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Issue 47, Volume 124

Student spurs donation drive for soldiers Destinee Dowdy Contributor One UT student is making an impact in the lives of soldiers more than 7,500 miles away.

Jazmin Witherspoon, a freshman journalism and electronic media major, is currently sponsoring a Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon military donation drive to Cris Patterson, left, and Jordan Tallent, middle, listen to Rachel Wanyoike explain the benefits of seed saving and herb drying on Oct. 26 at support the 1st Theater the Beardsley Farm Fall Harvest Festival. The festival returned this year after a three-year hiatus and boasted locally-sourced food from Sustainment Command vendors for the celebration. as they serve in Kabul, Afghanistan.

After hearing that soldiers in the 1st TSC never receive care packages, Mary Green, a junior in special edu- cream made from local produce and to try.

Witherspoon’s donation Liz Wood Though family-friendly, the festival drive began. cation, and Claire McGrail, a sopho- donations by local businesses were Contributor more in public relations, helped chil- served at the festival, including The included attractions for adults as well, “My dad gets a collection Against a vibrant backdrop of fall dren craft using seeds collected from Plaid Apron, Tomato Head, Earth such as composting, seed saving and box from my family, but quick pickling.

Fare and Cruze Farms.

Beardsley Farms while gaining credit foliage, Beardsley Farms resurrected Red Shoes and Rosin and Daniel a lot of the soldiers never “We really love that it’s for the comin a geology class. Several members its annual Fall Festival.

The festival, now re-emerging after of Sigma Phi Epsilon worked the munity and it’s really promoted by the McBride were two of the bands who receive care packages,” years of absence, took place from corn stalk ring toss station, and some community,” said Americorps volun- volunteered to perform at the festival. Witherspoon said. “I could “I like the music and the free food,” not imagine sitting over2-6 p.m. on Saturday. Free for all in other UT students lent a hand by teer Julianne O’Connell, a year-long said Knoxville local Kurt Mundruff. worker with Beardsley Farms. attendance, the event included several serving food. seas and not ever receiving Other than arts and crafts and “It’s a good way to spend time with In accordance with Beardsley activity stations, locally grown food a care package.”

Farms’ usual operations, the event music, the festival included activities my daughter, and it’s a fun crowd.” and live music. such as digging for sweet potatoes was funded through private donaMany of the activity stations were and searching for a needle in a hayoperated by UT students logging ser- tions.

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Fall Festival ushers in autumn spirit

QB battle ‘could go all week’ Transferring to Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor Reminiscent of the Vols’ week of preparation before the Florida game on Sept.

21, all the talk heading into UT’s Saturday contest against Missouri is about who will be under center at 7 p.m. when the Vols take on the No. 9 Tigers.

Unlike the Florida game, this week’s battle is due in part to junior signal caller Justin Worley’s injured thumb that forced him out of the Alabama game at halftime.

“Could he have gone in the game? Yes,” UT coach Butch Jones said Monday. “But we wanted to make sure that we tried to see what it was and not do anything to further the injury itself. So there were a lot of things and a lot of thought process that went behind that.

“Right now he is day-to-day, and we will know more about where he is at later on down the road.”

Worley’s absence caused true freshman Josh Dobbs to lead the Vols’ offense for the entirety of the second half in the 45-10 loss to the Crimson Tide.

The freshman finished the game for the Vols on a high note, putting together two scoring drives – something the offense couldn’t muster in the first 30 minutes of play.

“For a young man, a true freshman coming into that environment against that type

of opponent, he was poised, he was calm, he was disciplined, he was able to get us in the right plays offensively and he had a command about himself,” Jones said. “He walked around to the position groups and he was confident. Now we need to continue to have that with the week of preparation, playing against a great opponent.”

The competition, however, won’t just be between the two quarterbacks that were under center Saturday.

Redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman, who started the game against Florida, got the cast off his right hand prior to the Alabama matchup and could be an option this week if his health is in good standing.

“Nate’s cast is off, he is back, and now he is rehabbing the strength and we will see how he progresses,” Jones said. “There is a possibility by the end of the week he may be available as well. But you never know with the body and how it heals.”

Jones added that freshman Riley Ferguson will be “part of the mix” in this week’s practices, but said that he doesn’t have a timetable for announcing starter.

“It could go all week,” Jones said. “I never put a time frame on anything. It is how they develop. We are going to play the individual who gives us Donald Page • Tennessee Athletics the best opportunity to win on Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley runs for a first Saturday.” down against South Carolina at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 19.

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UT more difficult than anticipated Destinee Dowdy Contributor

New Vols come from everywhere, even from other universities.

Yet, the transfer process is frequently marred by frustration.

Beyond the application process itself, problems arise when students attempt to transfer credits between institutions.

Frequently, UT does not accept seemingly equivalent credits from other schools, as in the case of Drew Baird, a transfer student from Carson-Newman University.

“I lost 23 credit hours,” said Baird, now a business student at UT. At Carson-Newman University, Baird was a declared finance major, but, since transferring to the University of Tennessee, he has been labeled “business exploratory.”

