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Volume 127, Issue 50

Proceed with caution Take a closer look at the spooky side of Knoxville.

Meet the Ghosts of Old Gray Cemetery page 7

Lakeshore institute loses fright factor page 2 THe horror begins at the stroke of midnight page 6

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Friday, October 31, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

HALLOWEEN

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Managing Editor

Hanna Lustig @hannalustig1 hlustig@vols.utk.edu

Lakeshore Institute’s past still haunts its future Hannah Marley Staff Writer

Infamous in the urban legends and the ghost stories that are no secret to Knoxvillians, the abandoned Lakeshore Mental Health Institute still sits at the top of a hill in one of the most popular parks in the city.

For now.

Nine of the institute’s buildings, excluding the Administration Building, the Chapel and a few small cottages, are being demolished in order to make way for an expanded greenway, sports fields and baseball diamonds, in addition to other new park features.

The Administration Building, the oldest building left from the original asylum, is scheduled to be renovated and used as office space for the Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department, said Elizabeth Eason of Elizabeth Eason Architecture, the company responsible for the renovations.

While the Administration Building will “not be a precise replica” of what the building originally looked like, Eason said the building is “structurally sound” and will be “very fitting” for the Parks and Recreation Department.

Overall, the city is spending $5.2 million on demolition, renovation and utility upgrades to prepare to implement the master plan for the expanded 185-acre park.

Mayor Madeline Rogero spoke about the demolition process during the Oct. 23 city council meeting, explaining three cottages have already been demolished and the Chota Building is almost completely gone.

“If you have been out there, you’ve seen that demolition is going extremely well, and we are on schedule to be finished by February 2015,” Rogero said.

Renovations of utilities and infrastructure are scheduled to be completed

by November 2015.

While the changes will make way for more open park land, the demolition of the old buildings is also intended to keep locals from exploring the suppos-

edly “haunted” facilities.

Paul Riley, a campus dining worker, is one of many locals who have heard stories and urban legends about the infamous asylum.

“I heard that the people who used to work there tortured the inmates down in the basement, the lower part, that’s why they closed it,” he said. “I heard they did all kinds of experiments on them ... I guess that’s why there’s unfinished business with the spirits.”

During a nighttime trip to Lakeshore, one of Riley’s friends reported hearing chains rattling and doors slamming.

Riley said his friend saw “things out of the corner of his eye, and so he just left.

He freaked out.”

While tales like Riley’s are steeped in questionable local ghost lore, the rumors of hauntings at Lakeshore are attributed to the overcrowding and neglect of patients during the late 1980s. During that time period, the establishment became a home for poor, elderly and mentally ill people who could not find care elsewhere.

A Knoxville News Sentinel article

published Nov. 20, 2011, described the overcrowded conditions city officials found when inspecting the institute in its later years.

“Through the 1980s … patients (were) crammed in too-small wards, sometimes sleeping on the floor, in dirty conditions, without anything to occupy their time,” wrote Kristi L. Nelson, a Knox News Sentinel reporter.

According to a profile on Lakeshore on AsylumProjects.org, officials who inspected the sight found that the staff was poorly trained and the aged establishment was plagued by “unsanitary and inhumane conditions.”

Perhaps one of the last people to explore the abandoned asylum before the demolition began this past July, Ben Woodward, junior in nursing, traveled to Lakeshore last fall along with some friends. He described the buildings in their current state as “unsettling.”

“It had obviously been run down, but it looked like the people had just up and left,” Woodward said.

He described the rooms as being full of “leftover space, leftover furniture,

leftover mementos of what used to be a living space.”

Woodward said he had several strange experiences in the basement of the building and a few other rooms.

“We did have one little scare where we went down into the basement and the door locked behind us,” he said.

“That freaked us out a little bit, but we were able to find a window out.”

Woodward also mentioned a clock which continued ticking but was stuck on the same time, as well as a series of bizarre noises heard throughout his time there.

“There were lots of weird noises,” Woodard said. “It was just kind of a creepy place.”

Despite these occurrences, Woodward remains skeptical when it comes to paranormal encounters.

“But that doesn’t include feeling like there’s something there, in a creepy sort of way,” he said. “We were all alone out there, it’s easy to get lots of stuff stuck in your head.”

Around Rocky Top

Halloweekender Jenna Butz

Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna)

In terms of parties and live music, Halloween may take the top prize. Now, here’s your dilemma: do you pick a house party in the Fort or a concert? Better yet, combine them. Here, The Daily Beacon has gathered the top party concertss in the area. GGet wild.

Chattanooga: Moon Taxi at Track 29 Not even going to sugarcoat it - Moon Taxi is one of the best performers out there right now. Combine that with dressing up as your favorite Star Wars character for the ultimate Halloween party. Also, expect them to play at least one Rage Against the Machine cover.

Tickets are $20.

Heather Northrup, right, helps Katelyn get candy on Tuesday at “Trunk or Treat.”

Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Opinion: Believing is not seeing No, I’ve never actually seen a ghost. Nor have I ever been possessed by a demon or bitten by a vampire. But those are only minor requirements to being a believer. Instead, what really matters is your ability to accept the unexplainable.

An old boyfriend’s mom used Jenna Butz to swear her house was haunted Arts & Culture Editor by the twin old women who for(@butzjenna) merly owned the house. In fact, they had their own versions of “conversations.” She once told Ghosts are real.

And so are vampires and me her television kept turning werewolves and witches and on and off, and when she told them to stop it, they did. spirits and demons.

When my mom and I used Whatever you want to call to watch that A&E show, them, every single one exists.

“Paranormal State,” I believed in every bit of it. Maybe because that hottie ghost hunter was always realistic about whether people were actually being haunted or not, but that show showed me there’s a science behind the “hunting.”

