The Daily Beacon

Issue 47, Volume 121

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Professor campaigns early for local election David Cobb Assistant News Editor President Obama or Governor Romney — the obvious decision that voters are faced with as the presidential election boils down to its final days.

But what about the 2014 Tennessee 7th District state senate race?

Dodging a bone-chilling drizzle and office hours, Brian Stevens, a 2014 state Senate hopeful and UT lecturer in mathematics, spoke to a group of followers in front of the UC on Tuesday. Although he will not be on this year’s ballot, he aimed to start his campaigning early.

He hoped to debate Stacey Campfield, the 7th District’s current representative who was on campus to speak with constituents, but after a brief interaction with the veteran Republican, Stevens contented himself with setting up shop a few feet away from Campfield’s tent.

“It’s America. That’s what it’s all about,” Campfield said. “If he wants to come and talk to his constituents, or whatever they may be, this is what America is all about.”

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But Campfield saw no merit in agreeing to a debate.

“I think it’s a little ridiculous myself,” Campfield said. “He keeps wanting to debate, and I told him ‘I’m not even an announced candidate, and you’re not an announced candidate, really.’ We’re not on the ballot or anything, so when we’re actually on

the ballot, I’ll be happy to debate.”

As a crowd of about 30 gathered, Stevens began his campaign stop. With Campfield in earshot, he voiced reasons why he should be elected in 2014.

“When your education costs more and more every year, this is something that’s a big issue to you. When you graduate and

can’t find a job, this is an important issue to you,” Stevens said.

“So what are we doing to increase employment opportunities? What are we doing to make education affordable?”

Stevens is a self-proclaimed social libertarian with moderate economic views. Before answering questions regarding his

stances on LGBT issues, medicinal marijuana, the environment, and finally the economy and education, Stevens further implored the crowd that had gathered around.

“I’m here to tell you that two years from now, if you vote for me,” Stevens said, “what I will do when I go to the state senate is

start working on these issues, addressing these issues, making sure education is affordable, making sure when you graduate you have a job, making sure when you get out of work you can find a job, and I will stand up for all Tennesseans, and make sure that all their concerns are addressed, and listen to them equally — not just the people who vote, not just the people who support me, but every Tennesseean.”

Campfield didn’t rule out the possibility of debating Stevens once the race is official.

“If I debate everyone who says they want to debate — I get half these yahoos that say they’re candidates and never actually put their name on the ballot — they’ll say ‘I’m running for office, I’m running for office’ but then it never materializes,” Campfield said. “So I just wait until the names are actually on the ballot.”

Campfield did offer an opinion on the changes he expects to see in the Tennessee General Assembly in the 2012 election, saying that he expects Republicans to pick up to 10 representatives and four senators in the Tennessee General Assembly.

Halloween, campus Happy Halloween from the Beacon! organizations offer creative experience Samantha Smoak Staff Writer While many children and college students will be asking “trick or treat?” tonight, the Knoxville community was asking a different question two nights ago.

On Monday night, the question was “trunk or treat?”

Sponsored by the United Residence Hall Council, “Trunk or Treat” is a safe and fun trick or treating event that has gained popularity across the country in recent years.

The idea is to decorate one’s car, dress up in the most creative Halloween garb imaginable and pass out candy to kids.

All members of the community were welcome to Circle Park.

Organizations from across campus, such as the UTPD, political organizations and athletic clubs, participated in “Trunk or Treat.” Some used

themes for their decorations and costumes, offering the nearly 300 attendants all sorts of candy.

“Campus organizations put on all the cars you see, not just housing. ... It goes all the way to individual hall associations, the swim club, tennis club, College Republicans are here, there (is) just a wide array of interest (groups) and people who come to take part,” said Hunter Tipton, a senior in microbiology and president of the United Residence Hall Council. Tipton is also a weekly contributor to The Daily Beacon’s editorial page.

Trick or treating is not the only activity that goes on.

URHC also puts on games and other activities for the kids. All of the food, crafts and games are free to the public or students at the university.

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Dooley can keep his orange pants. We’ll stick to the thrift shops.

–Beacon Staff, poppin’ tags

Staged drama to detail same-sex legislation Staff Reports The chronology of California’s battle for same-sex marriage will be performed at UT. A reading of “8,” a play written by Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “Milk,” will be staged at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 5, at the Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre.

The one-night event is free and open to the public; tickets will be available at the door.

“8” details the aftermath of Proposition 8, the state of California’s constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage.