Baird’s case is not the only example of this incident. Leslie Bensman, sophomore in business, lost more than 30 credit hours upon transferring to UT. “You don’t know what classes transfer until you get here,” Bensman said. “I knew before the spring of 2013 I was coming to UT in the fall, so I called to see what classes would transfer and tried to set

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up my schedule with classes that would get me credit at UT, but they won’t tell you unless you have already been accepted and enrolled.”

According to the bursar’s office, this delay is due to potential policy changes from semester to semester and logistical protocol.

“There is a really high volume of students,” said a bursar’s office representative, who asked the office be quoted on her behalf. “Until you’ve taken the course and passed the course, and are a student or have been admitted to UT, we can’t run a transfer evaluation.”

As the bursar’s office explained, many people call for a transfer evaluation who are only considering coming to UT. “If we did that for every student, we would be doing thousands of evaluations for people who never intend to come to the university,” the office representative said, “and that would give a significant handicap to the students that are planning on coming to the university.”

Although many credit hours do not transfer proportionately, students can complete an appeal process to potentially gain credit for a class.

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Trekkies rejoice: UT now offers 3D printing

Beacon Flashbacks On Oct. 28, 1974, the 43rd issue of volume 10 of the Daily Beacon featured Halloween costume ideas at the top of the page. This year marked the beginning of the Richard Nixon mask as a standby Halloween idea. The paper also noted the naming of the Stokely Center for Management Studies, a building that still stands today amid ongoing construction around campus. In the middle of the page, the headline “Martha Ashe running on a platform promise to resign” refers to the mother of Victor Ashe, a local Knoxvillian who went on to be mayor. After winning a state Senate seat in August of 1974, Victor Ashe’s victory was postponed because he was ruled ineligible due to age. His mother went on to win the election and fulfill her promise, resigning and handing her seat over to her son, the rightful Victor. Also note the Elton John ticket sale through the Campus Entertainment board. Tickets were priced at $6, $5 and $4 for the concert to be held in the Stokely Athletic Center.

Samantha Smoak Online Editor Star Trek’s replicators have become a reality.

In the Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library or the iLab at the John D. Tickle engineering building, UT students can bring their projects to life using one of two 3-Dimensional printers.

“The iLab exists to bridge the chasm from ideas to marketplace using 21st century systems and networks releasing the economic potential of the ideas that arise within the minds of students and faculty on … campus,” said Xueping Li, director of the iLab and associate professor in the department of industrial and systems engineering.

The printers are used for a variety of projects by both the university and the community.

“It is used for course projects by students from our engineering fundamental and engineering entrepreneurship minor classes,” Li said. “Some companies come to us and ask us to build prototypes for them.”

As Li explained, faculty and students also use the printers to build some “special” components of their research or to simply test out an idea.

Students from the agricultural engineering department created a prototype for a device to ship plants internationally while being able to monitor the health of the plants remotely while they are in quarantine using the 3D printer in the Pendergrass Library.

Creating prototypes on a 3D printer is more cost efficient than traditional methods.

“If you have an idea for a product, and you want to bring it to market, you can use one of these to create different iterations of it, and as you develop

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A 3D printed crocodile head sits on a desk after being printed using one of UT’s 3D printers. The printers, located on the Ag campus and the John D. Tickle Engineering Building, allow UT students to create 3D models of their projects using two 3-Dimensional printers. it and refine it,” said Richard Sexton, IT Technologist in the Pendergrass Library. “It’s much cheaper to go this route … because traditional manufacturing requires tools and dyes and that’s an expensive process.

“Each time you make a new iteration it can be thousands of dollars. Here you just make the change in CAD … and print it and it’s much cheaper than it is traditionally manufacturing.”

Depending on the complexity and size of the project, printing can take several minutes or several hours. The printer in the Pendergrass library currently operates free of charge, while the iLab charges a small fee to cover material costs.

Judd Cowan, a senior in mechanical engineering, is part of a team of UT students building a 3D printer for Oak Ridge as his senior design project.

“It’s capable of printing things 16 feet by 8 feet by 7 feet printable space,” Cowan said. “The ultimate goal with that is to print aircraft wings.”

3D printers can be used to fabricate replacement parts for household items that break, according to the Pendergrass Library’s website. All that is needed is a compatible file of the part, or use 3D scanner to scan the object and then print it from the resulting file. The files can be designed by a user or downloaded from the web.

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BEARDSLEY FARM continued from Page 1 In past years, Beardsley Farms has hosted skill-share events instead of a fall festival, which entailed day-long workshops at the farm taught by community members. However, the Fall Festival was brought back this year for the first time since 2010.

“We just want to bring people

MILITARY continued from Page 1 Running until Nov. 21, possible donations include, but are not limited to: cotton balls, travel body wash, lotion, coffee packets, dried fruit, deodorant and cough drops. Also, a few items were requested specifically, including socks and Glade air fresheners.

“The air quality here is dirty to say the least,” specialist E4 and deployed serviceman Anthony Figarola said through a Skype interview.