And when I saw “The Last Exorcism,” I couldn’t walk like a normal person in the dark alone for a month. No joke. I ran through my house at night to make it to my bed.

And no, I’m not ashamed to say that.

The point is that those creepy, crawly feelings you get are there for a reason. I don’t

believe they just appear or that your brain plays tricks on you.

No. There has to be some sort of fact behind the weird happenings that send shivers down our spines, right? Millions of people can’t believe in these beings without some sort of fact grounding these beliefs, right?

Why have these tales made it through generations? At some point, wouldn’t someone stop telling them? I like to think so, and these stories are still going strong because someone had proof to pass them on.

Yes, this column raises more questions than it answers, but that’s part of the fun.

Though I seem to be searching for fact, I think more of the appeal is that maybe we won’t ever have solid evidence.

And what’s more Halloween than taking a dive into the unknown?

Asheville: Papadosio at The Orange Peel If you’re looking to explore a new city, cross the mountains to Asheville to party all night with Papadosio.

Mixing danceable grooves with awe-inspiring rhythms, this EDM-meets-jam band is growing for a reason. Check them out before they hit it huge.

Ticketss are are $20.

Nashville: Monster Bash 2014 at Silver Point Studios Head to Music City and join in on the mini festival. Fifteen bands will share two stages, and acts range from folk singer-songwriters to garage rock. Kyle Andrews, Sol Cat and Blackfoot Gypsies are just a sampling of the bands playing. Top that with tarot card readings and Yazoo beer for the ultimate Halloween celebration.

Tickets are $20.

Knoxville: The Delta Saints at Barley’s This blues-rock band is no stranger to the Scruffy City, and the group keeps coming back for more. This time around, they’ll be playing one of the smaller venues they’ve been to in Knoxville, and if anything, that just makes it more fun. Pack in and catch these rising rock stars in one of fu ttheir most intimate shows yet.

Admission is fre free.

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Friday, October 31, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

VIEWPOINTS

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Viewpoints Editor

Kevin Ridder kridder2@vols.utk.edu

Halloween hijinks Untitled by

Grayson Hawkins

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. Sadly, such a lighthearted holiday can easily be ruined by the thugs that live in Fort Sanders. To help you guys out this year, I have compiled a list of tips to help us all stay safe this Halloween.

1. Do not eat candy from strangers.

If growing up in suburban America has taught me anything, it’s that strangers put drugs in candy. One can simply be minding their own business when John C. Druglord walks up and offers them heroin-laced candy.

The last thing campus needs is a bunch of kids running around stoned out of their minds.

There isn’t always a risk, however; in certain circumstances eating candy can be safely consumed if properly identified as not drugs (check Amazon and stock up on your drug testing kits for this holiday season).

2. Do not drink.

Jimmy Cheek says if you don’t drink, you’ll do well in school and get your degree that will push you into today’s terrible job market. Jim Beam says you should probably take another shot before dancing with the hot chick in the sexy vampire costume. UT puts a lot of funding into anti-alcohol campaigns, all for good reason I’m sure. I mean, even though our library closes Friday and Saturday nights, UT still ‘encourages’ us to be studious and productive.

Students who need the resources or computers in the library be damned.

3. The Fort is unsafe! Take the “T” instead of walking.

With hoodlums and druglords waiting at each corner in Fort Sanders, UT has come up with an easy solution to eliminate the risk of their students running into any risky business on the streets. For a tiny 15 percent increase of tuition (or something like that), UT has hired two part-time bus drivers to circle around campus every 45 minutes or so—between cigarette breaks, of course—to ferry turnt-up students to and from frat houses in the Fort. Before you leave that bangin’ costume party, make sure to hit up the T: Link and pretend you’re going to reach the operator through the other 6,000 people trying to catch a ride (have you ever tried to redial a number 15 times while wasted?).

4. If you see any Supernatural/Harry Pottertype stuff: RUN. We can all basically admit magic is real, and it’s a well-known fact the spirit world is closest to earth on the night of Halloween. This can compound with other risk factors (see druglaced candy above) to really screw with your night. Nobody wants to be that one guy who gets caught up in some quasi-undead sacrificial demon ritual on a Friday: “If it’s creepy as hell, just run and yell.”

5. Don’t even think about touching ANYONE. Last year it was cool and all because there wasn’t Ebola, but it’s a whole new ballgame in 2014. Ebola survives on skin and in between the drug particles on Halloween candy. No amount of sugar or drugs is worth the risk of contracting this virus, at least not when there are so many alternatives to human interaction.

Instead of going to that party in-person, the media suggests using Facetime or creating a conference call on Skype (for bigger parties).

I hope you guys heed this advice I’ve gathered from the university and internet. Let’s all have a great Halloween without any incidents so those poor Fort Sanders firemen can sleep for once.

Grayson Hawkins is a sophomore in chemistry and English. He can be reached at ghawkin4@utk.edu.

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

Harry Potter fans have more to celebrate this Halloween Turn of Phrase by

Sarah Hagaman “The rest of the school was happily anticipating their Halloween feast; the Great Hall had been decorated with the usual live bats, Hagrid’s vast pumpkins had been carved into lanterns large enough for three men to sit in, and there were rumors that Dumbledore had booked a troupe of dancing skeletons for the entertainment.”

(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) For those who have caught the Harry Potter fever, the month of October has ushered in a new series of announcements from J.K. Rowling concerning her immensely popular books.

The Scottish author—whose Harry Potter empire has reportedly caused her net worth to reach about $1 billion in 2014— began her career in the most humble of places. The Elephant Café would have been an otherwise sleepy coffee shop, nestled

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Dolores Umbridge, “the most sadistic cat lady who ever lived.”

