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Former mayor Haslam elected as governor Brandi Panter Managing Editor ennessee elected its first new governor in eight years Tuesday with the election of former Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam.

Haslam, the Republican Party candidate, defeated Democratic Party candidate Mike McWherter, for what has been a very successful run for the gubernatorial position that term-limited incumbent Phil Bredesen will be vacating.

Haslam defeated McWherter with a 71-percent majority of the election, even with only 1 percent of precincts reporting.

Haslam had a projected 251,483 votes to McWherter’s 96,443.

Haslam easily defeated opponents like Zach Wamp and Basil Marceaux during the Republican primaries. Marceaux became aan online sensation after his now-infamous gaffe on Nashville’s NBC affiliate, WSMV, during the primary politicking period, and was lampooned on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”

Richard Dabner, security personnel for the Baker Center, said that the message of the candidates played a role in how he made his decision at the polls.

“I voted for the issues and what the candidates had to say,” Dabner said. “I listened to what they had to say and not how they tore down their opponent.”

Dabner also said that the length of the candidate’s term made an impact on how he voted, an attitude shared amongst many who went to the polls yesterday.

“I paid attention to how long they were in office,” Dabner said. “I tried to stay away from anyone who had been in office for more than two terms.”

Brad Vaughn, Baker Center staff member and recent law school graduate, said that the economy and job market were his main concerns when heading to the polls.

“I’m very concerned about the job market,” Vaughn said.

“I’m a recent graduate and that hits very close to him.”

“I’m interested in a candidate who won’t spend our state into debt,” Vaughn said.

Bill Haslam Vaughn said that the candidate’s position on education was also important.

“The Baker Center has really been working to get students involved in the election, with the Work the Polls initiative and the Baker Center activities,” Vaughn said.

“It’s important for the money that families are spending on education to provide a big value,” Vaughn said. “We have so many people coming out of debt and not having the opportunities they once had, so the quality of education is important.”

Daniel Aycock, sophomore in pre-business concentration, said education was his primary concern.

“As a college student, obviously education means the most to me,” Aycock said. “And to be honest, I wasn’t satisfied with either candidate when it comes to their plans for higher education.”

Aycock said he understands where each candidate was

coming from on the issue, but that he still found himself unsure.

“I understand McWherter’s motivation for pushing community colleges, but it still is very discouraging to those at higher univerities,” Aycock said. “There really isn’t a good plan in place from the state for education, which concerns me.”

Aycock said that he was interested in Haslam’s business experience and how it could impact the state.

“Haslam is a business man,” Aycock said. “I mean, he saw a business grow from a regional one to an international one.

Pilot now has 60 gas stations in Canada. I think Haslam could attract a lot of business for the state and could really get us on track financially, which is a big worry because of the national debt.”

Hannah Alexander, sophomore in pre-business concentration, said a combination of the budget, education and the environment were her biggest concerns when hitting the polls.

“There are several places in Tennessee that have poor air quality,” Alexander said. “This includes Knoxville.”

“I was a different person physically after I came to college,” Alexander said. “That is a huge concern to me.”

Eric Dixon, sophomore in philosophy and Baker Center scholar, said he took a variety of issues into consideration when he hit the polls.

“I favored Haslam, based on his honesty and his accessibility,” Dixon said. “However, I appreciated the balance of power that was in place with having a Democratic governor in a Republican state.”

Robert Lumley, junior in chemical and biomedical engineering, took a stance apart from the major-party options and voted independently because of his dissatisfaction with both candidates.

Lumley said his motivation to write-in comedian and political satirist Stephen Colbert was less of a support of Colbert’s political views and more so a protest against large-percentage wins for major party candidates.

“I had no delusions; I know my candidate won’t win,” Lumley said. “I did it more because I wanted the candidate who won to get a lesser percentage of the vote than he was going to get otherwise. That at least comforts me.”

Lumley said his biggest concerns are debt and spending, two issues that he thinks the candidates didn’t properly address.

Panel discusses immigration reform Brandi Panter Managing Editor A panel of social scientists, law experts, activists and community members commented on the current status and perception of immigration reform and perception in the United States Monday.