Difficulties abroad are further stressed by cultural differences between the U.S. and Afghanistan.

TRANSFER continued from Page 1 Both Williams and Bensman began the appeal process at the beginning of the semester and have yet to see results.

Credit hours are only one source of tension, though. Once a student decides to transfer to UT, he or she attends a daylong orientation prior to their arrival to campus, which begins by explaining life at UT and ends with registration for classes.

“It’s definitely a condensed version of the first-year students

together to relax on the farm and learn,” said farm manager and Americorps volunteer Khann Chov. “We wanted an event where people could enjoy the scenery and each other and good music and good food that came from the farm. So, its just about people getting together and enjoying people’s company.

I’m glad to bring it back.”

Volunteers at Beardsley Farms said they hope to host the fall fes-

tival for years to come.

Beardsley Farms will be holding other events in coming weeks such as Raise the Roots on Nov. 14, where dinner will be prepared with locally sourced food.

“Our hope is to increase access to fresh food,” Chov said.

“It’s not just about providing food, but teaching people in the community and always learning from them, too.”

“It’s a very different kind of cultural climate and you don’t really want to step over that boundary,” Sgt. Karl Heilmann said, also through Skype. “The women here are hidden in a way. You aren’t supposed to interact with them much, and a lot of the time our guys are really careful about that. The men [local to Afghanistan] are like a mirror. How you treat them is how they treat you, more or less.”

In Kabul, soldiers are not able to purchase the same products, like certain candies and Doritos, as they would in the U.S. The donation drive has begun slowly, but Witherspoon hopes to spread the word and garner more participation.

“I haven’t donated items to

the donation drive just yet,” said Stephanie Moss, an exploratory freshman. “I can’t decide what items I should donate, but I plan on participating because I feel that it is important to show appreciation for the people who give so much for us to be free.”

The soldiers of the 1st TSC showed gratitude when they were informed of the donation drive.

“We appreciate all that you guys and gals are doing for us,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Witherspoon. “It makes serving the country that much more honorable when our next generation of leaders support us.”

For more information email Jazmin Witherspoon at Jwither4@utk.edu.

orientation,” New Students and Family Programs Assistant Coordinator Paige Phillips said in a phone interview this past Thursday.

Yet, after this introduction, few other programs are available to transfer students during move-in week.

“After my acceptance letter I didn’t receive anything from UT in the mail or hear anything at all through email,” Bensman said, “and once I got here, I had nothing to do because all of the programs are for first-year students only, so I just sat in my dorm since I just moved here and didn’t really know anyone.”

In spite of these challenges, Mitch Williams, a transferred accounting major who lost almost a year’s worth of credits, maintains he made the right choice.

“Everyone in my family went to UT,” Williams said. “I decided I didn’t want to miss out on anything, and I didn’t want to have any regrets so I transferred.”

And Williams is not alone.

“Coming here is worth it a thousand times,” Baird said. “I’ll have a better degree, and the experience is definitely worth it.”

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Tori Kelly takes steps ‘Foreword’ with new EP Miranda Simonet Contributor

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The Flying Anvil Theatre presents “Venus in Fur,” a sexy and provocative play that explores the topics of sex, dominance and control between genders. “Venus in Fur” will be performed throughout the month of November.

Non-profit theater produces risqué play on gender roles Victoria Brown Staff Writer The lines of control between men and women were easily blurred this weekend during a screening of the play “Venus in Fur” at the Flying Anvil Theatre.

During a preview of the Knoxville play, viewers were able to see an immense case of role reversal between male and female. “Venus in Fur,” written by David Ives, focuses on topics such as sex, dominance and control between the sexes.

Staci Swedeen, executive producer of Flying Anvil Theatre, said the downtown Knoxville theater is fairly new.

“We are a new nonprofit organization here in Knoxville, formed in 2011,” Swedeen said. “It is a twocharacter play, essentially about the battle of the sexes, with a little bit of magic thrown in at the end.”

The theater itself has a small, comfortable environment for both the actors and the viewers. The setting allows the performance to be more intimate, as the viewer is only a few feet away.

The play opens with a playwright, Thomas, who is played by actor J.D.

Sizemore. Thomas holds auditions for a new play that is loosely based on a well-known erotic novel. He meets a woman who initially comes to audition, but soon becomes something else as the two read off the script.

The play’s format is that of a story within a story.

Jayne Morgan, director of Flying Anvil Theatre, has years of experience in theater. She describes the play as “very challenging for the actors.”

“We held an open audition and local actors came,” Morgan said. “We tried to find people who not only fit the roles, but kind of play off of each other.”

At some points of the play, it is hard to tell whether the two are acting out the script of “Venus in Fur,” or merely debating as playwright and auditioning actresses. The characters play off of each other easily, making the build-up and ending of the play unexpected, yet enjoyable and understandable.

“Venus in Fur” as a whole is a play for a more mature audience. The language and topics are appropriate for adults. For a good portion of the play, lead actress Carolyn Corley dons only a dominatrix outfit, and

the use of profanity is quite prevalent throughout the showing.