Additionally, Rowling has announced a new tale concerning Harry Potter’s magical world—this time, a series of movies—will be released in November 2016.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” originated as a textbook in the book series. This movie follows the life of Newt Scamander, a wizard who lived 20 years before Harry. The movie trilogy does not necessarily revolve around Harry’s story, but rather expands the dimensions of Rowling’s magical world.

Rowling’s October announcements could not be more well-timed; in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the halls are full of witches, wizards, ghosts, trolls, goblins and werewolves. Halloween comes just about every day.

Yet, the excitement of the announcements has generated a new twist on the October celebrations.

For millions of Potter fans everywhere, Halloween just became Christmas.

Sarah Hagaman is a junior in English.

She can be reached at shagama1@utk.edu.

Have some faith: Butch stocks aren’t budging The Vol Street Journal by

Rob Graham The stock market has become a launching point for movies, television shows and Ivy League graduates’ drug habits. Today, in The Vol Street Journal, we will take a look at the different markets that make up our campus and using pinpoint accurate analysis, track rather you should buy, sell, or hold the “stocks” that make up your campus portfolio.

BUY Wampus Cat blinders: As you walk around campus or the Fort tonight, beware!

You’re not alone. There is a dangerous being which is neither living nor dead, and it wants to ruin your life. No, it’s not a UTPD officer; it’s the wampus cat. This magical, 6-legged shape shifter roams the area looking for groups of students out enjoying the night. If you’re in a party of five or more people, and you see the wampus cat, someone in your group will die within three days. This well-known campus legend has created demand for a product to protect you and your friends from this horrible fate: wampus cat blinders. My call is a moderate buy, as many college kids

foolishly don’t believe in the wampus cat and will not feel a need to buy this product.

That being said, expect demand to grow, as all it takes is a Friday night walk back from a Halloween party to make you a believer (cue thunder, maniacal laughing and seeing that chair mysteriously move from the corner of your eye)!

SELL Butch Jones rumors: The University of Tennessee fan base is the undisputed best in the world. I’ve seen everything from a checkerboarded Neyland to a start up sunglasses business with proceeds funding the seduction of a certain Alabama offensive coordinator’s wife. There are so many things for us to be proud of as a fan base; I hesitate to write about what we need to improve on. That being said, you read this for the hard-hitting journalism, you deserve to hear the unabashed, unbiased truth.

We’re crazy sometimes, and not like “oh look, he died his hair orange for the game” crazy. Our craziness showed this week in regards to our field general, Butch Jones.

A recently published article more or less said Butch would be a high priority for the Michigan job if it becomes available (but who are we really kidding when we say if), and he would most likely take it. I don’t know if we’re just scared of being hurt again or if we just love the drama, I’m not a psychology major. We jumped on this like O.J. Simpson with a glove that doesn’t fit.

It was shared countless times over, basically

fueling and legitimizing something which had the same logic as Alaska joining Russia should another Cold War begin. Butch, in true Butchness, butchily butched the rumor ... Butch. Now let’s focus on the important things, like making Spurrier throw his visor as many times as we can.

BUY Moderate campus preaching: It’s evangelical preaching season at UT, but this year our visitors are really giving it 110 percent with the addition of neon signs large enough to serve as blankets for the entire homeless population they ignored on their way over to campus to yell at us.

Now, I’m not one to throw my uninvited theological viewpoints onto the Internet (mainly because I’m Methodist and conflict scares us), but these preachers have proven there is an active market out there which is not satisfied with this particular brand, meaning the time is ripe for a competitor to enter. Campus clearly did not respond well to being told our “mochas are causing (us) to sin” (I wish I made this quote up) so instead, maybe we need a more moderate voice to say “I’m sorry your family is going through a difficult time, let’s go get mochas and talk about it.” Be on the lookout for moderate campus preaching to be on the rise, because Lord knows we need it.

Rob Graham is a senior in accounting.

He can be reached at rgraha12@vols.utk. edu.

Get Fuzzy • Darby Conley

Timtation Creations • Timothy Brunson

EDITORIAL

along a winding city street in Edinburgh.

Yet, despite pouring rain, a line of people wound outside the coffee shop; more people clustered inside, making the tight space extremely warm.

J.K. Rowling wrote her very first pages of the books while sitting in this café—and, judging by the fervor of her countless fans who pilgrimage to the sight—the mania for the magical world is certainly far from over.

Fans from across the world pour in daily to view the cramped spaces in which Rowling’s creativity flowed; the connection of the magical tale draws people from all walks of life. Many college-aged students were raised with the Harry Potter series.

Throughout elementary, middle and high school, family and friends eagerly anticipated the progression of “The Boy Who Lived.” Eyes around the world devoured page after page of the seven books, and moviegoers flocked to see the cinematic interpretation.

In the true spirit of Halloween, the renowned author has a trick—and a treat— up her sleeve. Five days ago, Rowling promised that the series will continue; Rowling will release a 1,700 word story concerning one of the story’s most intriguing villains—

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HALLOWEEN

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Managing Editor

Hanna Lustig @hannalustig1 hlustig@vols.utk.edu

Halloween Horoscope

Your costume has been written in the stars ARIES (MARCH 22 - APRIL 20)

LIBRA (September 23 - October 23)

Center stage and your fiery personality go hand in hand. Dress as your favorite singer and converse solely in his or her song lyrics for the night.

Put your sharp mind and analytical skills to good use this Halloween. Wear a tattered witch hat and constantly “sort� people into their proper houses all night.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 21)

Flash back to the ‘50s and dress to the nines in vintage threads. We’re talking bow ties and pearls, which speak to your love of all things luxury.

