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Historic Strong Hall faces final days on campus McCord Pagan Copy Editor Strong Hall’s days are officially numbered and swiftly declining.

A place that once served as UT’s first all-female dormitory is slated to be demolished during the spring semester.

Through a donation by Benjamin Rush Strong in honor of his mother, Sophronia Mars Strong, Strong Hall opened its

doors in 1925 for 50 residents.

Yet, due to short, cramped hallways and poor wiring preventing common luxuries like central air conditioning, one student was caused to pass out from heat stroke.

After closing in 2008, maintenance for the dormitory was no longer deemed cost-effective.

The entire hall will be torn down to make room for a new science facility, tentatively scheduled to

open in fall 2016.

The final design will be finished by next summer. The updated building will house the Anthropology and Earth and Planetary Sciences departments, as well as new, more interactive labs for undergraduate chemistry and biology.

The majority of the $114 million, 270,000 square foot project’s funding will come from the state of Tennessee, but UT will

contribute $38.75 million for the new structure.

Despite outward perceptions, UT has not given up on the history of the building.

“We have to look at it from the financial side and determine if we’re willing to invest those dollars to bring things up to code,” said Chris Cimino, vice chancellor for Finance and Administration. “It was determined a number of years ago

that it was not going to make financial sense to actually invest the money to keep operating it as a residence hall.”

Jeff Maples, senior associate vice chancellor of Finance and Administration, also acknowledged that practicality outweighs sentimentality.

“It’s important to us to try and preserve old buildings, it’s our heritage, but oftentimes it’s difficult to do that because of new,

‘Eat, Pray, Love’ author reflects on UT roots

Ronald McDonald House builds upon humble beginnings

Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor Elizabeth Gilbert’s renowned memoir “Eat, Pray, Love” features many exotic locations, including Italy, India and Indonesia.

Not mentioned in the memoir is the city where Gilbert edited her soon-to-be-famous work: Knoxville, Tenn.

In 2005, Gilbert served as the Jack E. Reese Writerin-Residence at UT for six months while she put the finishing touches on the memoir she would release the following February.

Since then, Gilbert has gone on to worldwide recognition, due largely to the film adaptation of “Eat, Pray, Love,” which starred Julia Roberts.

She has also released two works, the nonfiction memoir “Committed,” and most recently, her novel “The Signature of All Things,” released Oct. 1.

Although Knoxville is not a usual stop on most book tours, Gilbert’s Knoxville ties are bringing “An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert” to the Tennessee Theatre on Saturday Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. The event will include a reading and a question and answer session; it is sponsored by the Friends of the Knoxville Public Library, in partnership with Union Avenue Booksellers and the Knox County Public Library.

Gilbert, who stayed at the Hotel St. Oliver and ate lunch every day at The Tomato Head, said her memories of the prepublication of “Eat, Pray, Love” are very tied up in Knoxville.

“I worked in my hotel room in the Hotel St. Oliver,” Gilbert said in a phone interview with The Daily Beacon. “It had a certain old-world charm. I loved it there actually, it almost felt haunted and definitely like the set of a Tennessee Williams story. It had a kind of weird, evocative air to it.”

While working on her final draft, Gilbert also had her first teaching experience.

“I had a wonderful class, so it was a really memorable experience for me,” Gilbert said.

“I remember being absolutely dazzled by the amount of talent in that classroom. There were a few in the class who really wanted to devote themselves to a lifetime of writing.”

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sad for everybody that comes back.”

Bucker, a class of 1962 alumnus, recalls his alma mater as a much nicer, larger school. Once alive with Greek life, sports, choir and other clubs, the campus is now quiet.

What once housed the creators of weapons of mass destruction now serves as a sanctuary for those struck by tragedy.

The Ronald McDonald House, a rose-colored Victorian house on West Clinch Avenue, was built upon the former grounds of Fort Sanders in 1903. After serving as college apartments and a nursing home before finding its current purpose, the house has seen its fair share of history.

During its 28 years of service to the Knoxville community, the House has been home to more than 45,000 people, acting as a temporary place of solitude for any family with a child younger than 21 undergoing treatment at a regional hospital.

“We can house up to 65 people,” said Carolyn Broscious, House manager. “They can stay as long as their child is receiving treatment. We have a few families that have been staying with us for almost two years.”

With a medical referral and a donation of $5 a night, each family gains access to a bedroom, showers, free laundry and, occasionally, a free meal.

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Rotting ceiling tiles and a missing window pane (center) in Knoxville College’s weight room embody the current state of the campus that less than 100 students attend across town.

‘Frozen in time’ Knoxville College campus still welcomes students but in desperate need for repair Liz Wood Contributor Just three miles from UT’s campus, Knoxville College sits atop its own hill.

Years ago, this historic black college was teeming with student life. Today, less than 100

students are enrolled, and the college’s staff consists of six people.

Much of the campus is in disrepair.

In the library, there are bird feces on the stairs. Books strewn across the floor lie among discarded mops and overturned furni-

ture. The ceiling is caving in.

Built in the late 1800s, many of the buildings were scheduled to begin renovation more than a decade ago.

Several are now out of commission, although one dorm on campus is still open.

However, despite lackluster facilities, the institution continues to operate.

“Knoxville College is not the place it used to be, and it’s not likely to be again,” said Robert Bucker, Knoxville College historian and alumnus. “It’s very

Reunited tennis duo captures title Brian Canever Contributor Freshly reunited UT doubles partners Jarryd Chaplin and Brandon Fickey concluded their fall season in victorious fashion last weekend by capturing the title at the USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational in Orlando, Fla. The duo went 5-0 in the tournament and defeated North Florida’s Norbert Nemscek Jack Findel-Hawkins in a grueling final 8-7 (4).

“It was the first time we had played together this fall,” Fickey said. “So we were just happy to get back out there and see what

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modern-day codes,” Maples said. “It’s very difficult to try and preserve a building and still make it useful when you move back in.”

However, an old gardener’s cottage at the corner of 16th Street and White Avenue, part of the former Cowan estate, will be completely restored. Plans for this building have yet to be decided.

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we could do.”

In the final, the pair trailed two break points down 5-2. In Division I tennis, doubles matches are played to eight. With a mountain to climb in order to secure the title, the partners dug deep and pulled off a remarkable comeback.

“We both went into the final with a little bit of nerves,” Fickey said, a Knoxville native. “But, we eventually settled in and knew that we would have to work as a team and not individually and that was the biggest thing for us to turn the match around and win.”

For Chaplin, an Australian and

one of only two seniors in the program, the belief was there from the onset.

“There were a lot of good teams there,” Chaplin said. “But we wanted to win it. And, after we won the first round, I absolutely knew we could win the tournament.”