While the play focuses a great deal on sex and domination, the play also brings controversial issues to the forefront in regards to the treatment and expectations of behaviors of women versus men. It is very comedic, as well, and it bounces easily from dramatic to humorous, and back again.

Morgan said she is ecstatic to be able to return to “her first love” of theater after traveling around the country for a few years.

“We chose this play because we had taken Staci’s play ‘Pardon Me For Living’ to a festival in Charleston in May,” Morgan said. “This was one of the plays we saw being offered over there and we thought, ‘Wow, that is a cool play,’ and we wanted to do it here in Knoxville.”

The Flying Anvil Theatre will be hosting more showings of “Venus in Fur” throughout the month of November. A pay-as-you-go preview is available Oct. 30, with the gala opening Friday, Nov. 1.

Other showings will be Nov. 2-3, 7-10 p.m. and Nov. 14-17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

After Miley Cyrus shocked the whole world with her rebellious new album, “Bangerz,” a breath of fresh air is exactly what the pop industry needed to recover.

California native, Tori Kelly, has been captivating the hearts of YouTube users with her beautiful voice since she was a young teenager in 2006, singing covers of songs from artists such as Beyoncé and Alicia Keys.

You may also know who Kelly is if you are a Vine user who has heard remakes and covers to her famous jingle that took over Vine this past summer. That jingle gave her notoriety and helped her gain more than 500,000 followers on Vine. Now, Kelly is about to launch her very first tour on Oct. 28 in Los Angeles that will work its way to Minnesota by late November.

She is collaborating with her new manager, Scooter Braun, on her upcoming album that will be released in the future as a follow up to her EP. Now she is writing her own songs and starting fresh with her five-song EP entitled “Foreword.”

Moving forward into the next chapter of her musical career is exactly what she’s doing.

Starting off with a simple catchy beat, “Rocket” is a calm and soothing song about dreaming big and daring to venture out into the unknown. Next, there’s

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Internet sensation pop singer Tori Kelly has been writing songs since the age of 14. She recently released her third EP, titled “Foreword.” Her music is available on iTunes.

“Dear No One,” which shows that Kelly is an independent woman accepting that when the time is right, her “future someone” will come along someday. “Treasure” is the classic love song about an unexpected someone who is the new treasure in her life and just someone she enjoys getting to know and hang out with.

Another love song, “Paper Hearts” is a sweet-sounding harmony, where Kelly confesses to remembering the old times through pictures and the happy memories that are non-existent today. This is a more somber love song that anyone going through a breakup can relate to with his or her experiences and memories. Ending the EP, the song “Daydream” is an

inspiring song that encourages listeners to never give up on their dreams and to work hard because it’s worth it in the end.

The album is soulful yet soothing with fun lyrics and outstanding vocals. Kelly is a young artist who continues to grow and gain more notoriety through appearances on “The Today Show” and singing appearances for hunger campaigns. Her album is highly reviewed on iTunes and continues to receive great reviews with every listener.

Although Kelly’s audience is aimed more towards the young female population, it provides for inspirational and soothing music. Kelly’s new EP album is the perfect playlist to relax to.

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TOMS’ play on emotional appeal distorts business ethics Turn of Phrase by

Sarah Hagaman They’re not quite slippers, and they’re not quite sneakers.

They come in different colors, collections, shapes and patterns. When I first saw a pair during my middle school years, I can remember thinking they were just another trend and would go out of style in a few months – they didn’t.

In 2006, when the U.S. recession had begun to loom overhead, both established businesses and budding entrepreneurs struggled to make ends meet.

But one young man named Blake Mycoskie had a vision, despite the bleak economic landscape. A visit to impoverished areas of Argentina revealed that many children lacked shoes and were exposed to health threats and exclusion from school without proper footwear. This interaction essentially founded a philanthropic business powerhouse, and the company has reached extraordinary profit heights over a short decade.

TOMS, a breakthrough company that boasts “social responsibility” through business, has been a raging success throughout stores across the U.S. The modest slip-on shoe has grown to an impressive array of styles—from wedges to flats, and lace to burlap—all in the name of goodwill.

The emergence of new, philanthropic consumerism has increasingly become a part of America’s shopping experience. Successful corporations like Starbucks, Whole Foods and TOMS have – very succesfully – added a new aspect of purchasing. Catchy slogans like “Orchestrating a Better Tomorrow” and “Purposeful Prints and Pop: Shoes That Serve a Bigger Purpose Than Just Standing Out” have a very effective way of making a simple purchase seem like a beneficial contribution to society.

My initial distaste for the style of the shoes in middle school eventually faded to general indifference — and when my mom offered to give me a red pair for Christmas, I grappled with indecision. I looked at the tag and felt a guilty twinge at the high price. But I began to reason with myself — a pair helps go to a good cause; a child could have a pair of shoes with a simple purchase. Besides, the decidedly blasé style could grow on me.

I bought the shoes, and today, after watching them sit in my closet for months, I really wish I hadn’t.