Play up your dark and mysterious ways with an all-black ensemble. Find a beret and some dark shades and recite poetry. Get a friend to play some bongo drums.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

SAGITTARIUS (November 22- December 21)

Why force your dual-natured self to choose one costume? A mid-party costume change is as unpredictable as you are. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde should do.

If your costume isn’t straddling the line of humor and being blatantly offensive-- you’re doing something wrong. Be a zombified celebrity who died this year.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22)

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

Show off your culinary talents and bust out a chef hat. Extra points if you carry around snacks (that you made yourself, of course).

Bend gender roles and dress as the opposite sex.

Venture to a thrift store and pick out some ‘90s garb.

Mom pants or dad khakis should do the trick.

LEO (July 23 - August 22)

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 21)

Dress head-to-toe in shimmering gold and be the sun. Everything already revolves around you anyway, right?

Cover yourself in sparkly, detachable scales. Be the Rainbow Fish and distribute them to your friends all night, you humanitarian water bearer, you.

VIRGO (August 23 - Sept. 22)

PISCES (February 22 - March 21)

Now’s the time to break some rules and ditch your goody-two-shoes. Rip some jeans, dye your hair black and layer on the eyeliner. Rebel against yourself.

Let your fantasy side come alive and pick your favorite mythical creature. Unicorns and dragons will get high-fives, but a centaur will impress everyone.

Compiled by Hannah Cather, Photo Editor and Liv McConnell, Special Projects Editor

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Friday, October 31, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

HALLOWEEN

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Managing Editor

Costume crunch time The Daily Beacon guide to (a few) last minute Halloween ensembles

Hanna Lustig @hannalustig1 hlustig@vols.utk.edu

There are two types of people. There are those who decided on their Halloween costume a month ago and have it perfected.

Then there are those who haven’t even thought about it - And for you, The Daily Beacon is here with costumes that require just a little bit of effort. If these options all fail, there’s always the trusty put-someone-else’s-name-on-a-nametag option.

– Cortney Roark, Copy Chief

Cookie How to:

Unless you have random fabric laying around, this will require a trip to the store.

Once you have brown and tan fabric, grab a sewing machine (or visit someone with one) and sew pieces of brown fabric to a large tan fabric circle. Connect the tan circles and stuff it with something fluffy. Hold your cookie in place with straps made from leftover fabric, and you’re a cookie. And you have a cool pillow later.

Senior in biosystems engineering Sam Tabor as a cookie. Photos courtesy of Cortney Roark • The Daily Beacon

Work Out Barbie How to:

Start with athletic pants or leggings of any bright color and tank of the same (or coordinating) color. If actual leg warmers are not on hand, use long socks and cut the toes off. If truly desperate, cut the sleeves off a sweater. Complete the costume with simple tennis shoes, a belt and pink lipstick.

Caleb Mabry, senior in biology, as a toothbrush.

Brooke Carpenter, physical therapy student at Walters State Community College and Fort resident, in costume as “Work Out Barbie.”

Toothbrush How to:

Start by gathering up a sweatsuit, a large piece of paper, a cardboard box and straws. Paint the box the same color of the sweatsuit and cut a small hole in it for your face. Poke holes in the box for the straws. Write your favorite brand of toothbrush on the paper and represent.

‘Rocky Horror’ hits Rocky Top with ‘confidence’ Outrageous Halloween favorite arrives for annual performance

Faith Schweikert

Copy Editor (@got_2haveFaith)

Lets do the time warp again … and again and again and again.

The UT Film Committee will sponsor its annual “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” viewing with a live shadow cast Friday in the UC Auditorium at 11:59 p.m., with pre-show events beginning at 11 p.m.

The movie, which premiered in 1975 to rather dismal crowds, has continued to live on throughout the years thanks to the oneof-a-kind idea to perform the show live as the movie plays in the background. UT show director and senior in psychology Caroline Whitaker believes this personal aspect has made the shows such a continued success.

“It is that atmosphere of being around people who are utterly confident and fearless and ready to take those risks,” Whitaker said.

“There’s just something intoxicating about being in that presence where everything’s okay, there are no taboos, there are no wrongs and it’s a very welcoming and accepting environment.”

While most cast members agree one usually has to know someone who is involved with “Rocky” to bring it to their attention, Corey

Kiser, freshman in math, stumbled upon it walking around campus.

“I saw the poster advertising Rocky Horror auditions in Pres. Court, and I was like ‘Well, I can do that’ so two ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ monologues later,” Kiser laughed. “Well that was uncomfortable -- all the words you never think you’ll say out loud to other people, I had to say out loud to other people.”

The cast and crew have been rehearsing two nights a week for almost two months to put together a show they hope won’t let down any die-hard “Rocky” fans. Whitaker said it’s crucial to stay true to the movie and all the movements and lines, while at the same time being more entertaining than the screen.

“I know the audience didn’t come to watch the movie, they can do that at home,” Whitaker said. “They came to be thrilled by live action.

It’s something you don’t see people do everyday. It’s so forbidden and so covert that it’s just crazy to think people do this kind of thing so we make it bigger, we make it raunchier, we make it in your face like a real 3-D production, and I like that that’s what sets us apart.”

Mo Tate, a freshman in theatre and a Transylvanian in the show, said it’s that ability to be so different which is what “Rocky” is all about.

“It’s for weird people, and weird people will always be around,” Tate said. “Rocky Horror

is just one of those things -- there’s nothing in the world that’s like it, and I don’t think there ever will be anything in the world that’s like it.”