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The script draws from Perry v.

Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), a case that challenged and overturned Proposition 8.

The event is presented by UT’s Commission for LGBT People in partnership with the UT Theatre Department, Central Program Council’s Issues Committee and Amnesty International.

Dimi Venkov, senior in theatre, is directing the play.

Venkov heard about “8” earlier this year and wanted UT to be part of the play’s reach.

“I read back in February about a high-profile reading of ‘8’ in Los Angeles with

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George Clooney, Brad Pitt and other famous names. I researched the play, and the website offered the opportunity to stage readings,” said Venkov. “Because I have experience directing and producing plays on campus, I jumped at this opportunity.”

But unlike the Los Angeles production, this one will consist of more than just actors.

“I wanted to include non-actors, non-students — anybody and everybody who is passionate about the case and the larger issue of marriage equality,” said Venkov.

After the performance, the cast and marriage equality advocates will lead a questionand-answer session about the issue.

Ben Byers, chair of Knoxville’s branch of Tennessee Equality Project, will be among the panel members.

“We need to take a close look at the circumstances surrounding Proposition 8, especially the thoughts and feelings of the people who voted for and against it,” said Byers. “We need to better understand their values, fears, and attitudes so that progress can be made towards equality for everyone.”

For more information about “8,” visit the play’s website.

For more information about the Commission for LGBT People, visit lgbt.utk.edu.

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S. Korean athletes will train at UT, learn skills in coaching, marketing Staff Reports

Emily DeLanzo • The Daily Beacon

UTPD officers pass out candy to children during “Trunk or Treat” in Circle Park on Oct. 29.

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Trunk-or-Treaters fill their bags with candy offered by student organizations on Monday, Oct. 29.

TRUNK-OR-TREAT continued from Page 1 Tracy Trentham, a junior in food science and technology and the secretary of URHC, manned the mystery jar table. The mystery jar table is where kids can assemble jars filled with spooky items such as fake eyeballs, fingers and other ghostly items.

One of the greatest joys for Trentham was working with the kids and seeing the smiles on their faces.

“My favorite part of the event is just to see how happy the kids are,” she said.

The URHC doesn't earn any money from Trunk or Treat. The purpose of the event is simply to give back to the Knoxville community.

“It doesn’t really go to benefit anything, we don’t raise money,” Tipton said. “It’s just for the children of the Knoxville area to have a safe trick or treating experience.”

For more information on URHC, visit http://web.utk.edu/~urhc/.

Nineteen elite South Korean athletes — from Olympic gold medalists to world champions — will spend the next few months at UT learning skills to become coaches and international sports ambassadors.

The retired athletes also will improve their English language skills, learn sports marketing, pick up coaching techniques, and work in their area of athletic expertise as part of the Next Generation Sports Talent (NEST) program.

In its fifth year, NEST is designed to equip participants with tools necessary for an athletic-related career.

It is sponsored by the South Korean government in partnership with the UT College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences; the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); the English Language Institute; and national and international sports governing bodies.

The athletes are paired with UT students who serve as their peer mentors. This part of the program is especially meaningful because it gives NEST students the opportunity to make new friends who will help them assimilate, said current NEST student Jeongho Hong. Hong, 38, won Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medals in handball at

the 1992 Barcelona games, 1996 Atlanta games and 2008 Beijing games, respectively.

“Maybe we can teach each other our country’s culture, customs, and languages,” said Hong, who retired last year after playing professionally in Japan, Denmark, and Norway. “It’s important because there’s so much about each other we don’t know.”

UT competed against five other US institutions to house this program.

“As we continue to educate, develop, and prepare our students for a changing global economy, the NESTUT partnership allows both parties to explore and share cultures,” said NEST director Fritz Polite. “It is a oneof-a-kind program and is extremely beneficial for both countries.”

Based on feedback from previous NEST students, officials this year are expanding the program from four to seven months. Instead of leaving in December, students will now stay through March 2013.

“They agreed that they enjoyed the experience ... but they felt it was too short,” Polite said. “We want to do a little bit more along the lines of cultural exchange with other (American) students.”

Extending the time also would give NEST students exposure to more sports.

Previously, students could participate only in the UT football season. Now, they’ll experience basketball, track, and soccer.

“Working with the other teams gives them a fuller experience,” Polite said.

NEST, for the first time has a graduate advisor, a previous NEST student named Kyun Suk Kim who will serve as a mentor to the students.