“Living in the Shadows: Immigrant Experiences of Exploitation,” was sponsored by the Sociology Graduate Students Association, the college of Arts and Sciences, the Center for the Study of Social Justice, the Ready for the World program and the Department of Sociology and was held in the Toyota Auditorium of the Baker Center at 6 p.m.

John Shefner, head of the sociology department and moderator for the panel, opened with remarks on the status of immigration in the United States.

“Immigration is a subject that often seems to generate more heat than light,” Sheffner said.

“Tonight, we’re hoping to generate some light.”

The first speaker introduced was Jose Morales, volunteer with the Tennessee Immigrant and Refuge Rights Coalition.

Morales immigrated to the United States in 1991 at age 20, with no education. He began ESL, English as a second language, courses, which he completed in 1998 before moving on to receive his GED in 2002.

Morales spoke highly of his experience in the United States but said that the status of an immigrant is one marred with challenge.

Morales also cleared up common misconceptions about the behavior and attitudes of immigrants.

“Immigrants come to the USA to a variety of different jobs, low skill, low pay,” Morales said. “(They) come for opportunities that don’t exist in our country. We want to provide a new life for ourselves and our families. Illegal immigrants don’t take advantage of government benefits.

There is no access to social security benefits.”

“Even though they pay taxes regardless, their food, gas and clothing are still taxed,” Morales said. “They also pay property taxes if they own a home or rent a place. At the end of the fiscal year, those who work under fake social security numbers don’t receive money back from the IRS. Billions of dollars over the last 30 years from immigrants have gone to the IRS, but there is still no return on the benefits. These are just things no one in the news media ever reports.”

The next speaker to present was Ben Feldmeyer, assistant professor in sociology who has done extensive research on Latino immigration trends.

Feldmeyer focused his portion of the presentation to dispute the oft-cited claim that immigration is bad for crime.

“There were 38 million immigrants to the U.S. in 2008, with more than 50 percent coming

from Central or South America,” Feldmeyer said. “One-third of those immigrants were from Mexico. Immigrants make up 12.5 percent of our entire population now. They tend to live around large cities, borders and coasts, but there has been movement gravitating inward towards the Midwest.”

Feldmeyer then cited statistics on the rumored correlation between immigration and crime.

“The most common profile of a criminal is a young male trapped in poverty,” he said. “If you have people who can’t work because they don’t have a social security number and are unable to find work as a result, of course they are going to get into trouble.”

Feldmeyer then moved on to the assertion of immigrants bringing crime.

“Immigrants facing a lack of financial resources, in a vunerable population, with extensive language barriers and fearing deportation are likely to do everything they can not to get involved with the legal system,” Feldmeyer said.

“The largest increase in immigration is the exact same time we’ve had the largest decreases in crime since the ’50s.”

Feldmeyer also presented statistics noting that immigrants are half as likely to abuse drugs as U.S.-born individuals, and that in more than 90 studies conducted, only two have ever found any correlation between immigration and increasing crime.

Feldmeyer ended his presentation by touching on some of the positive benefits of immigration.

“Immigration has positive benefits,” Feldmeyer said. “There is a draw in resources, a strength of support institutions, reinforces traditional values and strengthens community ties.”

Lourdes Garza, director of Hispanic ministries for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, was the next person to present.

Garza emigrated from Mexico City to California when she was 12 years old.

Garza spoke mostly of her work with relief ministries and shared one story from her work that stuck out to her.

“I got a call from a man, in Spanish, asking, ‘Where am I?’” Garza said. “I naturally asked, ‘Well, what street are you on?’ thinking that maybe I could help him find his way to us. And then he said, ‘No, what state am I in, what city am I in?’”

Garza said that the young man had been brought to the United States against his will, was working in a restaurant 12 to 16 hours per day, was driven to and from work and was not allowed to use the phone or to speak with anyone with whom he did not work . He had been snuck a phone and was given the number of the relief ministry.

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A UT student waits in line at the UC voting center on Tuesday. Students who are not from Knoxville were able to register to vote on campus.

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UT students wait outside the UC Ballroom on Oct. 30 to watch “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The movie was shown along with a shadow cast and an emcee. This is the fifth year “Rocky Horror” has been shown at UT. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

He has served as department head along with a previous stint as interim dean of the college. He is also especially well known for his research of meteorites and Mars and his work with NASA. A search for a permanent dean will begin soon.