Despite the weird, the raunchy and the typically downright contentiousness which is associated with the show, Whitaker said they’ve never had any sort of resistance to what they’re trying to do. She said they’ve never had “gay-bashers” or “religious-zealots” try to put them down.

“I like to think that Jimmy Cheek just sits in his office and turns an eye and just says ‘Those crazy kids!’” Whitaker laughed as she waved her hand, impersonating the chancellor.

The show is funded through the Central Programming Council, which allows this more than $1,000 production to make its way onto campus each year. The main bulk of the show’s budget goes toward buying the rights to a film the cast, who has seen it upwards of 30-40 times this year, can’t get enough of.

“I don’t think it’ll ever not be fun stripping down to golden boy shorts and running around singing,” Kiser jokingly laughs. “I don’t think enough people try it. It’s like everybody wants to be super freaky. I don’t care how quiet or introverted you are, if you have the chance to just run around and sing in your underwear, as long as you’re comfortable enough with Andrew Price, dressed as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, runs yourself, something like this is not anything through his lines during dress rehearsal on Tuesday. you can pass up.”

Katie Truppo • The Daily Beacon

Friday, October 31, 2014

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HALLOWEEN Vols show holiday spirit with Halloween ‘extravaganza’ Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer

Dave Serrano dressed in a full-body chicken costume and did the chicken dance in front of his team and fans at the firstever “Vol Baseball Halloween Extravaganza” on Thursday night.

His team was not chicken, however, as players stood in the batters box and faced mid-80s fastballs while not being held back too much by their unique outfits.

“I saw a whole different attitude with our guys today,” Serrano said. “Baseball is supposed to be fun, and today was a fun day. We gave up a legitimate practice day for us to come out here in Halloween costumes and enjoy being around one another.”

Some of the hit costumes of the night included: Rocky and Clubber Lang, Forrest Gump, Gumby, Elf, Tiger Woods and his caddy, Whoopee Cushions, Nerd Man, Marshmallow Man, a Tennessee Vol cheerleader and Si Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame.

This was not the first time Serrano has put together a Halloween event with a baseball team.

“We did something similar

like this at Irvine,” Serrano said.

“It’s kind of a new wave that has spread through college baseball.

We are not in official season, so we are able to take advantage of Halloween and suit our guys up and have fun playing baseball.”

Serrano’s favorite duo on the field was Johnny Youngblood, who dressed up as Tiger Woods in his Sunday red, and Eric Freeman, who was his caddy and followed him wherever he went on the field with a full golf bag.

The duo drew quite a laugh when Youngblood laced a triple through the left-center gap.

Freeman then ran the field with him as fast as he could and acted as if home plate was the hole and handed his teammate the putter from the bag.

“This was all a lot of fun,” junior shortstop A.J. Simcox said. “We kind of got into it a little bit with the costumes.

We planned for this for a good while, and they told us it would be happening at the first team meeting of the year. It’s always good to come out here in front of the fans and interact with them a bit.”

Despite not being in the comfort of their home baseball jerseys, there was not a power outage. Instead, the Vols had several extra base hits and hit two home runs in one-half inning.

>>See page 10 for baseball pictures

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Managing Editor

Hanna Lustig @hannalustig1 hlustig@vols.utk.edu

One day, many traditions How is Halloween celebrated around the globe?

Hannah Moulton

Copy Editor (@HannahMoulton)

drink is not exclusive to Hispanic culture.

In China, the Hungry Ghost Festival is a time to honor the dead by preparing meals and burning incense. Cheng Cheng, president of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, said the holiday

For many Americans, Halloween is a time to dress-up, watch horror films and stuff our faces with candy.

Sugar skulls represent the For other cultures, it is not all Hispanic Day of the Dead tradition. about dressing up and eating miniaturized candy. Instead, Halloween is about celebrating those who are no longer with us.

Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday named Samhain, according to the History Channel website.

The day was used to mark the transition between fall and winter, which was thought to open a door between the living and the dead. Through the centuries, the festival of traditions of Samhain were adopted by Christians and the holiday received a new name – All Hallows’ Eve. All Hallows’ Eve became a time to feast and remember the dead, particularly saints.

The Hispanic culture has a similar holiday representative of the original practices of Halloween. Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is celebrated Nov. 1. According to the History origiChannel, it originated in Mexico and is nated from an ancient a time of festivals and lively celebrations curse put upon those who sinned in their dedicated to the dearly departed. The earthly life. After a disciple of Buddha celebrations are happy, as it is believed the checked on his mother’s spirit in the dead would be insulted by mourning. It is afterlife, he saw that she was a “hungry thought on Día de los Muertos that the ghost” without any food or drink, Cheng dead return to the living world to spend said. The disciple then decided to attempt time with their loved ones, as their fami- to give his mother food, but it turned to lies partake in events the dead enjoyed flames as soon as it reached her mouth doing when they were alive. because of the sinful life she lived.

Celebrating the dead with food and “This curse cannot get removed only by

Buddha himself, it would need everyone’s power to try together,” Cheng said.

With the help of eminent monks, the disciple gathered a large cult for the salvation of the hungry ghosts. This legend continues in China today, and each year in the middle of July, by the lunar calendar, the Chinese attempt to satisfy the hungry ghosts.

In Russia, the celebration of Halloween depends solely on political attitudes toward the U.S., said junior Brittany Wright, president of the Russian Language and Culture Club. She said although Halloween is not nationally recognized, some Russians do celebrate it.

“They’ll copy American Halloween, dress up, do candy and stuff like that, but it’s not extremely popular,” Wright said.

And this year in Russia, Wright said, it is unlikely Russians will celebrate Halloween because of the strained relationship between the U.S. and Russia.