Fickey and Chaplin only occasionally played together in the past as UT tried out various doubles combinations. Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese, the current No. 1 doubles team in the Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon country, individually partnered with Fickey and Chaplin before Brandon Fickey, left, and Jarryd Chaplin congratulate settling in together this season. one another during a tennis match against the Vanderbilt Commodores on March 24.

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Sorority shines light on unhealthy relationships Victoria Brown Contributor Speak up.

Tuesday, UT’s Zeta Delta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted a forum on domestic violence entitled “AKAknowledge the Violence. Stop the Silence. The Domestic Violence Forum.”

Briana Tate, a junior majoring in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology, said the forum intended to inform attendees of an issue often kept under wraps.

KNOX COLLEGE continued from Page 1 Still, in Bucker’s opinion, Knoxville College makes higher education accessible to many who may not thrive at larger universities.

“You might come from a big city ghetto or from a high school that wasn’t up to par with getting kids ready for college, and Knoxville College will find them where they are and put them in remedial courses and work with them diligently until they’re up to par,” Bucker said. “There’s a need for that kind of school, and there always will be.”

Knoxville College opened in 1875, 10 years after the abolishment of slavery, and graduated its first college class in 1883. Because many AfricanAmericans were denied formal education, the school sought to prepare its students for college courses. The college also housed a primary school until 1921 and a high school until 1931.

Despite gaining accreditation in 1957, Knoxville College subsequently lost this title in 1997 due to financial instability.

As a result, the college lost all federal funding. Today, it operates solely on private donations. Although student tuition also funds the school, its program for debt-free graduation allows many students to hold on-campus jobs, thus lowering tuition costs.

A large portion of Knoxville College’s students are from abroad, hailing from locations like Africa or island nations.

Many do not see the school in

“Domestic violence is one of our initiatives with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated,” Tate said. “This is also Domestic Violence Awareness month and we just wanted to inform the campus, from our chapter, and make sure we do our part in the community.”

Issues discussed during the forum ranged from recognizing signs of emotional, verbal and physical abuse, to dealing with a loved one suffering from abuse.

Alle Lilly, director of programs at Knoxville’s YWCA center, advised audi-

person until arriving for classes.

Precious Hall, a junior communications major, and Tamar Carey, a sophomore majoring in computer science, both came to Knoxville College from the Caribbean.

“The first thing you think is, ‘Oh my goodness, this place looks old,’” Hall said. “But I think the coolest part of it is to stand where other people have stood before and want to do your part and make your imprint on the school.”

“Like every other place, it has the minor difficulties,” Carey added. “But we work things out.”

UT student Blake Roller was curious about the college after participating in the Big Day Out last year at Beardsley Farms. After seeing a cluster of buildings on the hill, Roller investigated.

“We don’t know it’s there, but they know we’re here,” Roller said. “It’s like walking through a museum. It’s just frozen in time.”

Roller said he hopes to begin working to improve Knoxville College, but met frustration when working with the school.

Although Roller sees working more closely with donors as the school’s most pressing concern, the administration insists on attending to grounds maintenance instead.

“Planting flowers, cutting grass, sure that’s nice, but they need to look at the root of the problem,” Roller said. “They’re patching the leak and trying to make it look pretty, when really behind that patch it’s still the same problem.

“I feel like it’s not too late for them. I would love to see it a functioning college again.”

ence members to understand what constitutes abuse and how to recognize an abusive situation.

“Education is really important in preventing violence,” Lilly said. “Educating the community on signs of domestic violence and ways to help folks that may be in an unhealthy relationship is important.”

Knoxville’s YWCA serves victims of domestic violence through its Victim Advocacy program.

“Our main program is Keys of Hope Women’s Housing Program, which is a

one-stop shop for people experiencing domestic violence,” Lilly said. “They can meet with law enforcement, child protective services, legal aid and advocates.”

According to statistics published by the YWCA, one in three girls is a victim of abuse and young women between the ages of 20 and 24 are the most vulnerable age group to domestic and dating violence.

“I did not know that there were 70 percent of women in the world that are affected,” Tate said. “I also found out that there are more ways than just physical

abuse that people can be affected and affect other people.”

For Valencia Jennings, junior in human resource management, the forum was a valuable opportunity to open outlets of discussion for victims.

“I do think it helps to spread the word around campus because a lot of things I didn’t know about it,” Jennings said. “A lot of people are scared to speak up, so telling people or informing people, they can tell their friends, and hopefully get them out of the situation.”

Lack of funding endangers future for children’s therapeutic program Taylor Gray Contributor Nothing gold can stay forever.

Although UT REACH has impacted the lives of numerous children in the Knoxville area, its efforts are now threatened by a lack of funding.

The UT Relationship Enhancement and Child Harmony Project is a program designed to provide individualized therapy for young children displaying troublesome behavior.

These children typically experience high stress levels at home.

Typically, this anxiety is attributed to a household affected by violence, alcohol or adult mental illness.

Using a method of therapy known as child-centered play therapy, the UT REACH Project provides children with a safe place to heal and grow.

“The therapeutic goal is that the child tap into inner resources and find his own ‘voice,’ to find his own way to self-express and

grow,” said Nancy Cochran, the project’s treatment coordinator.

In 2006, professors Jeff Cochran and Nancy Cochran came to the University of Tennessee with the idea for the UT REACH Project in tow. Advocates of child-centered play therapy, the couple wanted to find a way of teaching these therapeutic skills to university students while also helping Knoxville’s youth.

The UT REACH Project is the product of these aspirations, providing counseling at two schools in the region.

Children in the program attend counseling twice a week for an average of six months. However, in some cases, children improve more rapidly and therapy ends sooner.

During counseling, patients are given the freedom to explore a variety of activities in a relaxed environment. Musical instruments, art utensils, dolls, action figures and more are available to the children.

“The child gravitates toward the toys or self-generated activi-

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ties that are unique to his own needs for healing and working through issues at the core of his distress,” Nancy Cochran said.

“He is free to express fully all his feelings, anger, sadness, joy and release these within safe limits ... without fear of judgment or reprimand.”

Through the program, the Cochrans believe college students are developing invaluable skills for a future career involving counseling.

“From their skills in counseling children, interns reach much greater understandings of the possibilities of counseling for adults or adolescents,” Jeff Cochran said.

“Most importantly, they develop themselves as therapeutic tools for their clients.”

Tiffany Brooks, a doctoral student in counselor education and supervision, said her internship with UT REACH was a crucial element in her education.

Brooks said she feels more confident in her abilities as a counselor after her involvement with the project.

“It is so gratifying to watch a child that does not understand his/her feelings, much less how to express those, finally reach a point where they can identify his or her feelings and take that next step of beginning to think about how to tell someone about those feelings,” Brooks said.