Interim Dean of College of Arts and Sciences named

UT students to compete in mtvU competition

Harry “Hap” McSween has been named as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2011.

His appointment will coincide with Dean Bruce Bursten’s plans to return to the faculty at the end of the year after serving for more than five years.

A faculty member for more than 32 years, McSween is a Distinguished Professor of Science and Chancellor’s Professor in the

UT students Aeron Glover and Kaliv’ Parker, who have developed a company that runs a website for students looking for quality housing worldwide, are among the three finalists in 2010 Movers & Changers competition, a national business pitch competition sponsored by mtvU and the New York Stock Exchange.

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Crime Log Oct. 28

Oct. 29

A UT student reported a theft that occurred in room 300 of Dabney-Buehler Hall sometime between 6:15 p.m. and 8 p.m.

A UT student reported that her iPod was stolen from Hess Hall sometime between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Oct. 24. The known suspect is not affiliated with UT.

A UT student reported that he was assaulted by a known female UT student in the Subway in Presidential Court around 7:35 p.m.

Three UT staff members reported the vandalism and burglary of a motor vehicle that was parked in the fire lane by Humes Hall on Andy Holt Avenue around 11:30 a.m.

Oct. 31 A UT student was assaulted and injured by another UT student at RT’s around 2 a.m. The victim was transported to the UT Emergency Room by his parents.

— Compiled by Robbie Hargett

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department.

All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

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“Imagine that you’ve lived here almost your whole life, you’re getting ready to go to college and then you find out you can’t because you aren’t legal, and you haven’t known the entire time,” Garza said. “You have these dreams, and you suddenly can’t achieve them because you aren’t legal (and) don’t have any of this information. You can go to college, but you don’t qualify for any scholarships, so your parents can pay out-of-state tuition from pocket.”

Garza promoted the Dream Act, which is a legislative bill promoting the ability to allow undocumented minors the chance to go to school.

Garza then moved on to address the nature of culture, heritage and how it can benefit the United States.

“There is a saying, ‘You can’t know where you’re going until you know where you've been,’” Garza said. “I completely agree with this.”

“I am a Hispanic, Catholic woman,” Garza said. “I am an American citizen, but I am also a Hispanic, Catholic woman. My heritage is my own, and I cherish it. We are a mobile society, globally.”

The last person to speak was Fran Ansley, professor for the UT College of Law and activist for immigrants’ rights.

Ansley recently published a book, entitled “Global Connections, Local Receptions.”

Ansley spoke first of how she felt listening to the stories of those who had gone before her.

“I find myself better informed factually and moved emotionally,” Ansley said. “But I also find myself confused, perplexed and agitated. Why doesn’t all of this information penetrate with people?”

Ansley shared her theories of the discrepancy between American attitudes and the reality of those who immigrate.

“Immigrants are vulnerable to the subclass of the market,” Ansley said. “They are trapped in this situation.”

Ansley spoke of two proposals of how to address the labor market and immigration.

“I am obviously biased, but I am going to be unkind of the other model,” Ansley said. “I am going to be quite civil.”

“We can either see it as current patterns are about individual decisions and individual wrongdoing,” Ansley said.

“Other hand: Current patterns are about systems failure and more of the failure of those in power. We can either see it as the U.S. bears no significant responsibility to immigrants or that the U.S. and its corporations and people are implicated — we contribute importantly to what set it in motion in the first place. We can either say that current citizens have no reason to question the legitimacy of immigration status. Or we can see it as current citizens should look critically at who has been excluded from ‘our America.’

“Many people believe unauthorized citizens are destroying the rule of law and have undermined serious vision of what we are striving to do as a country. Far from being the cause of a breakdown, unauthorized immigrants are the victims of the breakdown of the rule of law. Law is not available to them. Workplace is the most familiar example of this.”

Ansley concluded her remarks with a prediction of how she sees the future of immigration taking a darker turn.

“I think unfortunately this is all going to get worse rather than getting better,” Ansley said. “Neither of the past two presidencies has acted, and after the election, it won’t get better. I see more bills coming like the one in Arizona, more shift to state-level governance and more anti-immigrant sentiment.”