They will, however, celebrate another pagan holiday named Kupala Night. Wright said Kupala Night is held in June and is a time for people to perform various rituals and read fortunes. Young couples leap over bonfires to test their bravery and faith. Girls float flowers into a river to gain foresight into their future relationships. She explained that in the ancient days of Kupala, no one would sleep since it was thought that all evil - werewolves, vampires and mermaids - became active at night.

The night before Kupala Night is also known as the night for “good humor” mischief. The younger generation engages in water fights and performs pranks involving water, similar to the American tradition of playing pranks on the night before Halloween.

Haunted houses take over East Tennessee Dead Man’s Farm: Owned by the Bludgeon family, known for their isolated nature and tendencies to perform medical procedures on each other and slaughter their own meat, Dead Man’s Farm is notorious for the rumors of the “non-human” family who supposedly use dark magic to experiment with crops and the physical bodies and souls of their victims.

After the farm closed officially, police stumbled upon the gruesome scene of human corpses, animal parts and “unnatural” creatures. However, as no witness survived to

prosecute the Bludgeon family, they remain a permanent fixture on the land.

Upon arrival, guests will be tested for the “plague” which contaminates the land, believed to be left from the past “blood lust and witchcraft” which surrounded the family.

If visitors do not receive a clean bill of health, they will be forced into quarantine as the Bludgeon family uses their body for “research.”

Sinister Chaos: During the Great Depression, traveling circuses paraded throughout the country to provide cheap entertainment for struggling Americans. In October of 1942, one such circus made a stop at the downtown rail station in Knoxville. As the clowns, trapeze artists, misfits and “freaks” gathered under the big top, a horrific fire sparked and consumed them all, leaving no survivors.

After the fire settled, investigators reported there were fewer bodies found than went missing that day.

Years later, in a sanitarium near the burn site, patients and nurses complained of seeing odd groups of children and strange persons roaming the sanitarium’s hallways.

Spirits are also rumored to be hiding in the buildings located near by, searching for a passage to the other side but remaining bound to the earth.

Those who choose to tour Sinister Chaos, where the sanitarium and the buildings that surrounded it once stood, risk antagonizing these lingering spirits which inhabit the area.

Frightmare Manor: In 2013, Frightmare Manor was named one of America’s Best Haunted Attractions by hauntworld.com. And it definitely lives up to that title. Although the attraction is pretty pricey ($24.95 for general admission), and it is a relatively long drive from campus (almost an hour), you won’t be disappointed. Frightmare Manor is located on the abandoned plantation of Jeremiah Lexer, who -- legend has it -- went on a brutal killing spree in the early 20th century that left his entire family slain.

Visitors to the manor must survive three stages: Lexer’s two-story home, the wooded trail behind the plantation and the barn, which Frightmare’s website describes as “a labyrinth of fear, torture, desperation and slaughter, dripping with innocent blood.” Those who opt to pay an extra fee can be fully reimbursed if they complete the “Nightmare at Frightmare Challenge.” Not for the faint of heart (or anyone under 18), this challenge involves consuming something gruesome.

Compiled by Hayley Brundige, News Editor and Bradi Musil, Assistant News Editor

Cemetery, church claim connection to past Tanner Hancock Copy Editor

As the sun sets over Knoxville and lights flickers to life, a once pleasant city transforms into something else entirely.

At the time of year most people associate with the supernatural, an older section of the city offers both history and ghostly activity for those seeking a thrill.

Both St. John’s Lutheran Church and its neighbor Old Gray Cemetery, occupy a section of Broadway Street allegedly home to congregations of both the living and the dead.

Jeremy Roberts, an intern at the Tyson House, said he experienced ghostly encounters both within the church as well as in the cemetery across the street.

“The spiritual happenings there are almost hard not to feel,” Roberts said of his nearly eight years spent attending St. John’s Church. “There’s definitely a presence living in the downstairs.”

Roberts attributes his paranormal experiences to the ghost of Martha Henson, a church member whose donation of land in 1910 allowed for the development of the current church building.

Describing her as an almost “cliché ghost,” Roberts claims to have witnessed a variety of strange incidences, from doors opening inexplicably, disembodied footsteps echoing through the halls and feeling an unusual presence in the lower portions of the church.

“There are a few old bathrooms that are very dark … You can tell she’s there,” Roberts said.

While Roberts said he believes to have felt a presence in the church on several occasions, he does not believe the ghost of Martha to be malicious.

“She’s still kind of part of the church she spent a lot of her life in,” Roberts explained. “She probably hasn’t crossed over, if that’s how it happens.”

Just across the street from St. John’s, Old Gray Cemetery offers its fair share of history with a touch of mystery.

Organized in 1850, Old Gray is home to more than 9,000 graves, home to the likes of Civil War generals and the father of renowned playwright Tennessee Williams.

For Alix Dempster, executive director of Old Gray Cemetery, her job offers the chance to combine her love of the past with her love for Knoxville.

“I’ve always been interested in history and preservation and the community,” Dempster said. “These three things tie in together, preservation of the past and preservation of the future.”

Citing rampant vandalism to the cemetery around Halloween, including damage to a Celtic Cross worth over $20,000, Dempster said she plans to hire police security over the weekend to protect what she sees as a beautiful and historically precious site.

Roberts, however, sees the cemetery in a very different light, noting the often “sketchy” crowd that wanders through the grounds from the nearby Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry.

“It’s interesting to see the contrast … the lives being lived on top of the graves and the lives that were lived in the

graves,” Roberts said of the atmosphere, commenting that Old Gray was “oddly beautiful in the day and oddly beautiful in the night for very different reasons.”