In Jeff Cochran’s opinion, UT REACH is demonstrating considerable success.

So far, the project has served more than 60 children, leading to a 40 percent decrease in school absences, a 50 percent decrease in disciplinary referrals and a 60 percent decrease in suspensions.

However, despite promising results, the project is in danger of collapsing due to a decrease in public and private funding. In order to continue serving children and providing internship opportunities to UT students, UT REACH must rely on donations.

Even so, the Cochrans remain optimistic.

“With a little help from many, we can change the world,” Jeff Cochran said.

The Daily Beacon collected closed police reports from the University of Tennessee Police Department. The following accounts detail the crimes we found.

2:48 p.m.: While working the circus, officer was approached by a Oct. 25: 10:27 a.m.: Officer was dispatched to the parking garage on 2401 woman who stated that someone had stolen her purse.

8:27 p.m.: Officers were notified while inside the ThompsonVolunteer Blvd. to meet with a student who stated that her Jeep had Boling Arena that there was a male throwing loose change in the been stolen from the second level of G7. arena. While looking in the stands, officer observed one male throw his jacket at the other male while attempting to run in the other Oct. 27: 11:53 a.m.: Defendant approached the northwest doors of direction. The male who threw his jacket was arrested for underage Thompson-Boling Arena to attend a circus and was advised that her consumption and public intoxication. purse would be subject to a search. The defendant turned away and Oct. 29: was seen stuffing items from her purse inside of her bra. Officer was 8:25 a.m.: Officer was dispatched to 2509 Ann Baker Furrow Blvd. able to get the defendant to hand over the items which were a needle containing a liquid and Suboxone pouch. Defendant was arrested for in reference to a theft. Upon arrival, the complainant stated that his company’s paint sprayer had been stolen from his fenced-in work site. simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

STRONG HALL continued from Page 1 Christine Boake, associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, said certain aspects of Strong Hall will be preserved, keeping the building’s legacy firmly intact.

“On the oldest part of the dorm there are lintel stones that bear the names of the first women to attend UT,” Boake said. “These will be preserved and incorporated. One section of the oldest part of the dorm will be incorporated into the new building to serve as part of the atrium and to provide small

discussion rooms.”

Arguing that the existing space for chemistry in Buehler Hall is simply outdated, Boake said a new facility should increase teaching effectiveness.

“The spaces will be more flexible in layout than the current classrooms, and will allow the instructors to incorporate new technologies,” Boake said. “At a certain stage in the lifetime of a building such as Buehler, it is more effective in terms of cost and time to start over with a new building than to try to renovate older space.”

This, Boake said, will push UT ever closer to its Top 25 aspirations.

“Both students and faculty will get to learn and work in top-quality space that is designed with the needs for instruction and research at the forefront,” she said. “We hope that great space like this will help to attract and retain top-notch undergrads, grad students, and faculty.”

MCDONALD continued from Page 1 After daughter of Philadelphia Eagles football player, Fred Hill, was diagnosed with leukemia, Hill raised $150,000 to purchase equipment for the Children’s Hospital. Inspired by Hill’s contribution, Dr. Audrey Evans, head of the Oncology Department, joined forces with the local McDonald’s and Eagles General manager to found the Ronald McDonald House in 1969.

As a not-for-profit organization, the Ronald McDonald House relies heavily on donations from outside sources.

“We use everything a typical household uses, times 16,” Broscious said, “We don’t get to go shopping. Everything is donated, from the light bulbs to the laundry detergent. It’s things you never even think about, like umbrellas or phone cards or even personal items.”

Volunteerism is the cornerstone of the Ronald McDonald House, with groups from Girl

Scouts of America, local high schools, sororities and fraternities lending a hand. Volunteers may help with a variety of tasks including raking leaves, household chores and planning fundraisers.

For two years, Kenan Smith, a sophomore in human resource management, has been volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House with her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. “We started volunteering every Tuesday by bringing them food and cleaning,” Smith said.

“We are making the house feel comfortable without making the families staying there have to worry about it.”

This comfort, in fact, is goal of the Ronald McDonald House staff: to create a “home-awayfrom-home” for every person who walks through their doors.

“Every Christmas, we give every person a gift,” Broscious said. “From the grandparents to the infants, Santa always delivers.”

To learn more, visit www. knoxrmhc.org.

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Linda Peek, left, and Cathy Graves sport waitress costumes as they prepare paperwork. The UT Lab and X-ray department of the Student Health Center collaborated on the group costume idea: Mel’s Diner from the television drama “Alice.”

Swingle Singers come to UT Jessica Karsten Contributor As a cappella groups continue to gain popularity around the world, The Swingle Singers will bring their Grammy Awardwinning show to the Cox Auditorium in Alumni Memorial Building Sunday night at 6 p.m.

Dr. Angela L. Batey, Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, said this event is part of the year-long celebration of the opening of the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, and said she believes that the students will benefit from attending.

“This group is easily the highest profile choral group we have ever had on campus,” Batey said.

“They are easily one of the most famous choral ensembles in the world.”

This world-renowned a cappella vocal group, originally formed in 1963 by Ward Swingle, is made up of current members Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Sara Brimer, Clare Wheeler, Oliver Griffiths, Christopher Jay, Kevin Fox and Edward Randell.

The Swingle Singers have performed on some of the world’s most famous stages, been included on soundtracks from “Sex

and the City” and “Glee,” won five Grammy Awards, and made more than 50 recordings.

The group performs a variety of genres, including folk ballads, funk jams, classical, jazz and covers of pop songs. They also offer different shows, from the a cappella programs “Voice Fusion” and “Classic Reinventions” to other programs that include an orchestra.

While the School of Music prepares for the event, Sara Brimer, a soprano vocalist in the Swingle Singers, said she is looking forward to traveling to Knoxville, which she describes as one of her favorite places.

Brimer was born and raised in East Tennessee and attended ETSU where she studied Music Education. She said she began touring with the group in January 2009 and explained that the experience has taught her many skills she did not expect to gain.

“We are a business and we run ourselves, each having different jobs within,” Brimer said. “I have taken on the jobs of lighting design, educational head, printing of music and minute taking for business meetings. I am on the marketing team, and I have arranged one song and written another.

“The job is not just singing and traveling; those are the perks.”

Brimer explained that The Swingle Sisters are an a cappella group. She said the audience should expect to be mainly hearing and seeing the seven voices on stage.

“Swingles have always had a pretty distinct sound,” she said.

“As a group we focus on blend and working as one unit.”

Brimer said the sound of the group is the quality of chart top-

ping hits with a more personal feel.