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Local legends haunt campus landmarks Kayla Lingerfelt Staff Writer With Native American burial grounds, a Civil War battle site and legends of dead students turned ghosts, it seems that UT is a hotbed for the paranormal.

Possibly the most well-known legend is about Sophronia Strong of Strong Hall, who is said to be a motherly apparition that would appear during arguments and turmoil when the hall was in use. According to legend, every year on Sophronia’s birthday, Feb. 17, she would appear in a large mirror that was once in the main lobby of the hall, which led students to begin throwing her a birthday party every year.

“I have never had a first hand experience with paranormal life, but I believe that it’s out there and know that there are people that have had experience with them,” Emily Pribus, freshman in educational interpreting, said.

The Hill also has a haunted history, which starts with the Battle of Fort Sanders. Graves of Civil War soldiers were found when the foundation for Blount Hall was being dug in 1900. They were reburied at the National Cemetery, but their spirits were said to roam the corridors of Blount Hall. When the building was razed, the soldiers supposedly relocated to Perkins Hall.

There is also the legend of the black dog, or barghest, that guards the Hill. The dog is said to have glowing red eyes and long fangs and to howl mournfully in the night. Supposedly, it may be the pet of Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Tyson, and prowls the campus searching for its owners.

The Tysons are also the feature in another legend. The Tyson House is said to be haunted by General Lawrence Tyson and Isabella Tyson Gilpin, daughter of Lawrence and Bettie Tyson.

Gravesites continue as a feature of stories concerning McClung Museum, Reese Hall and the Agricultural Campus.

The Frank D. McClung Museum is said to be built atop Native

American burial mounds, whose spirits now roam the building.

The Agricultural Campus is also home to a Native American burial mound.

Reese Hall is said to be built upon both Native American burial grounds and an old cemetery, Ayres Hall looms over the Hill on the evening of Sept. 16. which were found on early maps of Knoxville. There are no records of the graves being moved.

According to legend, their spirits wander the halls, scaring students.

Hess Hall, Alumni Memorial Building and Hoskins Library are also among the list of haunted legends.

Hess Hall is said to be haunted by a student who committed suicide in the 1970s.

David Wilkey, freshman in materials science and engineering, has doubts about the traditional idea of ghosts on campus.

“People could get possessed, but I don’t know about ghosts. Spirits probably exist more than ghosts,” said Wilkey.

Alumni Memorial Building is said to be haunted by a ghost named “Fanny.” Legend has it that Fanny was an amateur actress at the university on her way to Hollywood. Before she made it over, though, she died of tuberculosis. She is said to have originally haunted the auditorium of the old Science Hall. After it was razed, she moved to Alumni Memorial Building.

Hoskins Library is said to be haunted by a graduate student, Evening Primrose. Legend states that she stationed herself in the library to work on her doctoral dissertation, and was found dead under a stack of books. It is now believed that she roams the halls of Hoskins.

Despite the widespread spooky tales, some students are still skeptics.

“Maybe these places aren’t haunted, but they do hold a spiritual something,” said Leeda Roshanfar, sophomore in kinesiology.

Tips for a zombie outbreak Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor

Victoria Wright Arts and Culture Editor With all the crazy weather brought on by the Dec. 21, 2012 impending doom date, students have to be ready for anything.

Preparing for an exam is one thing, but when it comes to a potential zombie outbreak, students at UT are often underprepared. For that reason, we at The Daily Beacon will drop some knowledge bombs to help you stay alive, brains and all.

1. Hit up the TRECs Practice your cardio so you’re not the fattie being chewed to pieces when everyone’s brains turn to mush. Don’t think that running on a treadmill alone is going to save your booty. Lift those weights so you’ll be able to lift guns, punch zombies and save sorority girls in distress.

Plus, have you ever seen an out of shape person survive in a zombie movie?

2. Stock up at Sam’s Your pack of Ramen may save you on a Tuesday when your paycheck doesn’t come in, but in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, it’s not going to save you.

People may judge you a little for your excessive hoarding, but they’ll come crying to you for food. You’ll need an easy way to transport food supplies, so bulk up on canned vegetables and beans. Don’t worry about gas.

Most of your friends will be too busy being dead or attempting to eat your face to be worried about your noxious farts.

3. Make friends with smart people Find a Haslam scholar. Find your SGA President. Probably don’t stop by The Beacon office, but make sure you have friends in high places with brains worth saving. These knowledgeable people will offer you valuable skills like knowledge of edible plants, evasive maneuevering and a possible cure to this zombie virus.