While Roberts admitted to not being as familiar with the cemetery as with the church, he claims to have viewed the rumored shadowy figure which haunts the cemetery by night.

“It could have been somebody, it could have not been somebody,” he said, “or it could have used to have been somebody.”

For those closest to the cemetery, like groundskeeper Tracy Weeks, work is just a matter of being friendly to both the living and the dead.

“I get along with everyone around me,” Weeks said smiling. “That’s my joke.”

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Friday, October 31, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB

SPORTS

tprovost@vols.utk.edu

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

SOUTH CAROLINA Revamped Thompson ready to direct ‘efficient’ SC offense in divison battle Dargan Southard

Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouth16)

This week’s questions in Columbia, South Carolina, carried a similar theme to Knoxville’s.

After subpar offensive play highlighted the last three games — two SEC losses and a nonconference win — the South Carolina attack finally regained its footing this week, with a resurgence in quarterback play headlining the performance.

So naturally, many of the inquiries honed in on just that: can the newfound success be sustained heading into a crucial intra-division matchup?

“Hopefully, we’ll be even better (on offense this week than last week),” South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson said Wednesday. “We missed some chances as everyone knows to put up more points.

I feel like we really should’ve scored probably 50 to be honest about it. I made mistakes down there, and I think we have confidence that we can put up how many points we need to.

“It’s just a lot more fun when you win, and that’s the thing we’ve got to do.”

While Tennessee had to

make a change under center to rekindle its offensive spark, no quarterback alternations were necessary for the Gamecocks as the fifth-year veteran Thompson rediscovered his early season groove in last Saturday’s 42-35 defeat to then-No. 5 Auburn.

In his previous three games — a win over Furman and losses to division foes Missouri and Kentucky — Thompson averaged less than 250 passing yards a game, while generating as many turnovers as touchdown passes.

But on The Plains of Auburn, the 6-foot-3, 218-pound gunslinger returned to form and nearly pulled off the improbable upset of the defending SEC champion Tigers, achieving career highs in single-game completions (40), passing yards (402) and touchdowns (5). “(He’s) poised and can do a number of things,” UT head coach Butch Jones said Monday. “Very accurate, has great experience, makes all the throws and is very, very consistent. He’s a leader of that offense and that football team.”

Much of those leadership traits come from longevity inside the Gamecock program.

As a redshirt senior, Thompson has possessed some sort of role in Steve Spurrier’s offense for

Last Meeting

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And although the 2014 campaign marks the first in which the Boiling Springs, South Carolina, native has been in full control of South Carolina’s passing attack, it’s Thompson’s high experience level and veteran presence which has fellow SEC personnel overly impressed.

“He’s been around, and it shows,” UT defensive backs coach Willie Martinez said Wednesday. “Very similar to what we saw last week where someone has been around the program for a while. He’s learned and studied, and he understands what the staff Redshirt senior quarterback Dylan Thompson uncorks a pass in the Gamecocks’ 42-35 loss to wants him to do and how to Auburn on Oct. 25. Juan Blas • South Carolina Athletics execute the offense.

“They’re very, very efficient — one of the top offenses in the country. Coach Spurrier has always done a great job, and (Thompson) has got command of the offense. He’s doing a really good job with solid Total TDs Rec Yds Rush Yds Pass Yds running backs and solid wide receivers and an offensive line #17 QB Dylan Thompson 22 -21 2241 that is expected.” #28 RB Mike Davis 9 223 750 -

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

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Vols look to avoid South Carolina’s vengeance after last year’s upset Troy Provost-Heron

Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB)

Marquez North made the catch. Michael Palardy nailed the field goal. Butch Jones led the band in “Rocky Top.” With their 23-21 victory against then-No. 11 South Carolina last year inside Neyland Stadium, the Volunteers snapped a 19-game losing streak to ranked opponents, but that victory also ended up being the defeat which would ultimately cost South Carolina a spot in the SEC Championship game.

With that said, when the Vols travel to Columbia, they know the Gamecocks will be looking to exact some revenge Saturday.

“We expect that they’re definitely going to come out with a lot of intensity,” sophomore cornerback Cam Sutton said.

“We can’t rely on last year.

We’re going into somebody else’s backyard where a lot of guys on our team haven’t been before, so we just have to play through the things we can’t control, with the crowd and things like that, and just play our game with our style of football.”

Last year’s upset victory, though, is far from the only dramatic UT-South Carolina matchup. In fact, since 2000, no regular SEC series has had a narrower margin of victory (8.21) than the rivalry between the Vols and the

Gamecocks.

But with four games left, and Tennessee still sitting three wins short of bowl eligibility, the time is running out if UT hopes to end a four-year bowl drought.

And the Vols know it.

“It’s definitely a big one,” sophomore linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin said. “We’ve got four games to get to a bowl and every week is a new season, so all we can focus on is this one game right now to help us take steps to that bowl game.”

In last season’s matchup, it was senior quarterback Justin Worley who led the Vols to their first victory over a ranked opponent in four years. Worley, however, may be sidelined for the second consecutive week with an injury to his throwing shoulder.

If the senior is unable to go, the Vols will give the nod to sophomore signal caller Josh Dobbs under center. In three-plus quarters of action last week against Alabama, the Alpharetta, Georgia, native went 19-for-32 passing with 192 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 75 yards on 19 carries.

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said Tuesday – and offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian echoed Wednesday – if the game were to be played now, Worley would be unable to go. He also said if Worley could go, he was “going to play.”

Jones did, however, throw around the idea of having a two-quarterback system if indeed Worley is able to suit up on Saturday.

“I haven’t (done that) in the past just because I like to have a quarterback get into the rhythm of the game and get a feel for it,” Jones said.