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Meghan Mercer, junior is psychology, recieves a shot from a UT nursing student during UT’s “Boo to the Flu” on Nov. 2. All proceeds went to the Knoxville News Sentinel Empty Stocking Fund.

Beacon Bits continued from Page2 mtvU is a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, which produces 24hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the U.S. MTV was on campus Monday filming segments for the second season of Movers & Changers, which begins in mid-November. That series will introduce Glover and Parker, along with the other two teams, and follow them as they go to New York City, where they will ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, attend the NYSE Movers & Changers Forum and present their plans to a panel of industry executives. The winners receive $25,000 in seed money to further develop their companies.

Movers & Changers will air on Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, 8 and 15 on mtvU and also online at http://www.moversandchangers.com/.

Glover and Parker, both juniors from Memphis, Tenn., have founded How’s the Living, which runs a website to help college students learn more about student housing around the world. Glover, who is part of the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars programs and is majoring in industrial engineering, is the company’s chief executive officer. Parker, who is majoring in finance, is chief financial officer.

UT to host talk about programming Android phones for science and educational applications The UT Department of Physics and Astronomy will host a talk

about programming the Android phone for scientific and educational applications Wednesday at 4:45 p.m.

This talk will give an overview of programming Android devices with a focus on possible scientific and educational applications.

It will emphasize concepts rather than lines of code and should be useful to programmers and non-programmers alike.

This presentation also will serve as introduction to a free, hands-on Android programming workshop to be offered later this year, based on an online course being developed by the speaker, physics professor Mike Guidry, at http://eagle.phys.utk.edu/guidry/android/.

The lecture will be held in room 415 of the Nielsen Physics Building.

Office of Alumni Affairs asks students to nominate favorite professors The Office of Alumni Affairs invites students to nominate their favorite professors for the 2011 Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award.

Each year, the UT Alumni Association funds four awards that recognize excellence in the classroom. These awards are part of the association’s continuing effort to encourage resourceful and creative instruction and to publicly recognize exceptional teaching, especially the teaching of undergraduates.

Selected by the Knoxville Campus Alumni Awards Committee, the winners will be announced at the spring Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.

To nominate your favorite faculty member, go to http://alumni.utk.edu/eblasts/docs/2011aotballot.pdf.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, Nov. 5.

For further information, contact Mary Holtman-Reed at mholtman@utk.edu.

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Editor’sNote Statistics echo dangers of alcohol use Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief Imagine a room filled with nothing but a table. Atop the table sits several well-known drugs: heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and, of course, alcohol, to name a few. Now imagine that you’re given the option of selecting the drug that harms individuals and others to the greatest degree.

Would you select, say, alcohol? A British medical journal suggests you should.

A panel of experts from the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs recently determined that alcohol is the most harmful drug overall when weighed against a drug’s potential physical, psychological and social effects. The study’s findings were released by the British journal, The Lancet, on Sunday, while the study is slated for print release sometime this week.

In the study, alcohol was compared to 19 other drugs under 16 criteria: nine indicating negative effects on individual users and seven noting harmful effects on others. On a rating scale of one to 100, alcohol topped the “overall” list with a 72.

Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine stood as the most harmful substances to individual users, while alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine most greatly affected others. But surprisingly, alcohol ranked three times more dangerous overall — to both individuals and others — than cocaine or heroin and stood as the most harmful drug overall, based on the study’s criteria.

How many UT students had this in mind while bar-hopping on the Strip this weekend?

In a notion that clashes with this study’s recent findings, it’s often hard to gauge whether people view alcohol as a drug when, in fact, it can be the most dangerous, influential drug in society, especially when one considers its widespread use. If an individual isn’t shooting, snorting or smoking a substance, how can it be a drug, some might claim?

But the bitter truth is that alcohol stands as a staple of today’s collegiate lifestyle, its sometimes harmful effects often ignored, when, in reality, alcohol is a proven danger — the most dangerous drug, in fact, according to the Lancet study. A college freshman might be more apt to finding the nearest liquor store than the nearest bookstore within his or her first few weeks on campus. After all, the freedom college provides is only amplified with a beer or mixed drink in hand.