4. Head for the Hill (or the UC) Find your special hideout somewhere on campus. There are plenty of nooks and crannies on the main campus and Ag campus.

Plus, with the Hill being the highest point on campus, you’ll have a good look of your surroundings.

Familiarize yourself with the UC just in case you decide you want to have gratuitous amounts of frozen Chick-fil-A and coffee beans.

5. Channel your inner alcoholic Alcohol can help clean wounds all while numbing the pain of realizing that all of your friends and professors are out to kill you.

Whenever you find yourself admitting defeat, all you need is the five dollar pitcher from Rumorz or a handle of Fireball to limit the pain of your tendons being eaten like a chicken wing.

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Editor’s Note None ‘entitled’ to college education Blair Kuykenddall Editor-in-Chief There is a cancerous mentality strangling the UT community: a mindset of entitlement.

The prognosis has become so severe that we don’t even notice our greedy dispositions. How many of us have silently felt sorry for ourselves because we have to wait a few months to upgrade to the iPhone 5? Point made.

This menace has even taken over the line for morning coffee. The girl in front, whining that her double-shot caramel frap with an extra pump of vanilla contained whip cream, shares the entitlement mentality. It’s becoming pervasive.

We get it. You’re tired, you hate that 8 a.m. class, and the professor who assigned you an eight-page paper is clearly out to ruin your life. You have to go to work later, and you can’t go out with your friends this Thursday because your MWF teacher grades attendance. The UT community collectively feels your pain.

I realize that there are UT students who have concerns that extend beyond tests and partying, and my intention is certainly not to minimize legitimate hardship. My intention is to highlight the fact that we have been given a tremendous opportunity to even attend a university. Most of us take that for granted.

I would argue that our greatest luxury is education, and I use the word “luxury” intentionally. Beyond the essentials of existence, we have been given the chance to learn about anything we might be interested in.

Sure, there are general education requirements, but then we choose any major we like. Perhaps you are constrained with the hopes of being employable one day, but on the whole you pretty much have free reign to delve in any direction that interests you.

That freedom is certainly an incredible gift. College

is a free pass to study any number of interesting things, and learn to understand the world a little bit better. Freshmen and sophomores may complain about general education requirements, but these requirements develop one into a better-informed citizen. These courses contain information needed to live a life outside of a career, sharing information that will help students better relate to others. For juniors and seniors, complaints about coursework seem entirely foolish. If a course is inside your major, that means that someone far more experienced has decided that it contains skills necessary for you to do your job down the road. Theoretically, the subject matter should interest you since you have chosen that area of study, but even if it doesn’t you will need to know the material for the future.

When students skip classes and complain about having to attend them, I find it insulting. This attitude is an insult to the professor who prepared to teach the class, anyone who has helped finance that student’s education, and ultimately to the student himself. By not attending class, students not only miss an opportunity, but they also waste their money, their parents’ money and the money of the tax payers of Tennessee.

College is not a right, and it is certainly not a burden. It’s an opportunity for a better life. Many students at UT work to finance their education, some are even paying for all of it independently. I doubt these students feel put upon to attend a lecture. If they do hate their classes, then paying for an education seems illogical.

Don’t walk away from this column believing that I think students should never miss a class. Extenuating circumstances sometimes arise, and everyone can use a mental health day every once in a while. If you don’t limit these, though, you’re essentially throwing money away, and keeping yourself ignorant in the process.

— Blair Kuykendall is a senior in College Scholars and economics. She can be reached a bkuykend@utk.edu.

SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

RHYMES WITH ORANGE • Hilary Price

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Local issues, state races on ballot T he Fourth B ra n c h by

Eric Dixon While you likely have your mind set on Obama or Romney (or Johnson, Stein, or Anderson!), few students have given much thought to what next Tuesday could mean for state and local politics.

Local and state legislators are the officials that, in some real ways, draft policy that affects students most. These officials decide how your tax dollars are to be spent on Knoxville infrastructure (revitalize the Strip, anyone?), as well as shape what the Knox County economy will look like over the next few years. While I don’t have the space here to present all of the local state congressional candidates, I would like to highlight a few races that are of particular importance to students.