“Take the vocal groups that are topping the charts today and soften their sound just a bit, add intimacy as well as a groovy beat,” Brimer said. “Expect some songs you’ve never heard and some that are old favorites.

“Come with an open mind and a love for singing and you will leave happy.”

Admission is free for the event.

ment over time to the same characters, a creativity strong enough to last for 300-plus pages, a dedication to see a work through until the end.

It is this fear that has led me to embark on what will be one of the most challenging things I have ever done: National Novel Writing Month. This is a community with one challenge – to write 50,000 words during the month of November.

Where I’m standing on Nov. 1, it feels like an impossible feat.

So why am I doing it? I’m not sure I even know. Part of me is curious as to whether I actually can, whether I can discipline myself into writing 1,667 words a day for thirty days. Another part of me just wants to commit to something larger than myself.

Not only do I want to write 50,000 words, but also I want to be a part of a community of writers that are so filled with the love of writing that they do this ridiculous challenge every year. I want to be reminded that nothing is insurmountable if you have the passion to go after it.

And maybe I won’t become a famous writer. Maybe I won’t turn out the next great American novel by the end of the month. But at least I’ll know that my fears of inadequacy and failure don’t own me.

Check in on me. Shoot me an email to make sure I’m not having a mental breakdown in front of the computer. If you’re one of my teachers, have a little mercy on my attention span during the next thirty days.

And come Dec. 1, get ready for my victory column.

As an English major, I get asked two main questions when I reveal my major: “Do you teach?” and “Do you write?”

Up until last year, I would have blushed and awkwardly skirted the question with a stammering no and an, “I’m not sure what I’m going to do with my degree yet.”

When it comes to creative writing, I’ve limited myself to short poetry, nothing too taxing or time consuming, nothing that I’ve really labored over the way you are supposed to on a piece of writing.

Last semester, however, I took a creative nonfiction class and wrote an essay of around 5,000 words – the most creative writing I had ever done for a single project. The process involved workshops in my class and several revisions, a process that ended with a finished piece that made me proud.

I’ve always been afraid to call myself a writer. The term seems sacred to me, something that you should only call yourself when you’ve written something good, when you’ve put your heart into a body of work for an extended time. Maybe it’s because of this fear that I’ve never considered novel writing.

Claire Dodson is a junior in The idea of writing a novel is English and can be reached at terrifying. It involves a commit- pdodson@utk.edu.

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Compromise, voter education vital for US advancement To be Prosise by

Adam Prosise America is at a crossroads.

All one has to do is turn on the news, read a paper or even look to the street corners of Kingston Pike to see the polarization of America today.

One can be easily overwhelmed at the sheer myriad of issues that are the hot topics of debate in America today: Bottom-Up or Trickle-Down Tax Policies, how to tackle the looming Fiscal Cliff, and what role does the government need to play in social issues like gay marriage and employee’s rights.

The issues above boil down to one question: what role should the government play?

It can be argued that the issue of the role of the government in the society was personified in the 2012 presidential election as the central domestic issue of the next presidency.

Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, spent his career making about $200 million in private equity, and is taking up the mantle of the smaller government advocate.

Romney espoused he believed the government should play a lesser role in both the economy and American life.

President Obama, on the other hand, who spent his career in community work and academia, ran contrary to Romney.

He envisions the federal government playing a larger role in the economy, by stimulating demand when the business cycle slumps and helping impoverished Americans with tax payer funded aid. Politically, President Obama is clearly seeking to emulate President Franklin D. Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln, both champions of activist policies; whereas Romney is clearly striving to model his policies after the examples of President Ronald Reagan or Calvin Coolidge.

Economically, Romney hopes to implement policies advocated by the late Milton Freidman, and President Obama implementing those of Paul Krugman.

The former points underline this fact: this past election season, the American people chose between two very different futures. Good. It is high time we faced these issues. We must face these issues that are polarizing the country.

The ramifications of past choices by different administrations are coming, and coming quickly. As these policies come to fruition, America is having to face its own schizophrenia of public policy: we want to tax ourselves like a country with a small government, yet we want the entitlements only a big government can provide. These two approaches to government, as personified by the two candidates, cannot coexist.

Eventually these decisions will further fall on our generation. And it is our generation that will reap the fruits of these policies.

Just look at the way the Affordable Care Act has divided us. Rabid supporters of repealing the law face off on Congressional floors against closed-minded proponents who fail to even entertain the notion that the unintended consequences of the law further compound the problems of an inherently messy insurance market.

Both sides are guilty of being blinded by dogma.

The foresight of our forefather’s is uncanny. The checks and balances built into our political system marginalize the threat of one political movement overpowering another.

Essentially, it prevents a tyranny of the majority.

Today, we have one group of Americans who have had legislation they fundamentally disagree with shotgunned through Congress without their support. On the other side of the coin, the controlling party believes that reelection gives them the mandate to pass whatever legislation they see fit.

Compromise is the ordained solution to our problems.

Our elected officials in Washington must begin to reach across the aisle and stop this gridlock where everyone in our nation suffers for their partisanship. This is the only way to defuse the venomous polarization that grips our country.

We as voters must uphold our obligation as well. We are charged with understanding these issues, their history and their ramifications. We cannot afford to be low-information voters any longer.

The challenges and choices facing our country are gargantuan, and it is our duty to see through the smoke-screens of political rhetoric to support the statesmen with true solutions to our problems – it’s not just us who will be worse off, but future generations.

Ronald Reagan’s words ring true for us: “You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We’ll preserve this for our children this, the last best hope of earth, or we will sentence them to take the last steps into a thousand years of darkness.”

Adam Prosise is a senior in economics. He can be reached aprosise@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.

High-intensity interval training: The perfect college workout Working out Happiness by

Andrew Fleming The benefits of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) elude many athletes.

For those of you that aren’t familiar, highintensity interval training is a workout divided into alternating periods of high intensity and low intensity. Some sources venture to say that interval training holds no specific benefits over normal cardiovascular exercise.

This idea, however, is incorrect. You see, a basic understanding of physics can help overcome some of these misguided notions thrust upon us.

The (incorrect) argument goes something like this: work is force times distance, so speed doesn’t matter. The same argument would then proceed to ramble about average calories burned and work done. The problem here, however, is that another aspect of work is being ignored altogether.

Work factors into another realm called power. Power is defined as the amount of work done over an amount of time. What’s the bottom line? The faster you do an amount of work, the more power you exert, and the more bodily benefits you reap in the process. What benefits might these be?

One of the foremost is a state of exhaustion

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barely pushing your tired body around the track, but you’re still doing so anaerobically, it’s still “high-intensity.”