While this mantra fails to hold true to every single college student — local studies have shown, erroneously or not, that large proportions of the UT community don’t drink to an excessive level — one might be hard-pressed to find a Tennessee student who hasn’t witnessed the harmful effects of alcohol on individuals and, more often than not, its ensuing effects on others. It’s a danger on display every weekend on campus, and unfortunately, its prevalence does nothing but cloak the risks at hand.

It’s entirely possible to enjoy alcohol in moderation — and for the most part, the majority of students do so. But at what point is the severity of excessive alcohol consumption noted? How many students must fall victim to the unfortunate effects of a weekend night severely under the influence, effects that are again and again statistically proven?

It doesn’t take a British study to highlight the pitfalls awaiting students with each extra drink. It does, however, take common sense to realize those pitfalls can be prevented.

—Zac Ellis is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at rellis13@utk.edu.

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Derek Mullins I’ve read The Daily Beacon every weekday it has been published in my collegiate career. In that time I had never really agreed with or lent much credence to pieces written by conservative columnists who have been employed by this paper, finding their words and ideas to be objectionable or, sometimes, even reprehensible in nature. There was a time when reading some conservative columns represented the low point of my school week.

Last week, however, Treston Wheat had a column published that I found highly interesting and relatable in which he discussed his belief that the Republican Party needed to revise its platform and renew itself as fiscal conservatives with social values that are a little less extreme and a little more center-right in ideology.

This column got me to thinking of what I would like to see the Democrats do to remake themselves in the new century.

Almost immediately, the answer came to me. I wish the leaders of my party of choice would find their spines.

The Democratic Party has, almost since its inception, been a group that advertises itself to the voting populace as a party representing the have-nots against the haves in American society. They widely and popularly claim to be the party of the “little guy” and the disenfranchised in this nation. Since most of the nation isn’t wealthy, rich or even anywhere close to being carefree about finances, this means that the Democrats have to pander to and try to appease a wide range of people, including unions, environmentalists, minorities, etc. Something has to give.

When a political party overextends itself and broadens its base to levels that the Democratic Party has in the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, it is bound to run into problems.

For the boys and girls in blue, this problem is overextension. The party has tried to incorporate so many that it has to walk on pins and needles with every decision, constantly fearing reproach and scorn from some wing of its base.

What’s that? A Democrat wants to pass a bill that

raises the number of hours children spend in school and the availability of after-school programs? Dream on. Somewhere, a teacher’s union is getting pissed at the idea of a longer workday for its members.

Whoa, wait a minute ... Now you’re saying that a Democratic member of Congress wants to partner up with a foreign automaker to bring a non-union factory to their constituency? You should forget it, because somewhere a member of the United Auto Workers is getting ready to go postal over the prospect of competition moving into the United States, albeit in another part of the country.

On a recent appearance on “The Daily Show,” John Stewart confronted President Obama about this very subject. He stated his belief that the current administration had been voted in, along with a slew of other Democrats at various levels of government, because they promised hope, change, reform and strong leadership. Instead, as Stewart quite correctly stated, the Democratic-controlled government has been “legislatively timid,” preferring to gauge how far they could go with the voters and make their decisions accordingly instead of doing what was needed and right.

The fact of the matter is that the government could have passed a health care bill that had more teeth and more sweeping action than the one currently being implemented, but they wavered, preferring to try to get Republicans on board in a sort of “we’re not going down alone on this” kind of mentality. This nonsense gets old, and it sometimes makes it quite hard to call oneself a Democrat.

I would be willing to wager that if the Democrats had come into power and passed the agenda that had been set in front of them instead of compromising and trying to get support from across the aisle and spread the potential blame, they wouldn’t be in the trouble they’re in. If the Democrats had forged ahead like the Republicans have done so many times when they have achieved majorities and dominance in the White House, party leaders like Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Harry Reid wouldn’t be getting thrown out of Congress.

So, what would I love to see my party do? Change ideology? Alter its stance on key issues? Try to extend itself to a broader base? No, I want the Democratic Party and the politicians who represent it to grow a pair and do what they were elected to do: Lead, instead of succumbing to popular opinion.

—Derek Mullins is a senior in political science. He can be reached at dmullin5@utk.edu.

