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Issue 40, Volume 121

Monday, October 22, 2012

Justice Elena Kagan speaks on life, court Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shared her philosophy on both law and life with a packed crowd in Cox Auditorium Friday. “Follow your heart: what fills you with a sense of meaning, value, and purpose in your life,” Kagan said. “The best jobs are not good for objective reasons; they’re good because people love getting up in the morning and going to them.” Though Kagan’s visit ended before Saturday’s game against Alabama, students and faculty had the opportunity to learn more about her on a personal level during her visit. “I have to get back to Washington because I have to catch a plane early Sunday morning to Wyoming, where Justice (Antonin) Scalia and I are hoping to shoot one or more antelope,” Kagan said. “Several times over the last couple of years we’ve shot birds together, and I’ve found it quite fun. I’m feeling a little bit of trepidation about this, but I’m hoping to bag myself an antelope. ... You want to talk some about the law?” The justice engaged in a casual conversation covering a variety of legal issues with Doug Blaze, dean of the law school. “You’ve been quite a pioneer,” Blaze said of Kagan. When asked about the challenges she has faced as a woman in the field of law, Kagan deferred to the accomplishments of Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sandra Day O’Connor. “It’s really quite inspirational,” Kagan said. “Nobody took them seriously, no one offered them jobs. If they wanted to go to a law firm, someone said ‘why don’t you be a secretary?’ And they pushed through it all. I think that women like that did the hard work for women like me.” The crowd responded enthusiastically to glimpses of Kagan’s personality off-bench. She told the audience that her favorite movie is “The Avengers.” “There are basically no comic book, action hero movies I haven’t seen,” Kagan said.

Preston Peeden • The Daily Beacon

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talks with Doug Blaze, dean of UT’s law school, on Oct. 19. Her candor resonated well with attendees. “As a pre-law student, it’s easy to forget that the justices are human beings, who at one point were students like ourselves,” Dillon Zinser, senior in political science, said. “You never get the human element reading a court opinion, so it was good to see that.” Kagan spoke about her time as Solicitor General and its value in preparing her to serve as a justice. She recounted her thought process the first time she argued before the Supreme Court in the “Citizens United” case from 2010. “I had done arguments in district courts, but I had never done an appellate argument ... everyone said, ‘this case is baked,’” Kagan said. “I got up there and I was pretty nervous, as you are when you’re

doing something for the first time. I got up to the podium and the questions started flying. ... I was about two sentences in, and Justice Scalia said ‘No, no, no.’ I said something to that, and I thought, ‘Look at this, words are coming out of my mouth.’” Though extremely fast-paced and challenging, Kagan expressed affection for her career. “I deeply believe in public service, I also deeply enjoy public service,” Kagan said. “I did have a very steep learning curve, and I had to listen and learn from a lot of people. My colleagues were terrifically helpful. Sometimes people think they write these opinions and they’re critical of each other, but we are actually a very collegial court. I learned a lot by talking to them.” See KAGAN on Page 2

Dooley upset Manning visits UT for ceremony over loss to rival Alabama, 44-13 RJ Vogt

News Editor

Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor Head coach Derek Dooley stood on the sideline, leaning on his crutches, while looking at the scoreboard, hoping for a miracle. Still recovering from his recent hip surgery, Dooley watched, disappointed, as his team lost 44-13 to Alabama, the unanimous No. 1 team in the country. While Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) was the definite favorite, the Volunteers (33, 0-3 SEC) looked to get

the upset and put up their first SEC win, or at least put up a fight. “We got whipped by a great football team in just about every phase,” Dooley said. “I’m really disappointed that we didn’t execute a little better on offense. That’s probably the thing I was a little surprised at. The quarterback didn’t play well.” The coach felt his team could have measured up pretty well, but missed plays determined the game.

Nobody understands the phrase “Vol for Life” as well as Peyton Manning. In front of a crowd of nearly 1,000 students and alumni on Friday afternoon, Manning and the chairs of three different senior gift committees dedicated Peyton Manning Pass and its new look. Senior gift committees from 2007, 2008 and 2009 all worked together to add two orange and white checkerboard end zones on either end of the street, with a large PowerT in the middle. The Vol Walk, a cher-

ished game day tradition, calls Peyton Manning Pass home. “This street’s meant so much to me,” Manning said. “I took a lot of pride in making this walk for Saturday games and the fact that four different groups of seniors have given money, given funds back to paint it just like the end zone ... it really says a lot about what UT is about: giving back to the community and embracing our university.” The spirit of embracing the university was largely present on Friday, as many alumni turned out to see UT football’s most famous quarterback. See MANNING on Page 3

See RECAP on Page 2

Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon

Peyton Manning talks to his fans during the dedication of Peyton Manning Pass on Oct. 19.

Series on modern slavery begins Claire Dodson Staff Writer

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Head coach Derek Dooley overlooks warm-ups before the Alabama game on Oct. 20. Dooley coached the Miss. State from the press box but decided to stay on the sideline with crutches for Saturday’s game.

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UT’s International Justice Mission (IJM) will be hosting “Freedom Initiative Week” at the I-House this week in order to raise awareness about modern slavery. “IJM is an international organization that works to combat modern slavery and other forms of violent oppression,” IJM co-president Rachel Naramore said. “IJM investigates cases and pressures the existing justice systems within countries to act on behalf of the victims and bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice.”

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From Monday to Thursday, IJM will host a documentary screening at 5 p.m. and a speaker at 7 p.m. Tonight’s documentary is “Born into Brothels,” and the speaker is Kelly Wyatt, founder of Cry for Justice, a safe-house and aftercare organization for human trafficking victims in Knoxville. The other speakers include James Kofi Annan, survivor of slavery in the commercial fishing industry in Ghana; Jaclyn Lesch, International Justice Mission's director of Student Ministries; and Jonathan Scoonover, a program officer for Equitas. There is no cost for any of the events.

Sarah Moog, freshman in communications and the treasurer of UT’s IJM chapter became involved with this group because of her passion for victims of human trafficking. “I am extremely passionate about IJM and the services it provides internationally and within our chapter, specifically because I care about sextrafficking and I just have a heart for the souls that are trapped within such a terrible business,” Moog said. IJM’s main goal for this week is to inform UT students about the importance of this issue and to provide ways for students to get involved in this mission. See I-HOUSE on Page 3

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