Naturally, a body working at high intensity will feel completely exhausted more quickly than one leisurely moving on a track, treadmill, elliptical or bike. So, high intensity training achieves desired results within a shorter workout period – benefiting the busy, health-conscious college student.

Granted anaerobic activity is not the only way to lose fat, it simply targets energypacked fat which constitutes a more efficient fat-burning effort. The prospect of high intensity interval training should not make you feel intimidated, but rather pose as an option.

It can simply supplement a normal workout that may otherwise consist of a monotonous hour on a machine, or it can make up an entire workout. Anaerobic exercise will feel differently than aerobic exercise because the body is working in different ways.

Namely, you’re going to be exhausted.

This is a good thing.

In the end, exercise is about developing a lifestyle that makes you happy as well as healthy. Most people don’t particularly enjoy interval training, but enjoy the results, so it can be a serious love/hate relationship. As stated before, it can be used to supplement workouts as well.

Next time you run, try pushing it to the max for a short stretch, even just once, just to feel what it is like.

Andrew Fleming is a junior in neuroscience. He can be reached aflemin8@utk.edu.

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Annie Blackwood As the Hall of Fame rock band Queen once sang, “Pressure, pushing down on me.”

College students experience constant pressure to meet deadlines without mistake, attend meetings we better not be late to and keep a functioning social life through clubs and organizations. We work ourselves to the point of exhaustion in order to keep up with the status quo.

For many of us, the solution is simple: Adderall.

After three and half years at UT, I have consistently heard and participated in the conversation concerning the world of Adderall.

The amphetamine drug helps equalize the community; those who struggle with Attention Deficit Disorder need a boost of motivation to maintain focus in class.

Though the majority of those with Adderall prescriptions probably suffer from this disorder, many students obtain the drug from their friends and use it without prescription.

Although every student is fighting the battle to be the most intelligent and efficient person in their respective class, is it fair to take medicine from those in need?

I guess I never saw using Adderall occa-

sionally as an issue – I know many people who are guilty – until I started researching the concept.

Many college students jump on the Adderall bandwagon not really knowing the facts about its effects. Adderall has the same effects as the street drug speed, inducing a high that at first seems not to be addictive, but people slowly begin to fail classes without it after only a few uses. Some people don’t even realize it is technically a drug when not prescribed.

Students scattered over America have attested to exaggerating their symptoms in order to be prescribed this medicine by their doctors. Not only is it a matter of lying, but addiction can come along with this pill. That is why I stopped taking it.

When I was faced with a test and couldn’t seem to focus without Adderall, I realized something was wrong. Before I began taking it, I could generally focus generally well; still, I was prescribed to it. So I can’t even imagine being totally normal and coming down off the high.

As a very busy and scatterbrained individual, my doctor saw it necessary to give me a prescription in high school. But I don’t fill my prescriptions because I would rather work hard to get the grades I am getting and teach myself the hard trait of self-control and persistence, rather than enhancing my qualities through a drug that is supposed to aid narcoleptics.

This drug can have a rather frustrating come down as well. Many people will take more than the recommended dosage because they don’t feel the effects. This is most likely

from the fact they don’t actually need it. This is not to say I have not been guilty of taking Adderall knowing I could get by without it, actually, the fact that I have validates my testimony.

For those who aren’t in the know, Adderall is a combination of various active ingredients or “uppers” as many people say. Although these drugs are not necessarily going to affect the body long-term for such little use, the pills can suppress creativity and make consumesr stiffer, partially removing their personality.

I often sit studying in my room till the wee hours of the morning thinking, “Man, I should have taken Adderall and I would be asleep right now.” But then I realize the payoff that comes with teaching myself how to focus and having the self-control to not get on Facebook, because in the real world these attributes are a necessity.

The fact that students are now “popping pills” in order to achieve success in school baffles me, but I partially blame it on the high standard that continues to demand more from university students. On the other hand, I blame it on the procrastination that lies inside of all of us.

So yes, Adderall is the cool thing to try and it makes you feel on top of the world, and honestly it just might boost your GPA a point or two. But in my opinion it should only be used for those in need.

For everyone else, just try a day without a Facebook.

Annie Blackwood is a junior in communication studies. She can be reached at ablackwo1@utk.edu.

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known as anaerobic exercise.

Anaerobic exercise, or exercise “without oxygen,” is incredibly inefficient from an energy standpoint. This is why it is difficult to sprint for any extended period of time. However, in this case, inefficiency can actually be used to your advantage during a workout. If a body is working aerobically, it efficiently utilizes glucose as an energy source, netting much larger amounts – a maximum of around 38 – of an energy-producing molecule known as ATP. Long story short, this type of exercise utilizes the sugar in your body as an energy source. Now, when most people run or bike or swim or bobsled for exercise, they aren’t hoping to burn sugar. No, most people want to burn fat. This is where inefficiency comes in. If anaerobic exercise can’t utilize glucose as efficiently, it is forced to turn to other energy-producing processes, processes that actually need to pull energy from elsewhere.

So where does all of this new energy come from? It comes from fat.

That’s right. High-intensity interval training burns more fat than regular low intensity running.

This knowledge grants us control over an otherwise clumsy effort to burn fat. You see, although “high intensity” interval training may seem intimidating, it is important to note that what each person considers “high intensity” varies.

“High intensity” is relative, meaning there is no set level considered to be of any intensity. It all depends on your energy level at the moment. If by your last interval you’re just

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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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GILBERT

Stoop Kids ‘blur the line’ between UT and the Fort

continued from Page 1 Gilbert was chosen as writerin-residence because of her previous work in fiction and her friendship with Michael Knight, professor of English. The two met around 1999, Knight said. “We’ve been good friends since then,� Knight said. “She’s just incredibly charming and has a way about her that I knew would be great with students. She’d just finished a big book project called ‘The Last American Man.’ We were looking for a new visiting writer and the timing was good for Liz to come in.� “The Signature of All Things� has received positive reviews in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, among various other news organizations. The novel takes place in the 19th century and features Alma, a woman with an impressive passion for botany. For Gilbert, this was a chance to delve back into the world of fiction. “I hope that the book has its own intrinsic pleasures as a piece of old-fashioned storytelling,� Gilbert said. “I have a lot of respect for old-fashioned storytelling, for a narrator who takes control of the situation from the beginning and knows exactly where she wants to go with this, who says, ‘I know exactly where I’m going with this so come along and I’ll tell you a story.’�

For Gilbert, the line between nonfiction and fiction is one that she prefers not to blur. “(Fiction and nonfiction) are clearly different animals, but they’re cousins,� Gilbert said. “I feel like more of an ambidextrous person than somebody who blurs lines. I can write with my left hand, I can write with my right hand. I can do fiction or I can do nonfiction. “I seem to be able to do both

Gaines said the parties give students an ment, said.