Despite the positive encouragement we receive by purchasing shoes for charity or sunglasses for vision services, the core behind the “socially responsible” capitalism may not be as giving as it seems.

At the end of the day, businesses are not people, and a true business model cannot determine an overarching altruistic ideal for a company. People certainly can determine personal charitable causes and contributions; corporations, however, cannot.

For example, TOMS shoes are comprised of a thin sole and a strip of cloth—production costs for a pair of shoes costs roughly $9, but the store price for a pair starts at around $44.

Many advocates lobby that creating a social platform can only promote betterment in society and can successfully create business with morals. However, as American economist Milton Friedman states, “What does it mean to say that the corporate executive has a ‘social responsibility’ in his capacity as a businessman? If this statement is not pure rhetoric, it must mean that he is to act in some way that is not in the interest of his employers.”

The true nature of business — to make a profit — thereby conflicts with the spirit of untainted philanthropy. True interest in the help of another often requires a sacrifice; businesses such as TOMS, however, seemed to have reaped nothing but a hefty reward.

Altruism, and promoting philanthropic causes, cannot be diminished as a exceptionally important aspect of America’s social landscape. Charities, donations and aid are as important as ever, but basing a company on an emotional appeal — and making a robust profit — seems to exploit a consumer’s goodwill and distorts business to look like a giving, open-hearted institution.

People, not businesses, are giving, and people are openhearted. True philanthropy doesn’t require promotion or advertising.

The vision to give children shoes in Argentina is beautiful.

But somewhere, between browsing the colorfully collegiate “campus collection” and the lacy, creamy tones of “wedding collection” heels, something essential about the vision faded.

The business’s true colors are revealed, and according to the TOMS website, they really do come in every shade.

Sarah Hagaman is a sophomore in English. She can be reached at shagama1@utk.edu.

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Step into the ring and out of your comfort zone The Taboo Parlor by

Chase Parker I love getting punched in the face.

Most who know me probably look at that sentence and feel completely perplexed, wondering how in the world placid and mild-mannered Chase Parker could ever be in a situation where the end result would be getting punched in the face. Prior to coming to Knoxville, I would have been equally confused by such a statement coming from my mouth.

I had never truly fought someone. I had never been in anything more than a few scraps on the football field and one or two fraternal brawls with my little brother over his incessantly annoying little brother-ness.

Despite my lack of experience, I convinced myself to eschew caution and compete in SAE’s Ace Miller Boxing Tournament last spring.

My family reacted in horror at the thought of me standing in front of thousands of people trying to punch another human being in the face more times than he could punch mine. I charged on regardless, learning how to throw a punch without flailing around as

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Here you have the opportunity to do nearly anything you could imagine. Instead of sitting alone with your lethargy watching music videos on YouTube and subsequently complaining about how boring music is these days, go pick up an instrument at a pawn shop and teach yourself how to play it, even if its only one Luke Bryan song.

Instead of complaining about how the NFL is so boring now that players can’t forcibly remove others players’ heads on a crossing route over the middle, go try a sport you have never even considered playing before.

Run a marathon, learn a new language, study in another country, work in a state-ofthe-art research facility, submit an idea to one of UT’s entrepreneurial contests and start a new business. A thousand more I could recite ad nauseam.

Sure there is football here at UT, and that is one hell of a reason to go here. But what truly makes UT a world-class institution is that it offers opportunities to challenge yourself, break down your walls and throw inhibitions out the window. Above all, UT gives you a chance to fight becoming a boring person, which, frankly, is the most cruel fate of all.

Lace ‘em up and step into the ring.

Chase Parker is a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. He can be reached at sparker6@utk.edu.

Making memories optimizes college experience Lost in

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Jan Urbano Our memories are what make us who we are.

They determine and distinguish each of us from one another. Our memories and experiences constitute who and what we are and continue to directly influence the decisions we make and ways we live our lives.

The many stern, and sometimes public, lectures that we received from our parents were to educate us on what was right and wrong. As a result, we take such memories and associated morals and lessons to heart, and use them as guidelines as we move forward in life.

But what happens when we begin to forget our memories?

Of course, I’m saying this as a person who just turned 21 – it sounds a bit paranoid for me to bring up such a topic. Yet, such a topic seems relevant to someone as forgetful as I am.

On many occasions, I’ll lose track of my previous thoughts and end up looking around absent-mindedly as I attempt to remember whatever planned task or previous action I

had in mind. However, I find myself forgetting larger things.

In several instances, I’ve asked my friends what events they talk about, only for them to state that I was with them at the time. After they describe and remind me of the event, I can finally recall it, but not before feeling guilty, and worse – scared.

Many of us at UT are still in our peak years – late teens and early 20s – and don’t have to deal with memory problems. However, eventually, we’ll find ourselves plagued by memory issues. The losses will be slight in the beginning, but as we get older, we’ll lose more and more.