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People do not often realize how deeply divided Christendom is. There are actually more than 20 types of Catholics, a different Orthodox church for each country, and some have counted more than 1,000 different sects of Protestants. These differences can be liturgical, like whether to use incense every Sunday (Maronite Catholics) or just on a special occasion (Roman Catholics) or whether to cross yourself going from left to right (Catholics) or right to left (Orthodox).

However, there are also theological and exegetical differences as well: sola fide vs. justification by faith and works, Calvinism vs. Arminianism, the number of books in the Bible, purgatory, authority of tradition, etc. Although I could elucidate the diverse positions within the Christian community, I would rather Christianity unite, so that it could tackle the world’s problems.

I submit that the leaders of the different Christian sects should hold a council similar to that in the Acts of the Apostles. The Pope, Catholic cardinals, archbishop of Canterbury, patriarchs and representatives of each major Protestant denomination should meet in Jerusalem to come up with a statement of unity, perhaps something similar to the Apostles’ Creed. This, of course, will not hold dogmatic authority, but it will show that the Church is not an institution but ultimately the body of Christ like it is supposed to be.

Anyone who has debated contentious theological issues knows that this would be nigh impossible to bring everyone together on the same position. Instead, it is time to move past the theological squabbles. Take, for example, the debate on sola fide; sola fide means that one is justified through faith alone, which is the typical Protestant position. From that, good works will ensue. The Roman Catholic position is that one must have faith and do good works for salvation. Why is this debate useless? Because in the end the Christian has faith, good works and salvation.

Or take the debate on how many books belong in the Sacred Text. Protestants base their canon on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible); this leads them to include 66 books. Catholics and Orthodox base theirs on the

Septuagint (Greek translation), which leads them to include more books. It is true that doctrines like purgatory and intercession of the saints come from these books, but what is more important is that the New Testament is the same for all of them, especially the most important books, the Gospels. Jesus of Nazareth’s message transcends each denomination, whether it is love God, love your neighbor, care for poor or do unto others.

Why is the unification of Christendom important?

Because there are so many problems with the world that it is time to set aside the issues and get working on Christ’s ultimate message of helping the disenfranchised. As the Epistle of St. James says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” Therefore, Christian missions should combine their conversion and charitable actions for a more efficacious endeavor.

Just look at some of the world’s Christian charities.

World Vision — an evangelical organization — and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are both actively working in Haiti to deal with the post-earthquake troubles. My own church is building an orphanage there, which will also train people in technical skills.

Imagine if these different sectarian organizations worked together to tackle the poverty situation in one place rather than inadvertently competing in separate parts of the country.

CRS focuses on the agro-economy to help alleviate poverty in communities, and World Vision also works on economic development. If the three religious institutions focused on one area, they could more effectively deal with the problem. One church could build an orphanage to deal with the recently orphaned children, which would help train the next generation of Haitians. CRS would teach the local adults how to effectively grow food to support the local community, and World Vision would use its funds to build roads and infrastructure. This is only one example of how Christian sects could work well with each other to fulfill the Church’s role.

Each church has its own special way to relate to the Deity. I do not want to abrogate the liturgical or theological nature of each one. Rather, I want the world’s more than two billion Christians to set aside ideological considerations and deal with the world’s problems of poverty and injustice, and together they might show that Christ offers hope for the world.

—Treston Wheat is a senior in a political science and history. He can be reached at twheat@utk.edu.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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Love prevails in futuristic novel Amanda Wulforst Staff Writer Gary Shteyngart has been capturing audiences with his satiric prose since his first novel, “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook,” and this year, Shteyngart continues on with his hilarious, futuristic, satiric writing tradition with his third release, “Super Sad True November is my favorite month for a lot of reasons: Thanksgiving fleece coat does nothing other than make you look like you’ve forgot- Love Story,” a dystopian novel which paints a comedic and dark food is delicious, I love the crisp fall weather, the leaves are still ten to unpack your winter portrait about the near and foreseeable future of America, while vibrant, and mostly, there is only one month until Christmas. clothes. forging a sweet and somewhat rational love story.

Second, there is no need However, November brings one of my bigger annoyances, namely No The novel begins with Lenny Abramov, a 39-year-old Russianto wear flannel-printed Shave November.