One of the closest races is likely to be the race for 13th District Representative in the Tennessee House. The district lies just north of campus, an area that many students call home, and Democrat Gloria Johnson, Republican Gary Loe, and Independent Nick Canzana are all vying for the seat. A UT graduate in Education and Special Ed, Gloria Johnson has shown not only a commitment to, but a real passion for, education. State funding for institutions of higher education is, obviously, an issue that students care very much about, and a vote for Gloria Johnson is a vote for someone who will likely make education a priority once in office.

On a similar note, students living south and west of campus have a choice between Democrat Evelyn Gill and Republican Becky Duncan Massey (sister of U.S. Congressman John Duncan Jr.), both running for the Tennessee Senate 6th District. Gill has been a Special Ed teacher for 10 years, so we can expect that higher education will probably be atop her list of priorities. Not to mention the fact that the U.S. Congressional district

that includes Knox County has been in Duncan’s family since 1965 (almost 50 years!). I think dispersing the political power of those representing Knox County, whether in Nashville or D.C., is a concern to students.

But do not take my word on all this. I encourage you to check out all of these candidates, as well as the races that I could not mention, in more detail online.

In addition to these races, seven amendments to the Knox County charter and one amendment to the City of Knoxville charter are on the ballot this cycle. County charter amendments 2-6 all deal with the process by which county officials are elected.

Amendments 2 and 3 ensure that elected Knox County officials serve no more than two consecutive terms in the same office, where districts seats on the Commission and at-large seats on the Commission are considered the same office. Amendments 5 and 6 make explicit that the final word on the reapportioning of Board of Education districts rests in the hands of the County Commission, and that such a motion would require a two-thirds vote.

County amendment 1 and city amendment 1 both deal with changes to pension plans. The former resolves that the county develop a new pension plan for law enforcement officers hired after 2013, and the latter makes the following changes to the pension plans of city government employees: a) employees must work for the city for 10, not five, years, to be vested, b) retirement age is increased to 63, and c) employee benefit will drop from 2.1 percent times the two highest paying years of service to 2 percent of the five highest paying years, with a salary ceiling of $40,000. The plan is pretty widely regarded as a sustainable move.

County amendments 2-7 are all sensible and non-partisan, and clearly merit “yes” votes. The pension amendments are more controversial but also seem like sensible moves.

— Eric Dixon is a senior in philosophy. He can be reached at edixon4@utk.edu.

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T he Mapl e Kind by

Hunter Tipton

This column was written at 2:30 in the morning the day it was due, so don’t judge.

I had so much trouble coming up with the idea, I turned to four lovely females who were studying with me in the library. Thus, the “things I want my guy to do” list was born. In no particular order, they are as follows: Chivalry: “It’s just all the little things,” said Rachel Webb, a senior in microbiology.

“I want my guy to open the door for me, give me his jacket when I’m cold, and respect my friends. If you wannabe my lover, you GOTTA get with my friends.

Make it last forever, friendship never ends.”

Buy gifts, be practical: “I like it when my guy surprises me with small but practical gifts,” said Amy Veracco, a senior in microbiology. “I like flowers to decorate my room, or gift cards to buy things with.

Once I had someone buy me a huge bear, and I had no idea what to do with it. I was like, ‘Ok, so you got me a huge animal. That don’t impress me much. So you got the bear, do you got the touch?’”

Have a job: “I would like my guy to have enough money to take me to do fun things,” said Victoria Knight, a junior in microbiology. “There’s nothing worse than

expecting to go do something fun on a Friday night and then realizing that you’re just going to watch streaming movies online. If you got money and you know it, take it out your pocket and show it then throw it.”

Wax your eyebrows and shower: Before I delve into this quote, I have to preface it by saying that I don’t know any guy that waxes his eyebrows. “I think most guys could benefit from a good eyebrow waxing,” said Alisha Johnson, a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. “The little gardens growing between most guys’ eyebrows just don’t do it for me. I want my guys fresh, clean, and presentable. I don’t think most guys would agree to go along with this, but they just need to listen to my advice. I’m looking at the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways.”

Essentially what I found through these interviews are that society’s stereotypes are still alive and well. The common female (with an incredibly large margin of sampling error) wants a guy that fits a historical mold. However, I don’t think this is universally true. I think deep down everyone wants someone similar to themselves. They want someone with commonalities that they can share experiences with. But hey, what do I know?

I don’t wax my eyebrows or buy gift cards for my girlfriend.

— Hunter Tipton is a senior in microbiology. He can be reached at jtipto10@utk.edu.

