early turnovers may have initially plagued Wallace’s final stat line, the Pulaski, Tennessee, native’s ability to successfully steer a high-powered offense hasn’t suffered.

At the regular season’s halfway point,

Wallace has already churned out three 300-yard passing performances, ranks second among SEC signal callers in quarterback rating and has a Rebels offensive attack averaging 36 points a game.

“Their tempo — just how they go on offense, and they’ve got the guys in the right position to make plays,” sophomore cornerback Cameron Sutton said after Tuesday’s practice. “Bo Wallace does a great job of just facilitating the ball to receivers and handing the ball off to the backs.

“He makes great decisions back there.”

While the senior quarterback directs an Ole Miss offense that’s currently the SEC’s second highest in passing yards per game (295.2), it’s Wallace’s running abilities that have been consistently highlighted on the pregame scouting report And the 6-foot-4, 217-pound gunslinger doesn’t enjoy going down easy.

“They like to run him a lot, and he doesn’t like to slide,” Vols senior defensive tackle Jordan Williams said. “So we’ve got to make him pay for that.”

Through Ole Miss’ first five contests, though, Wallace’s ground stats were Senior quarterback Bo Wallace dives for the end zone during Ole Miss’ victory over Texas A&M on modest at best — 39 yards on 36 touches Oct. 11. • Photo courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics — including two separate games where he rushed for one net yard or less.

But in last week’s 35-20 win at Texas A&M, the senior quarterback rebounded with authority, scampering for a teamhigh 50 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Rebels moved to 3-0 in the SEC for the first time since 2003.

Total TDs Rec Yds Rush Yds Pass Yds “He’s a playmaker,” Jones said.

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Recruiting Vols look to end SEC West drought against Ole Miss Update Troy Provost-Heron Nathanael Rutherford

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Staff Writer (@Mr_Rutherford) The Tennessee Volunteers added a crucial brick to their 2015 recruiting class on Friday morning when four-star cornerback Micah Abernathy committed to the Vols.

Abernathy, the nation’s No. 182 overall recruit and 19th best prospect in the state of Georgia, chose the Vols over offers from Georgia, Oregon, Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame, Ohio State, USC and over a dozen others.

The 6-foot-1, 187-pound cornerback from Norcross, Georgia, gives the Vols their 26th known commitment in the 2015 class and their third from a projected secondary player.

Not only did the Vols add Abernathy, but they appear to be high on the list of a couple of their remaining top targets in the 2015 class.

Four-star defensive end Kyle Phillips of Nashville visited the Vols this past weekend for the game against Chattanooga and appears to be heavily considering Tennessee. Phillips is also looking at Ole Miss and LSU as well.

While in-state fourstar offensive tackle Drew Richmond has been committed to Ole Miss for over a month, he still appears to have an interest in Tennessee.

The Memphis product spent a 3-day weekend with the Vols this past weekend, and it seems likely he will visit Tennessee again in January.

When the 2010 Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Ole Miss Rebels on Nov. 13, the victory proved to be part of a fourgame winning streak that would propel UT into the 2010 Music City Bowl.

The victory also proved to be the last the Vols would record against an SEC West opponent, as UT has lost seven consecutive contests against SEC western foes since that 52-14 rout of Ole Miss.

In that near four-year stretch, the Vols’ matchups against SEC West adversaries, though, have been anything but easy.

In each of those seven out-of-division conference games, Tennessee’s opponent has been ranked and only one of them wasn’t undefeated at the time – No. 8 Arkansas in 2011.

And the challenge to get over that SEC West hump won’t get any easier this week as the Vols travel to Oxford, Mississippi, to play the No. 3 Rebels inside Vaught–Hemingway Stadium.

“It’s going to be a fun opportunity,” senior linebacker A.J. Johnson said. “We get to go down there in a hostile environment. We are going to be ready and we’re just going to go out there and do what we do.”

In order for the Vols to pull off their first road win against a top-5 opponent since they defeated No. 4 LSU 30-27 back on Sept. 26, 2005, they will have to emphasize taking care of the football.

The Rebels currently lead the SEC in interceptions with 12 – three of which they have returned for touchdowns – and are led by senior defensive back Senquez Golson, who has recorded an interception in four of Ole Miss’ six games, and has five picks on the year to lead the SEC. “They work together,” junior wide receiver Johnathon Johnson said. “They are a very experienced crew with great athletes. They see the ball well, they don’t make any mistakes and they’re very athletic. They do a good job disguising

coverage, so we have to stay locked in.”

In terms of being locked in, the Vols’ secondary will also have its opportunity to impact the ballgame on Saturday.