First, we’ll occasionally forget the smaller things – pencils, pens and occasionally keys – but then we also lose the major parts of our lives. We may not realize it, but significant moments and parts of lives that we hold dear will fade. From our first date, whether it’s in high school or college, to the massive birthday parties held in honor of ourselves and our friends and even the embarrassing faux pas that we did while inebriated at a friend of a friend’s house, our memories are just as mortal as we are.

Will we remember the friends we made throughout school? Will we remember all our experiences we’ve made thus far? Getting older is almost synonymous with the inability to remember the past, and the associated diseases of memory and the brain – Alzheimer’s

and Dementia – are only a few of the countless weapons against us.

It’s scary to think about how you’ll “stay yourself” when forgetting the past, especially personal experiences, is a real possibility.

One can hope that our personality is selfsufficient in the sense that we can somehow be ourselves even with the loss of some of our memories.

Our past and our memories are invaluable in determining the people we are, and how we’ll advance in life. We must try our best to avoid the shackles of the fear of changing; after all, every day, we’re changing bit by bit.

We should keep moving on, and continue making new, meaningful experiences with our friends, new and old. We should be more willing to take risks while we still have the capacity and resources to do so – even if that entails attending homecoming dances and parties.

Although we might think that such events are too awkward or embarrassing, the regret we face later in life of not doing them is one that is tantamount to taking our ability to remember and experience life for granted.

In the end, we are made of our experiences and memories. Without them, we do not live – we simply survive.

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

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if I were in a NASCAR pit fight. A personal trainer taught me to slip punches, absorb them into my glove, and other general techniques for lessening the amount of knuckles hitting my forehead, all in the matter of a few months and more than a few bruises along the way.

In spite of learning all these tricks of the trade in my three-month crash course, I received a nose injury similar to getting a line drive hit in my face a few weeks before the tournament started. Instead of a 5 oz. ball of leather, it was a professionally trained fist slamming into my nose.

Not only did I look like a less-blue Avatar alien, I also wasn’t able to compete in the tournament after months of hard work, a sore body and strict dieting.

I lost the chance to compete in one of UT’s most recognizable events, but I gained something other than just a broken nose that I could not have gotten any other way: the experience.

That has been the entirety of my career at UT – one, Big Orange experience. Every time a new opportunity has presented itself to me, I have taken it without hesitation.

Nowhere other than here at UT could I have been a part of something so grand that it convinced me to throw out my precautions and mild nature to the wind. That is what makes coming to UT so much better than any other school in the SEC.

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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

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Arts organization brings unity, education to field Knoxville. The Alliance hopes to unite and represent the arts and culture community to every facet of the community such as public officials, the private sector and media.

The Arts and Culture Alliance is a unique arts service organization to the Knoxville community because it is the only one of its kind to connect its artists and organization to other artists, organizations and supporters. Most of the individual members are visual artists. There are currently 350 members.

Cada said she got involved in the organization after growing up surrounded by art and music. “I’ve always been a part of arts, ever since I was young,� Cada said. “My parents took me to see performances, and I played piano, flute and tuba.�

In 2012, the Arts and Culture Alliance received a $23,200 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission. The Alliance redistributes this money to members, according to the website. “I think it would be beneficial so that you can have that community and see what’s going on,� said Josie Henry, senior in graphic design.

Cultural organizations have a wide range from the University’s Clarence Brown Theatre to Historic Homes of Knoxville. More than 100 organizations are

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Knoxville has no shortage of art and culture festivals in the area.

The Dogwood Festival, HOLA Festival and First Friday are only a few. These festivals are all part of a special organization, the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville.

According to the Alliance’s website, the organization stands out to promote these events to the community by centralizing the knowledge of the many organizations that exist to express art in the Knoxville community.

Members are able to connect with the community through advocacy activities and meet public officials. These connections support the importance of the arts community in Knoxville, according to Suzanne Cada, deputy director of the Alliance. “Instead of performing in arts, I wanted to serve the field by supporting other artists and what they’re doing,� Cada said. “We’re working to protect culture – not just art, but also history. I worked for this organization after I graduated [with my MFA] and wanted to do everything I could so that other people can continue enjoying the arts.�

Founded in 2001, the Alliance replaced the Arts Council of Greater

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Smokey cuts up with Casey Fitzgerald, senior in marketing and the chief executive officer of the Barefoot Benifit, a 5K race benefiting Samaritan’s Place, on Oct. 27.

College nightclub adds country flair to Knoxville night life Kendall Thompson Contributor Tennessee is synonymous with country music.

This is mostly due to the all-famous Nashville, with its Grand Ole Opry and numerous record labels.

Despite Knoxville being more than 180 miles from the home of country music, Knoxville brings its own taste of country. One example is the Cotton Eyed Joe. The Cotton Eyed Joe is a country-themed night club located on Outlet Drive, complete with cowboy bouncers, a rodeo bull and a full menu. Every Sunday, the club holds a “College Night,� when those with student IDs can receive free coverage, according to their website.

However, it is not just the lack of cover charge that has attracted students to the Cotton Eyed Joe at the beginning of the week.