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Bray, Vols bring energy Vols continue to improve Since Maymon is down, Stokes will be looked upon even more to help pace the team in the post.

“With the caliber post guys we have, they have to touch the ball,” said Martin.

“They aren’t just big guys, they can make plays and make decisions with the basketball. Jarnell is a guy who can run it as a point down on the block because he can

Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor Head coach Cuonzo Martin was pleased with his team during their scrimmage over the weekend, but still sees things the team can improve upon.

“I feel we did a good job moving without the ball,” Martin said. “We had spacing, got the ball inside but probably not enough as far as getting the ball inside to Jarnell (Stokes). He can’t go two or three possessions down the floor and not get the ball in his hands.”

The team cannot release stats or a score from their scrimmage against Georgia Tech in Chattanooga this weekend, but the second year coach feels they accomplished what they set out to do.

“The biggest thing we were trying to do was play a lot of guys and we were able to do that,” said Martin.

Senior guard Skylar McBee was also pleased with the team’s play against an ACC opponent.

“We’re going to play some really good teams this season so playing them gave us an opportunity to see how we stack up against a team from another conference. I thought our whole team played well, shot the ball well. We saw some things that we did well, but we also saw some things that we need to work on.”

The Vols will be without big man Jeronne Maymon for the beginning of the season and there is not a timeline for his return.

“I don’t have an exact timetable on when he will be back but it won’t be for the first game,” Martin said.

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Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor The Vols battled the weather Tuesday morning as they continue to prepare to face Troy this weekend.

“It was cold,” said Dooley. “‘Frankenstorm’ is wreaking havoc on us, but we had pretty good energy and the execution was good.”

Dooley was focused on how the Volunteers’ struggling defense will defend against the Trojans’ uptempo offense and their ability to spread the field.

“They are up-tempo, they spread you out and they shoot those passes out quick. They just kind of nickel you down the field.”

Troy gave Mississippi State all they could handle in a 30-24 loss. The Trojans put up 572 yards of offense on the then-11th ranked defense in the nation.

“Anytime you play an offense that can generate yards and points, you have to hold on,” said Dooley.

Troy also implements a two quarterback system.

Corey Robinson is the passing threat whereas Deon Anthony attacks defenses with his legs more than his arms .

“They have one guy that throws it real well and one guy that runs it real well,” said Dooley. “You have to defense those quarterback runs a lot harder. Their other guy can really shoot it down the field.”

Quarterback Tyler Bray was also pleased with the way the team practiced, despite the weather.

“Our energy was good,” said Bray. “We’re starting to figure things out, we know what we want over these last four games and it starts with this one.”

After a rough four weeks against some of the toughest competition in the country, the Volunteers are ready to get back in the win column.

“It’s been a tough four weeks and we are just really ready to get a win,” Bray said. “We all have lots of energy because we are tired of losing. We have practiced well the last three weeks, it just hasn’t translated to wins and we’re ready to get back to that.”

The Vols are still reporting that running back Rajion Neal and offensive lineman Zach Fulton are day-to-day.

“Rajion looks better, he’s not 100 percent. The same with Zach,” Dooley said. “Rajion could definitely play, it’s just him getting over the mental hurdle of understanding that (he) is hurt.”

Neal echoed Dooley’s comments on his ability to return to action this week.

“I’m feeling really good and doing a little bit more week-after-week and day-after-day,” Neal said. “I go into every week like I’m going to play and prepare myself like I’m going to be out there.”

The seniors on the team also realize how important these last four games are for their ability to end their career with a bowl win and a winning season.

“I have four games left here,” Zach Rogers said.

“It is dwindling down here and I realize that, so I am just trying to give it all that I’ve got.”

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Baseball program on the rise

Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor The announcement came out Thursday that the Tennessee baseball team, as of now, has a top 20 recruiting class for the upcoming season.

As a baseball fan, this excites me.

In the three years I have been a student and journalist at Tennessee, the baseball team is 79-86 with the only one winning season, 2010. In that season the Vols were just 30-26 and didn’t even make the SEC tournament.

I long to have quality college baseball in Knoxville. It kills me going into every spring looking at the schedule and thinking, “sweep,

sweep, well maybe Tennessee can steal one here.”

I’m tired of it. Not even that I’m a Tennessee fan, because I’m not. As a fan of baseball it has gotten old watching the Vols lose 10-6 to Presbyterian and get swept by instate rival Vanderbilt 10-1, 10-1, and 19-3 like in 2011.