One Ragefest attendee, Taylor Fewell, opportunity to help. He specifically addressed students who aren’t involved in the large senior in ecology and evolutionary biology, said events such as Ragefest depend solely charity efforts of Greek organizations.

The Fort: a place to live, a place to party, “I was like ‘Well why aren’t Fort kids on the effort of the community. a place never to walk alone and a place to “The Fort is absolutely a community and doing philanthropy?’� Gaines said. “We all give back. love having fun. We all pay to go to these everyone attends these events for the purMany students call the Fort their home, or music events. Why not get people together poses of meeting people, listening to good at least the scene for weekend shenanigans. and not only help support local music, but music and enjoying the colorful nature of the From going to The Hill for karaoke Thursday Fort,� Fewell said. night to attending a house Nathan Gilleran is a party Friday and Saturday, drummer for local bands, there is always something Johnny Astro and the Big happening in the Fort.

Bang, Grandpa’s Stash In recent months, philanand Lipliplip Hands and thropic house parties and has played multiple shows events such as RageFest for charity. have capitalized on an “Knowing that you’re increasing awareness on doing it to benefit othcampus, said Ben Gaines, ers is a great feeling,� the founder of a music-charGilleran said. “I think if ity organization. these events are going on Known as The Stoop and people catch wind that Kids, Gaines’ group strives it’s for charity then it can to support local bands while definitely generate a more donating to charities. positive vibe in the Fort.� “We don’t want this to According to Gaines, be a raggedy little (group the house parties thrown of) six Fort kids throwing

by The Stoop Kids are parties together,� Gaines, Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon very well tolerated among senior in mechanical engiresidents of Knoxville.

O Youth performs during Rage Fest, a charity music fest neering, said. “We want to Locals volunteer their organized by the Stoop Kids, on Sept.

22. be an actual thing that can house and bands are help the Knoxville commubrought in to play. A cover nity. charge is applied and the “We want to help Knoxville grow and at the same time help support great local proceeds are split between the bands and enrich, because it’s given so much to us so The Stoop Kids organization to fund larger organizations?� now it’s our turn to give it back.�

Stoop Kids’ online marketing coordinator charity events, such as Ragefest.

In September, The Stoop Kids organized The Stoop Kids organization will benefit Sallie Martin said the Fort Sanders comRagefest, a party that raised more than munity is one with a not-so-great reputation. Camp Koinonia Saturday for a Halloween $1,000 for a children’s disabilities program, The efforts to support the community, she concert at the Hill. O Youth will perform, Camp Koinonia. Gaines said the passion followed by Knoxville Superjam, which is said, will help the bad reputation improve. grows from the personal experience of “If people see that there is a group of stu- made up of various musicians from local spending a week with the kids. dents who live in the Fort who are devoted bands. The event begins after the football “The thing about that week is people are to raising money and providing good back game and a costume contest will take place like ‘Oh we’re going to help these kids,’ but to the city of Knoxville, I think that definitely at midnight. you come out of it and they helped you more Like The Stoop Kids on Facebook for helps the neighborhood improve,� Martin, than you helped them,� Gaines said. junior in tourism and restaurant manage- more information.

Cortney Roark

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those kind of novels with the same potential. I stand a chance with either one.�

Friends of the Library President Martha Gill admitted she is excited about both Gilbert’s novel and the positive effect the event has had on the Knoxville community. “One of the things that the Friends have done in the past is to bring world-famous authors to Knoxville, John Updike ‌ Pat Conroy,â€? Gill said. “And we sort of fell out of that for a while. One of my goals is to re-identify the Friends with book and author events. “We are trying to educate ourselves about what the library offers all of us, to support that system and communicate to the whole community what we see as the value of that system.â€?

With her successful body of work, Gilbert has developed a viewpoint on writing that is different from what she refers to as a “western� thought process. “We are still really caught up in this German romantic, what I think of as outdated 19th century idea, that says creativity and torment are forever entwined,�

Gilbert said, “and that there’s no way to have creativity without being a tormented person.�

Gilbert’s objection to this idea is so strong that it was one of the first things she told her class. “If you’re married to your suffering and you want to be an artist because you want to live a suffering life, then you’re in the wrong classroom because we aren’t going to do that here,�

Gilbert said. “This is more of holy temple of love and creativity and support and the more sane you are the better your work will be.�

Tickets for the event are $30 for students and $35 for adults and include a copy of “The Signature of All Things.�

For an extended interview with Elizabeth Gilbert, visit www.utdailybeacon.com.

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Tigers find fortitude in 2013 with electric offense, aggressive defense Dargan Southard Copy Editor On Nov. 24, 2012, the misery finally ended.

At last, Missouri’s inaugural season in the SEC was over, concluding with a 59-29 blowout loss at the hands of Texas A&M. The Tigers’ jump to college football’s most prominent conference had been a dismal one as they won only two SEC games, both against teams who fired their coaches at season’s end.

To make matters worse, the Aggies, Missouri’s moving partner and former Big 12 foe, were busy reeling off a magical 11-win season that produced the first freshman Heisman Trophy winner ever and a victory over the eventual national champion.

Gary Pinkel’s squad wasn’t going to a bowl for the first time since 2004.

Fast forward almost a year later, and how things have changed.

The Tigers have already surpassed their 2012 win total and currently sit atop the SEC East at 7-1. With victories over powerhouses Georgia and Florida, Missouri is in the BCS top 10 for the first time in three years.

How things have changed.

“The way we worked in the offseason and coming in through fall ball, I knew this team was something special,” redshirt freshman quarterback Maty Mauk told media members Monday. “It is just like what … all the seniors said to coach. They wanted to change our name. They want to put us in the national championship, and not just going to a bowl game.”

For Mauk, this season wasn’t supposed to be of any relevance as the Kenton, Ohio, native was

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Missouri redshirt freshman quarterback Maty Mauk runs around Florida linebacker Neiron Ball during a game on Oct. 19. Mauk is filling in for senior quarterback James Franklin, who has missed the last two games due to a separated shoulder. in line to back up senior signal caller James Franklin. A separated shoulder Franklin suffered in the Georgia game ended all of that, however, as Mauk was pressed into the starting role for the Tigers’ last two contests.

The former Parade Magazine All-American has performed well, throwing for 544 yards and two

touchdowns in Missouri’s win over the Gators and double overtime loss to South Carolina. Mauk is scheduled to start Saturday versus Tennessee as well.

“Maty Mauk’s a winner,” said UT head coach Butch Jones, who recruited Mauk while at Cincinnati. “He’s the son of a football coach, so he’s a gym rat.

He grew up with a football in his hand since the day he was born.