Sunday nights also feature line dancing lessons, which take place in their indoor pavilion from 7-9 p.m. “I heard about it from my friends and people I take classes with,� said Alexis Jolley, freshman in interior

design. “They said it was fun and that I should check it out.�

Anna Truong, sophomore in nutrition, is also familiar with the Cotton Eyed Joe’s line dancing lessons. “I had a friend that forced me to go one night and I just ended up loving it,�

Truong said. “I normally go two times a month, but in the summer I went a lot because I had more time.�

First, the instructors call everyone up and teach the dance step-by-step, going over it multiple times to ensure everyone has the steps. Then, the dancers get a chance to put it all together in a slow and fast version of the song.

The song choice varies from country classics like “Wagon Wheel� to modern dance tunes like “The Cupid Shuffle.� “My favorite dance is the Cotton Eye Joe,� Jolley said.

However, those with a little trouble on their feet shouldn’t feel discouraged. “You have to put yourself out there and look embarrassing for the first few times, but then you finally get it, and it feels awe-

some,� Truong said.

The Cotton Eyed Joe has more to offer than just Sunday night line dancing. They also have many different events and concerts. Thursdays are free karaoke night, and upcoming artists to perform at the Joe include Chris Lane, Black Jack Billy and Chris Hennessee, according to its website. “Their concerts have such amazing country artists,� Truong said. “The venue is really small, so you get really close to the performers. I would recommend going because you can talk to them and get pictures with them.�

Jolley emphasized the atmosphere of the Joe as one of the main draws for UT students. “It’s lively, fun and really enjoyable,� Jolley said. “I would definitely recommend others go. It’s a good experience.�

More information about specials, upcoming events and menu at the Joe can be found on its website.

You can also visit the Joe’s Facebook page for updates on events and photos.

listed on its website.

Artists and organizations hear of commission opportunities through its individual newsletters.

Members also enjoy the benefit of assistance with contacts to help members with marketing.

Some perks of membership include professional development seminars, classes and monthly series featuring member artists. The Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville extends membership to artists, cultural organizations and civilians who want to promote the future of East Tennessee.

Penny4Arts is an example of educational art organization. It intends for every child in Knox County to gain an opportunity to attend arts and culture events and activities for one penny so long as they are accompanied by an adult.

Arts funding has declined since March; sequestration reduced the National Endowment for the Arts from $147 million to $7.3 million. This pattern in art service organizations has been mimicked across the nation.

According to Cada, this makes what the Alliance does even more important. “The Alliance creates an environment for support,�

Cada said. “The public gets excited about the arts and brings about more support.�

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

SPORTS FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 Catastrophe Avoided When Worley didn’t return in the second half against Alabama, the storyline of the game was written in stone.

Overlooked were the injuries of safeties Brian Randolph and Byron Moore that left the back end of the secondary depleted,

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something that Jones called “catastrophic” in his press conference following the game.

The catastrophic event, however, will not continue into Saturday’s contest against Missouri as Moore and Randolph are expected to play.

“Right now, we fully anticipate having Byron Moore back and Brian Randolph back.”

Jones said.

If the safeties are not able to recover and take the field

this weekend, the Vols are preparing to get special teams standout and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin some action in the secondary. Reeves-Maybin was recruited as a safety, but converted to linebacker upon arrival to the program.

“Jalen Reeves-Maybin will go back to getting some repetitions at the safety position,” Jones said. “He’s a very cerebral young man and intelligent, so that won’t be an issue.”

Lady Vols suffer Senior Day loss, overtime tie Lucas Cooper Contributor Cheyenne Spade scored in the 61st minute off a rebound and Missouri evened the match off a penalty kick in the 80th minute as Tennessee settled for a 1-1, doubleovertime tie against the Tigers on Sunday in Columbia, Mo. With the tie, Tennessee is now 7-7-4 and 2-6-3 in SEC play. The Lady Vols need to beat Vanderbilt in their regular season finale on Thursday in Nashville to remain mathematically in contention for an SEC Tournament berth.

The top 10 of the league’s 14 squads qualify for the tournament that begins Nov. 6 in Orange Beach, Ala. Tennessee’s most recent win came on Oct. 4 against Ole Miss.

The Lady Vols have lost or tied their last six matches, all against SEC opponents.

Florida 3, Tennessee 0 UT’s six seniors led their team onto the field at Regal Soccer Stadium on Friday and helped the Lady Vols’ battle to a stalemate score at half, 0-0.

But the second half brought an abrupt halt to the UT momentum. Only 46 seconds in, Florida junior Havana Solaun connected on a penalty kick to put UT down 1-0. Another goal from Solaun off a corner kick and a late goal with eight minutes left from freshman Savannah Jordan was more than enough to put away the Lady Vols, 3-0.

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The Daily Beacon Senior forward Katie Lenz (9) tries to gain possession against Florida at Regal Soccer Stadium on Oct. 25.

The Lady Vols notched eight shots in the second half after getting no shots off in the opening frame.

“Florida is a very good team,” UT coach Brian Pensky said. “They’re very technical. Offensively, they move the ball very well and move off ball very well.”