It seems that things have started to turn around for the Vols, though, as the top 20 recruiting class can attest to.

I gave a nod to coach Dave Serrano recently, sort of, for having a good program, just one that people don’t come to see. And it’s hard to blame them, since the product hasn’t been up to standards recently to warrant it.

But, I truly believe things will start to change under Serrano. His track record speaks volumes for him, unlike some other Tennessee coaches when they were hired.

He’s been to seven College World Series’s as a coach and led at both UC Irvine in 2007 and Cal State Fullerton in 2009. He is also one of eleven coaches to ever make World Series appearances as head coach.

Don’t get me wrong, there is still

plenty of work left to do on Rocky Top to compete every weekend with SEC competition.

The SEC has won three of the last four championships, two by South Carolina, and the Gamecocks were the runner-ups last year.

Also, the Vols do have a top 20 recruiting class, but there are eight SEC schools that place ahead of the Volunteers.

Vanderbilt boasts the No. 1 class and Georgia, Alabama and Auburn all have top 10 classes as well. LSU, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Kentucky also all rank above Tennessee.

There is still some building that needs to take place to catapult the Volunteers to the level of these programs, but the foundation has been set.

Tennessee baseball might not be an SEC title contender just yet, but at least they will be a team that’s worth going to go watch on March and April weekends.

— Austin Bornheim is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at abronhei@utk.edu.

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After a heartbreaking defeat in the 2008 Olympic National Trials, Davis Tarwater was ready to give up competitive swimming.

Then Matt Kredich intervened.

Tarwater was a strong favorite to qualify for the U.S. National Team and go to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing until he finished 3rd in the qualifying finals, missing the team. Devastated, Tarwater returned home to Knoxville.

Unsure of his future, Tarwater contacted Tennessee swimming head coach Kredich about the possibility of working with the Lady Vols as a transition period away from swimming.

“It was a big risk to have this emotionally wounded older guy come and train with the women’s team,” Tarwater said.

“Working me into the broader framework of what (Kredich) was trying to achieve with the team was a huge vote of confidence in me. Him having trust in me meant a lot. It was a really positive environment for me to be in because he allowed me to work through the issues I was working through and gave me the positive reinforcement that I needed to rebuild myself as an athlete and as a person.”

Slowly but surely, Kredich began to encourage Tarwater to not give up on his Olympic dream. Eventually, Tarwater’s urge to compete resurfaced, and he went back to training. The pair spent hours breaking down Tarwater’s technique and rebuilding his confidence in the pool.

“I wouldn’t have made an Olympic team had I not spent that time with Matt,” Tarwater said. “He was the guy that resurrected my career and made me believe again and was willing to be patient enough to walk through a really rocky learning process.”

All the hard work paid off when Tarwater earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2009 World Championships, where he earned a gold medal. Tarwater then retired from swimming to study at Oxford.

When he left for school, Tarwater

thought he was finished with swimming, but on his return, he found himself going through the process of training again.

The difference this time was that the Olympics weren’t about personal validation.

“I had separated swimming from my personhood in the sense that I didn’t need it to validate or invalidate my career,” Tarwater said. “When I came back, I wanted to do it right. I wanted to do it for the sheer joy of the process and actually enjoy it, instead of having the burden and drudgery of every day being if I didn’t do well it means I’m a bad person. It was going to be about the joy of being a professional athlete. When I came back and didn’t have to have the validation, it was an awesome journey.”

This time, Tarwater qualified for the Olympics and his contributions for the 4x200-meter relay team that earned him a gold medal.

In September of this year, Tarwater contacted Kredich about the possibility of returning to Tennessee to help coach again, an opportunity that Kredich welcomed.

“I really thought he was going to be done after London,” Kredich said. “He called me at the beginning of September and said, ‘I don’t think I’m done yet. Can I talk to you?’ Right now he’s training and I’m not sure he knows why, he just knows he enjoys it and wants to keep swimming.

His expectations right now are fairly simple. I think what he’s looking for right now is really to be able to help the men’s team.

“When Davis is in a practice, the dynamic changes. He has a way of connecting a group of guys in a set that really motivates them. He knows what a championship culture is. He brings a really clear vision on what the culture looks like in the water from a swimmer’s perspective that really helps us right now.”

Tarwater has capitalized on his postOlympic fame by taking on numerous speaking engagements, but anticipates taking a break from swimming after this season to pursue career interests in business or politics.