I’d said he’s a winner, and he’s a playmaker.”

With Mauk now under center, much has been asked of Missouri’s dynamic and explosive receiving corps, specifically seniors L’Damian Washington and Marcus Lucas as well

as sophomore Dorial GreenBeckham. All three are 6-foot-4 or taller and have wreaked havoc on opposing defensive backs all season, ranking in the SEC’s top 15 in both receptions and receiving yards. In addition, Washington is tied for second in the conference with eight touchdowns.

“It’s another group that’s very

talented – have a lot of receptions, a lot of touchdowns,” UT defensive backs coach Willie Martinez said. “They spread you out and create issues as far as space.”

With a young quarterback playing well above his years, a highly-touted set of receivers and even a backfield that have the Tigers’ at second in the SEC in rushing yards per game, what else is missing?

Oh yeah, the defense.

“The defense for them starts up front,” UT offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian said. “They have a very, very good defensive front and … their defensive ends on both sides are two deep.

“They do a good job of putting those front four in a position to get 1-on-1 matchups and to beat their guys 1-on-1.”

Missouri’s 25 sacks lead the conference with almost half of those coming from defensive lineman Michael Sam. The former second-team Freshman AllAmerican has 10 quarterback takedowns on the year, good for tied for first nationally.

“He is a great player,” Volunteer offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James said. “I thought he was last year.

At SEC media day I said that I thought he was one of the most underrated people in the SEC. He is a great player with a great motor … He seems like he knows the game too.”

Sam and the entire defensive line’s success has translated into a productive secondary as Pinkel’s squad is atop the SEC leaderboard in interceptions with 15.

“They play a lot of zone coverage behind it,” Bajakian said.

“They’re not a heavy pressure team, but they’re very effective at what they do.

“They’re relatively simple schematically, and they execute very, very well.”

Friday, November 1, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor David Cobb

SPORTS

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Missouri matchup will put Dobbs’ abilities on center stage Gage Arnold Copy Chief UT offensive tackle Antonio “Tiny” Richardson needed only seven words to sum up Saturday’s second annual matchup between No. 9 Missouri and visiting Tennessee.

With his simple gurantee, the 6-foot-6, 330-pound junior tossed the proverbial fuel on the fire in advance of the Vols’ 7 p.m. game at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. “We’ll beat Missouri, I’ll promise you that,” Richardson said last Saturday after Alabama rolled over UT in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 45-10.

Despite the fiery words, the Tennessee team will welcome a new wrinkle to the fold this week as Richardson will be asked to protect UT’s third starting quarterback of the season. True freshman Joshua Dobbs will start for the first time after playing the second half of the Alabama game.

News broke early Tuesday of starting quarterback Justin Worley’s thumb injury and Jones confirmed the junior will be out “indefinitely” after tearing ligaments in his right thumb.

Insert Dobbs, who will be backed up by another true freshman, Riley Ferguson.

Alabama’s defense of a 35-point lead will be replaced by an opportunistic Missouri defense that leads the SEC in interceptions, nestling in at No. 3 in the nation.

After a week of game planning for Dobbs to start, Jones is impressed both with the poise the freshman displayed Saturday and throughout the week in preparation.

“Josh is extremely intelligent, very cerebral, his recall is outstanding and then the ability to

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Tennessee junior offensive tackle Antonio “Tiny” Richardson pancakes South Carolina defensive end Jadaveon Clowney during UT’s 23-21 win over the Gamecocks at Neyalnd Stadium on Oct. 19. make plays, great feet,” Jones said. “I think what he does exceptionally well is he can make the anticipatory throws, he anticipates exceptionally well.

“He is a true freshman going up against one of the best D-lines in the country, one of the best defenses in the country, so everyone around him has to pick it up.”

Dobbs led the UT offense on back-to-back scoring drives

for the Vols’ only points of the Alabama contest.

Jones was quick to note the staff hasn’t had to scale back any of the offensive scheme for Dobbs. He pointed to the aeronautical engineering major’s 4.0 GPA and said Dobbs is extremely bright.

“I think he has a photographic memory,” Jones said.

And only two weeks removed

from snapping a 19-game losing streak against ranked opponents with a 23-21 win over then-No. 11 South Carolina, another streak continues to elude the Vols.

UT is in the midst an 18-game game losing streak against ranked teams on the road.

The last SEC road win for UT came at Sanford Stadium in a 51-33 win over Georgia in 2006 with Erik Ainge quarterbacking those Vols.

Threatening UT’s chance to break the streak, Missouri’s threeheaded backfield and emerging freshman quarterback Maty Mauk have taken the Tigers from an unranked preseason status to a peak of No.5 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings.

“Offensively they’ve got speed, they’ve got tempo, and they’ve got some big receivers,” said defensive end Jacques Smith.

“So, they’re a very talented foot-

ball team. You just can’t go out there and just roll your hat on those guys.”

The Tigers average a stout 275 passing yards through the air – good for 32nd in the country – and 224 yards on the ground – good for 19th in the nation and third in the SEC. Although safeties Brian Randolph and Byron Moore have been declared full-go for Saturday’s contest after suffering injuries against Alabama, the Missouri receiving corps bring an entirely new challenge.

Dorial Green-Beckham – the No. 1 overall recruit in last year’s recruiting class – stands at a hefty 6-foot-6, 225-pounds and paired with running mates L’Damian Washington (6-4) and Marcus Lucas (6-5), the duo poses a formidable task for a Tennessee secondary that was carved up by Alabama’s Amari Cooper and A.J. McCarron last Saturday.

The Tigers control their own destiny in the SEC East despite suffering a heartbreaking loss against South Carolina last week when Andrew Baggett’s 24-yard try in double overtime clanked off the upright.

Despite a lackluster showing on national television against the No. 1 Crimson Tide, Jones said he was encouraged by the disappointment his players had in their performance, including their desire to leave it in the past.

The opportunity to erase the Crimson memories and start anew begin in Columbia on Saturday evening.

“There is a lot of powerful learning experiences to some negatives,” Jones said. “I expect to win every football game.

I expect that from our football team too. This is the mentality that we will have, and it is how we will approach each week.”