The No. 7 Gators came into Friday’s game 13-3-1 overall, with just two losses in the conference.

“Funny game,” Pensky said.

“Shots first half 8-0, score 0-0. Shots second half 8-8, score 3-0. I think the biggest disappointment is that we go into halftime feeling like, ‘OK, we just knocked out 45 minutes and

we’re even. Let’s go play.’”

UT was missing a key part of its offense in junior forward Hannah Wilkinson, who was playing for the New Zealand national team. She is an evident missing piece having logged 1,177 minutes this fall, five goals, five assists, and also leading the team with 25 shots on goal.

This left the attacking pressure up to senior Caroline Brown.

“It always takes everyone. I didn’t have to feel pressure,” Brown said.

“Hannah is a great player, but our attack comes from everyone so I knew it would take everyone to finish it.”

Exhibition win, versatile Maddox have UT in right direction Dargan Southard Copy Editor With foul lines chalked to perfection, the public address announcer’s voice booming through the loudspeakers and the visitor’s dugout housing a team dressed in colors other than orange and white, Lindsey Nelson Stadium was in vintage spring form Friday afternoon.

Dave Serrano’s squad appeared to be as well.

In UT’s first fall matchup against outside competition since 2011, the Volunteers allowed just one run through the first seven innings and used an offensive outburst – highlighted by a sixrun third – en route to a 13-7 victory over the Belmont Bruins. “(The win is) really good,” said senior right fielder Scott Price, who finished 4-for-4 with a homer and three runs scored.

“It’s really big for a lot of our new guys because they don’t know exactly what it feels like. Once the lights come on and once there are people there watching, I think a lot of those guys, the game will speed up on them.”

The scrimmage, along with an additional seven-inning situational game, capped off a productive fall with an intense and regular season-esque atmosphere as the Vols squared off against a successful and well-respected nonconference opponent, something they will encounter quite often throughout the 2014 season.

“That game was exactly what our mid-week games are like,” Price said. “It had the same feel.

All in all, it was very beneficial for our team … I think games like that in the fall are definitely good for everyone because it gives that spring-like atmosphere, and it just lets you know what’s going to come in the future.”

While Price gashed the Bruins with his bat, a plethora of UT hurlers stifled the Belmont offense with their arms, combining for 13 strikeouts with just

two free passes. Sophomore Drake Owenby started the game and picked up the unofficial win, tossing three innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts.

“It’s really good to have multiple guys that can come in and just pitch low in the zone and really attack hitters,” Price said.

“As a hitter myself, I know that hitters will get themselves out more than not, and it’s really good to have pitchers that will go right at them.”

Do-it-all Will Since his arrival in Knoxville two years ago, junior Will Maddox has established himself as an enthusiastic and versatile presence, willing to do whatever Serrano has asked of him, even if it’s meant jumping from position to position or hitting in many different spots in the lineup.

After much success at second base — Maddox’s natural place on the field — his freshman year, the Gainesville, Ga., native transitioned to the hot corner last season and didn’t miss a beat, hitting .333 with 42 runs and 20 RBI. Serrano will require much of the same in 2014 as the former SEC All-Freshman selection has moved around between second and third base as well as the outfield throughout the fall.

“It just depends on what’s best for the team,” Maddox said. “I’ve played second my whole life.

That’s where I feel comfortable, but who knows where I’ll end up in the spring. It just depends on what pieces they decide to put together, and that’s on the coaches. I can play a lot of positions, so I’m just trying to go about it in a flexible way and a positive way.

“Whatever helps the team best, that’s where I’ll end up.”

After previously batting leadoff for the majority of his UT career, Maddox has taken most of his fall swings out of the threehole and did so again Friday night. His performance versus

Belmont showed why Serrano has confidence in the move as Maddox reached base twice via hit-by-pitch and walk, drove in two runs and stole a base. “(Hitting third) is pretty easy for me if Scott (Price) gets on every single time, but it’s a little bit different because you’ve got to be a little bit more aggressive I feel like,” Maddox said. “The hardest part is just trying to stick to who I am. It’s not really about changing your approach as much as situations you’re going to be hitting in.”

For Maddox though, he doesn’t spend time dwelling on what his ultimate role will be in 2014 as his focus resides solely on his actions and work ethic on and off the field.

“Outwork everybody every day,” Maddox said. “Play harder than everybody. Lead by example more than anything. For me to be as great of a player as I can be, that’s the kind of guy I have to be. That’s the kind of player I have to be like.”

Moving forward While the Diamond Vols celebrated the win in their initial test against an official opponent, nobody is satisfied or content after just one exhibition victory in late-October. With just over three months until opening day, the players recognize there is still an ample amount of work to be done in all facets of the game as the Vols strive to make the postseason for the first time since 2007.

“That game doesn’t really prove anything,” Price said.

“That’s no different than any other scrimmage we’ve had all fall. We’ve got to keep working because when we’re not working, someone else is. Each player’s got to make themselves as best as they can be and work on their troublesome areas to improve.

“We’ve all been in this for too long, and we’ve put in too much work to lay back now.”