After limiting their last two opponents to under 100 yards passing, UT currently ranks eighth nationally in pass defense, allowing 160.2 yards per game through the air. The Vols’ effectiveness in defending the pass could be crucial against Ole Miss’ Bo Wallace, who currently ranks second in the SEC in passing yards at 1700.

As for snapping that lengthy SEC West losing streak, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones doesn’t seem to be too concerned with that particular statistic.

“I don’t care what has gone on here in the past,” Jones said. “We’re new, so anything that has gone on in the past, that doesn’t affect our football team in moving forward. All we know is that they’re our next opponent, it’s a great challenge playing the No. 3 team in the country at their place and it’s a tremendous opportunity.

“That’s what I like about this football team. They don’t care what’s gone on in the past. They’re responsible for what we create.”

Kickoff for Saturday’s contest between Senior linebacker A.J. Johnson celebrates with freshman linebacker the Vols and the Rebels is slated for 7 Chris Weatherd during the Vols’ 10-9 loss to Florida in Neyland p.m. and will be televised nationally on Stadium on Oct. 4. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon ESPN.

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Scoring Defense

19.2

23.7

First Downs Per Game

19.8

295.2

Passing Yards Per Game

237.8

146.5

Rushing Yards Per Game

109.7

35.7

+6

Turnover Margin

+4

6.3-50.8

Penalties-Yards Per Game

4.2-27.8

.470

3rd Down Conversion %

.400

.810

Red Zone Scoring %

.890

11

Sacks

12

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB

2014

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tprovost@vols.utk.edu

Asst. Sports Editor Dargan Southard @dsouth16 msoutha1@vols.utk.edu

MEN’S TENNIS

FOOTBALL PICK ‘EM

College football. For fans, the sport elicits a mix of excitement, sadness and a plethora of other emotions ranging between the extremes. At The Daily Beacon, it gives us a chance to gloat over personal victories to our co-workers.

Every week, these six Beacon staff members predict who they think will win the week’s top games. At the end of the season, the winner gets a certificate – well, actually, that has never happened before, but we are working on it.

Tiebreakers are determined by the correct prediction of UT’s outcome, and if there is still a tie then it is broken by performance from the previous week. If there’s still a tie after that, there’s basically just a lot of “Well, I like this person more.” Don’t worry, nobody’s feelings get hurt.

With all that said, welcome to our College Football Pick ‘Em. We’re happy you even care who we are picking because, for the most part, we don’t know any more than you do.

Vols look to finish fall season with more success Matt Fernandez Contributor

After taking home the gold at Wake Forest over the weekend, the Tennessee Volunteers men’s tennis team prepares for the USTA/ITA Ohio valley Regional Championships on Thursday.

Last weekend in the Wake Forest Invitational, Hunter Reese and Mikelis Libietis continued their dominance in doubles as they stayed undefeated, wining their second straight tournament. Libietis wasn’t done as he also went on to win in singles competition.

“I didn’t play well at all the first two matches, but as the tournament went on I started to play better,” Libietis said. “It was good to win both singles and doubles. We just need to do our homework, watch film, and just

SCHEDULE continued from Page 1

FIRST PLACE

Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor

Tennessee 10 - No. 3 Ole Miss 21 No. 5 Notre Dame - No. 2 Florida State No. 14 Kansas State - No. 11 Oklahoma Missouri - Florida No. 10 Georgia - Arkansas

This Year: 25-10

SECOND PLACE Dargan Southard Asst. Sports Editor Tennessee 10 - No. 3 Ole Miss 28 No. 5 Notre Dame - No. 2 Florida State No. 14 Kansas State - No. 11 Oklahoma Missouri - Florida No. 10 Georgia - Arkansas

This Year: 24-11

THIRD PLACE

David Cobb Senior Sports Columnist

Tennessee 13 - No. 3 Ole Miss 38 No. 5 Notre Dame - No. 2 Florida State No. 14 Kansas State - No. 11 Oklahoma Missouri - Florida No. 10 Georgia - Arkansas

This Year: 24-11

FOURTH PLACE

Bradi Musil Asst. News Editor

Tennessee 14 - No. 3 Ole Miss 35 No. 5 Notre Dame - No. 2 Florida State No. 14 Kansas State - No. 11 Oklahoma Missouri - Florida No. 10 Georgia - Arkansas

This Year: 24-11

FIFTH PLACE Katrina Roberts Design Editor

Tennessee 14 - No. 3 Ole Miss 32 No. 5 Notre Dame - No. 2 Florida State No. 14 Kansas State - No. 11 Oklahoma Missouri - Florida No. 10 Georgia - Arkansas

This Year: 22-13

DEAD STINKIN’ LAST

Claire Dodson Editor-in-Chief

Tennessee 6 - No. 3 Ole Miss 17 No. 5 Notre Dame - No. 2 Florida State No. 14 Kansas State - No. 11 Oklahoma Missouri - Florida No. 10 Georgia - Arkansas

This Year: 21-14

UT returns to Neyland Stadium for a two-game home stand that begins with Tennessee hosting its first Big XII opponent in Knoxville since Texas Tech in 1997 as Oklahoma makes its return trip on Sept. 12. The game will be the Sooners’ first in Neyland Stadium and the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs. A week later, UT will host Western Carolina on Sept.