“Right now, we’re scratching and clawing for every victory we can. Whatever it takes to win football games right now, that’s what we’re looking to do.”

South Carolina could also be looking to exact some revenge from another past defeat at the hands of UT. Back on Oct. 31, 2009, the Lane Kiffin-led Vols sported black jerseys as they routed the Gamecocks 31-13 in Knoxville. This week, South Carolina has announced they will don their black uniforms when they take to the field Saturday versus Tennessee.

The Gamecocks’ history with black jerseys under head coach Steve Spurrier, however, hasn’t been that spooky.

Since 2006, South Carolina has gone 2-5 in their black jerseys, with losses to Tennessee and Georgia in 2006, Florida in 2007 and 2009 and Auburn in 2011. The team’s two wins came against UAB and UT in 2008.

Kickoff between the Vols and South Carolina is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST and will be televised nationally on the SEC Network.

Sophomore cornerback Cam Sutton, left, celebrates a call in UT’s favor during the 2013 game against South Carolina. After last year’s victory, the Vols expect the Gamecocks to seek revenge Saturday. • File photo

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Friday, October 31, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB

SPORTS

2014

FOOTBALL

tprovost@vols.utk.edu

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

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PICK ‘EMS

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

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

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

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

FIRST PLACE David Cobb Senior Sports Columnist Tennessee 20 at South Carolina 21 Kentucky at Missouri No. 3 Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss No. 7 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia No. 17 Utah at No. 14 Arizona State

Benito Santiago as Winnie the Pooh, left, and Derek Lance steps up to the plate as the Teletubbie Po, right.

All photos by Samantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics

This Year: 30-15

SECOND PLACE Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor Tennessee 20 at South Carolina 17 Kentucky at Missouri No. 3 Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss No. 7 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia No. 17 Utah at No. 14 Arizona State

This Year: 30-15

THIRD PLACE Bradi Musil Asst. News Editor Tennessee 21 at South Carolina 24 Kentucky at Missouri No. 3 Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss No. 7 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia No. 17 Utah at No. 14 Arizona State

This Year: 29-16 FOURTH PLACE Last Week: 5-0 Dargan Southard Asst. Sports Editor

Tennessee 24 at South Carolina 31 Te Kentucky at Missouri No. 3 Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss N No. 7 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia N No. 17 Utah at No. 14 Arizona State

This Year: 29-16

FIFTH PLACE Claire Dodson Editor-in-Chief Tennessee 21 at South Carolina 18 Kentucky at Missouri No. 3 Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss No. 7 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia No. 17 Utah at No. 14 Arizona State

This Year: 29-16

DEAD STINKIN’ LAST Katrina Roberts Design Editor Tennessee 28 at South Carolina 21 Kentucky at Missouri No. 3 Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss No. 7 TCU at No. 20 West Virginia No. 17 Utah at No. 14 Arizona State

This Year: 27-18

Jeff Moberg, dressed in an egg costume, swings during the baseball scrimmage on Brodie Leftridge, left, photobombs A.J. Simcox, middle, and Thursday.

Vincent Jackson, right.

Lady Vols aim to break Florida’s 12-game streak Trenton Duffer

Staff Writer (@trenton_duffer)

After falling to the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats on Wednesday in straight sets, the Lady Vols volleyball team is hungry for a second SEC victory of the year as they prepare to host the No. 8 Florida Gators on Sunday.

The Lady Vols (8-15, 1-8 SEC) are coming off a win against Ole Miss on Sunday, which head coach Rob Patrick said helped the confidence of the team. “(The victory) was real important,” Patrick said. “Our kids have been working really hard. We’ve been playing in spurts very, very well where we can play with just about anybody in the conference.

“What I really like about the Ole Miss win is that we actually

played well for the entire match, which is something that we’ve been able to do.”

The Gators (17-3, 10-0 SEC) are a force to be reckoned with in every aspect of their play. Florida has won 12 of their 17 matches in straight sets this year. The Gators have also won the second and third set a combined 34 times this season, while holding their opponent to only four wins in such sets.

The Gators excel at being dominant when the ball is in their side of their court. Along with their SEC-low 299 errors this season, Florida’s .302 hitting percentage is also top in the SEC. Their opponent’s hitting percentage is also the lowest in the SEC at .160. The 14.04 kills per set for the Gators is second in the SEC, as well.

“We have to be able to play disciplined and set up our blocks in the right spot,” Patrick said.

“Hopefully, we can take one out of their three hitters out of sys-

tem, and be able to defend the other two hitters.”

If the Lady Vols want to pull the upset over Florida, they will have to slow down Florida middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan.

The freshman is currently leading the SEC in hitting percentage at .472 and is third in the SEC in blocks per set with 1.33.

“Nobody in our conference has anybody playing at her height at the net,” Patrick said.

“We’re gonna have to rely on our back row. If you serve them tough, and serve them in the right spots so they can’t get the ball to her, then that’s the first part in trying to defend her.”

A team’s identity is brought up throughout the season, and it’s no different for Patrick’s squad this year. The Lady Vols’ coach of 17 years is proud of his

team this year for competing hard in every match.

“We’re a good volleyball team,” Patrick said. “We better the ball when it needs to get bettered. If somebody doesn’t pass the ball perfect, our center does a really nice drop of making that bad pass into a better set.

“We haven’t been that way as a team. We’ve had a little more athletes than volleyball players most of the time, and now we have a lot more volleyball players on the court. Now we’re able to better the ball and play the game of volleyball better than we have in the past.”

The Lady Vols will look to snap Florida’s 12-game winning streak when the two face off Sunday at noon inside Thompson-Boling Arena.