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Friday, November 1, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

SPORTS FIRST PLACE

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Competition rejuvenated by a football win Gage Arnold Copy Chief

Tennessee 24 - No. 9 Missouri 38 Georgia - Florida No. 11 Auburn - Arkansas No. 7 Miami - No. 3 Florida State No. 18 Okla. St. - No. 15 TX Tech

Season: 33-12

SECOND PLACE

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Tennessee 27 - No. 9 Missouri 21 Georgia - Florida No. 11 Auburn - Arkansas No. 7 Miami - No. 3 Florida State No. 18 Okla. St. - No. 15 TX Tech

Season: 33-12

THIRD PLACE

Melodi Erdogan Managing Editor

Tennessee 17 - No. 9 Missouri 31 Georgia - Florida No. 11 Auburn - Arkansas No. 7 Miami - No. 3 Florida State No. 18 Okla. St. - No. 15 TX Tech

Season: 32-13

FOURTH PLACE

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Tennessee 31 - No. 9 Missouri 30 Georgia - Florida No. 11 Auburn - Arkansas No. 7 Miami - No. 3 Florida State No. 18 Okla. St. - No. 15 TX Tech

Season: 31-14

FIFTH PLACE

Ken Gassiot Associate Dean of Students

Tennessee 31 - No. 9 Missouri 27 Georgia - Florida No. 11 Auburn - Arkansas No. 7 Miami - No. 3 Florida State No. 18 Okla. St. - No. 15 TX Tech

Season: 30-15

DEAD STINKIN’ LAST

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Tennessee 24 - No. 9 Missouri 21 Georgia - Florida No. 11 Auburn - Arkansas No. 7 Miami - No. 3 Florida State No. 18 Okla. St. - No. 15 TX Tech

Season: 23-22

Melodi Erdogan Managing Editor Guess what, fellas.

Yours truly went to a football game this season.

More specifically, the game over Fall Break. More specifically, the game that barely any students showed up to. More specifically, the game when Michael Palardy kicked a tremendous field goal. More specifically, when the Gamecocks left Neyland stadium with a look of defeat on their faces.

More specifically, when the Vols won.

I enjoyed the game so much.

From the excuse of having to wear orange and the ability to yell and scream profanities from the stands among thousands of other Volunteer fans, the whole game day was a blast. Even though the temperature was quite chilly and I easily could have gone for a cup of hot chocolate (I don’t understand why it isn’t already served in the sta-

TENNIS continued from Page 1 Chaplin believes the switch was an overall blessing for the sixth-ranked Volunteers after the success the UT doubles teams have experienced this fall. Libietis and Reese captured the ITA AllAmerican Championships.

And for Chaplin, there has been an added level of comfort playing with Fickey, whose more modern approach blends perfectly with Chaplin’s raditional serve-and-volley style.

“I leave the ground strokes to Fickey,” laughed Chaplin.

“He’s got exceptional volleys,”

dium), I enjoyed every minute of being able to take part in a huge piece of the Tennessee Volunteer culture.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. She went to the game, she enjoyed it and the Vols won?

She must be a lucky charm! She’s gotta go to all the home games from here on out!

I don’t mean to break your heart, but I’m not completely sold on football just yet. You want to know why? Because this pick ‘ems competition is ruining it for me.

The last time you heard from me, I held the top spot on the silly competition featured in the graphic to the left. As you may have collected from my fellow co-workers columns, previous to the USC win, I had only attended one football game here in Knoxville, and I left at halftime.

Oh, did I mention that was the Florida game?

Needless to say, I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to punts and plays, field goals and quarterbacks. Although, being in attendance at the game two weeks ago taught me a lot, such as the selfishness of holding the first place position and the need to let someone else hold the spot warm while you grab some invisible hot chocolate from the

stadium vendors.

It is in this way that I ended up in third place. I think that my football efforts should put me in the top spot, and even though I may ask for help with my final decisions, I still made it a point to make it out to a game.

A game, can I note, that we won. Sure, I’m just some fashionista who doesn’t understand the great American game. But I’m still in this competition, gosh darn it, and I’m determined to get back to the top spot in this silly little game.

Copy Chief Gage Arnold and Assistant Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron are tied for first place. They both pretend like they know football, but let’s be real here. Do they really? I mean, Troy dressed up as Spider-Man for Halloween and knocked over trash cans and sprayed strangers with silly string. Would you trust him with accurate picks?

Gage, my dear, you need to get off the ego train. Step down from your pedestal, and let me sing you “Ego” by Beyonce. In the words of the queen, “Got a big ego, such a huge ego.” You’ll fail eventually, Gage. You always do.

Next on my list to trash talk is David Cobb, our beloved sports editor. Man oh man, do you do a fantastic job of pretending like you know what you’re talking

about. You were lucky enough to make fourth place after holding sixth place for a majority of this football season. Good thing you know what it’s like to be on the bottom. How’s fourth place treating you? Hope you’re enjoying being below me.

Associate Dean of Students Ken Gassiot is among the ranks of The Daily Beacon staff and proved to be the only real diamond among us cubic zirconias.

I had the pleasure of traveling to New Orleans with Ken the past week, and I highly enjoyed his company. Compliments aside, he’s a terrible picker. After all, he’s losing to a girl. As is David Cobb, just as a reminder.

Cortney. Oh, Cortney. My dear. My sweet. Bless your heart.

While the Vols head to Missouri for this weekend’s game, I’ll be planning my return to the top. Thanks for keeping it warm for me, Troy and Gage.

I’ll bring my own hot chocolate this time.

said Fickey about his partner.

“I’m more of the guy who hangs on the baseline, where I can just keep ripping the ball and leave him to do the work at the net.”

Although an apparent odd couple, in terms of passion for the game the two are one in the same.

“I think we’re both pretty fiery players,” Fickey said. “We’re not scared to get in people’s faces or back down from a challenge.”

“I think [tennis] should be more like hockey,” added Chaplin with some wit. “If there’s a disputed ball, we should be able to have a crack at each other until somebody goes down.”

The partners, despite the obvious joy from their win in

Orlando, still believe there are improvements to be made in order to help UT to the SEC and national championships in the spring. With Chaplin more experienced in doubles play, Fickey is working to catch up after being mostly a singles player throughout his career.

“Doubles is kind of something that I’ve had to learn,” Fickey said. “It’s something that I’ve had to keep working at and now I think it’s finally starting to click in terms of how to play good doubles and be a good partner on the court.”

Chaplin and Fickey are hoping to feature together in the upcoming Knoxville Challenger (Nov. 5-10), a professional tournament

on the ATP circuit where former Vols Tennys Sandgren and Rhyne Williams will also be competing. The event would be their last action together before the spring opener on Jan. 18 against Tennessee Tech.

In regards to the pressure of backing up the much-acclaimed duo of Libietis and Reese when Division 1 tennis does return, Chaplin believes he and Fickey are on track to provide the perfect support and keep their teammates on their toes.

“In terms of consistency, they’re strides ahead of us,” Chaplin said. “But if last week is anything to go by, we’ll be right behind them for sure.”

Melodi Erdogan is a sophomore in journalism & electronic media. She cannot be reached at any email address because she is too busy being fashionable and stylish. Also, you may or may not see her at the next home game.