19, the first game between the two teams.

Florida returns to being the Vols’ opening SEC opponent, meeting in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, on Sept. 26. UT has faced the Gators to start the conference schedule 12 of the last 13 years, with this season being the lone exception in that stretch.

UT hosts back-to-back conference games on Oct. 3 against Arkansas – the first meeting for the Razorbacks in Knoxville since 2007 – and Oct. 10 against Georgia.

After the only open date of the season on Oct. 17, Tennessee starts a two-game road swing with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the 98th meeting with the Crimson Tide on Oct. 24.

The Vols will finish that road stint with a matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats on Halloween night, Oct. 31, which will mark the first time since 1909 that Tennessee has played Kentucky in a month other than November.

VOLLEYBALL continued from Page 1 Mississippi State has the best digger in the country with Payton Harris. Harris is leading not only the SEC, but the entire country with an average of 6.84 digs per set.

Coach Patrick wants to avoid Harris in the matchup.

“You have to find ways to hit

success this fall. When it comes to doubles, they have dominated their opponents and last weekend was an indicator of how far this team can go.

This weekend they head Nashville, Tennessee for the Ohio Valley Regionals. They look to have another strong outing as for many of their players, this will be their last outing of the fall.

“I feel like as a team we’re just getting better,” Winterbotham said. “I think nobody anymore than Bart quite honestly. He’s playing really well and that’s what we want to see going into the regionals.”

Junior Bartosz Sawicki has also had a strong fall season. A few weeks ago he captured his first singles title at the UTC/ Steve Baras Fall Classic.

“I’m just playing match after match trying to get better,” Sawicki said. “I mean, I’m not thinking about winning or any-

hopefully we can keep this streak going all the time.”

Head coach Sam Winterbotham was happy with his team’s performance in the invitational over the weekend.

He said he felt good with how they played, especially Reese and Libietis, and felt they put in some solid work and played a great tournament.

“They needed the matches, especially in singles,” Winterbotham said. “I think both guys feel good with where they are in their singles game. As a doubles team, those two are on a roll.

“We sat down prior to the tournament and just said, ‘Hey lets continue to just play great doubles, work on doubles, and I think it’s important to prove that you are one of the best doubles teams in the history of Tennessee.’”

The team has had a lot of

thing I’m just trying to work on the things we work on in practice.

“I’m trying to have fun on the court. There are still some things I still have to work on but yeah, just taking it one match at a time.”

The Vols are looking forward to this weekend to try to continue with their recent successes.

They are trying to finish the season strong so they can head into the spring with a full head of steam.

“You need to get better from week to week,” Winterbotham said. “What we saw at Wake from Bart Sawicki and Andrew Dromsky, who’s playing at a higher level. I thought Luis’ (Valero) first match he played really well.

“We want the six guys that are going to play it to be playing their best tennis of the fall.”

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Oklahoma Sooners

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Western Carolina Catamounts

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Tennessee will close the season with three of its final four games at home, beginning with South Carolina on Nov. 7. UT welcomes North Texas

for the final non-conference game of the year on Nov. 14.

It will be the second meeting between the schools, the first since a 21-14 Mean Green win in

Knoxville on Oct. 25, 1975.

The Volunteers head to Missouri on Nov. 21 and close the season at home against instate rival Vanderbilt on Nov. 28.

away from her,” Patrick said.

“That’s something we’re really going to have to do.”

After Mississippi State, the Lady Vols will take on the Georgia Bulldogs. These Bulldogs (9-8, 1-4 SEC) are coming in ranked second in the SEC in blocks per set with 2.59.

“We have to pass the ball,” Patrick said. “The way we run our offense, we can split their block up a lot and give ourselves one-on-one opportunities along

the net. That’s something we’re going to work on for both matches.”

Even though this season has had many bumps and bruises, both sophomore defensive specialist Bridgette Villano and Lea said the team’s attitude is “positive”.

“We definitely saw sparks of what our team can be against Kentucky and LSU,” Lea said.

“We just have to get that going.”

Patrick added, “We need to

look at the long term. If we don’t look too far ahead, and take it one day at a time, we have the athletes and the right players here at Tennessee. If we get better every day, we’re going to do some special things in the near future.”

The Mississippi State match will take place on Friday at 8 p.m. EST. The Lady Vols battle against Georgia will be televised on the SEC Network on Sunday at noon.