American Jewish male, who lives in the future New York. Lenny is No Shave November, pajama pants to class. I on the fringe of society because of his inattention to his moderate for those of you who personally doubt if any of body figure and his obsession with reading books, especially since have dated guys of more you actually wore that to the norms of his times include near illiteracy and perpetual youth maturity and class than sleep. And, if you’re going fads. (In Lenny’s world, immortality and youth is an invention.) some of my former to wear “lounge” pants, But if Lenny is an outcast in his society, why are Lenny’s openflames have been, is a and this is only for the girls, ing lines of the diary-like novel, “Today I’ve made a major decision: time when all of man- at least wear some yoga I am never going to die”? Love is the answer. In fact, he falls in love hood apprarently decid- pants. Yoga pants are with Eunice Park, who is 15 years younger and more immersed in ed to conglomerate equally comfortable and the current, hipster America, and she makes him want to adopt the against the evil nemesis don’t scream “I think I’m convention of youth. And despite their differences, they change cute for wearing pajamas known as the razor. each other, especially as Lenny tries to show Eunice the real • Photo courtesy of Women’s Day Don’t get me wrong, to school.” But, better yet, America. guys. A well-maintained throw some jeans on, Together, they then embark on a journey of love and of somebeard is very attractive (associations with being manly, provider, because they’re just as thing that makes their lives make sense in a society of absurd constrong, tough, you know the drill — it’s all psychological, allegedly, but comfortable and add a bit • Photo courtesy of elizabethcotton.com sumerist culture, of wide social strata, of exaggerated obsession I really think guys who can grow good beards are hot), but that is the of class that stretchy cotton with youth, of radical military conquests, and of course, the represpants lack. secret ... it has to be well maintained. sive government.

Finally, if you’re going to express yourself through your clothes, be Not grooming your face for a month might lead to disaster and This story is one of the most interesting of the year, because it potentially a lack of phone calls, friendships and dates. If you find confident. If you can rock an outfit that mixes bold colors or black and provides a medium to explore an unfamiliar and futuristic world yourself looking like a guy who has to go around and introduce him- brown, you’ve got to be confident in yourself, or else everyone will that, at the same time, seems all too familiar. For example, self to the neighborhood and isn’t allowed within 500 feet of schools question your taste.

Shteyngart creates a world where technology takes precedence, and parks, please, just stop right now.

— Hillary McDaniels and everyone is addicted to a social network called GlobalTeens, Also, your complexion is a lot to consider. If you which seems similar to Facebook (where, with a click of a button are blonde, your facial hair is going to be blonde. If you I was walking down the street a while back any fact can be found about a person but not really know them perare a redhead, your facial hair has the potential to be and had to do a double take at a guy’s feet. I sonally). ginger-esque. Think of the rest of humanity before you thought to myself, “Are those shoes, or does he What makes this novel different from others is that while decide to rock a Spencer Pratt or a giant, red beard have messed up feet?”

Shteyngart criticizes the absurdity of the future American culture that makes you look like Raggedy Andy’s dad.

Since then, I have seen these so called Five- and politics, the tone is not what a typical dystopian novel impleJust because you don’t want to shave (and are refusFingers on many more people. ments. Instead, the narrator jokes about and flippantly describes ing to do so) doesn’t mean that you can’t at least make For those who have been lucky enough to his culture, which makes the reader laugh and then question why it look attractive for the sake of the eyesight of everynot see them, they are these water shoes that they are laughing. one else. are basically gloves for your feet.

“Super Sad True Love Story” follows Shteyngart’s regular preAnyway, I’m not sure about them. scriptions for his novels, like a familiar, but almost unrecognizable, — Brandi Panter Apparently the allure of these so-called shoes setting with a comic but self-conscious and self-depreciating proAlright, it’s starting to get cold outside so here’s the • Photo courtesy of Five Fingers is that they give a barefoot sensation while still tagonist. However, the end of the novel claims a sad tone in the protecting your feet. I do not know why every deterioration of America’s future, unlike Shteyngart’s other two best advice: Wear weather appropriate clothing. Let me begin by addressing a recent problem I’ve seen around campus. supposedly super comfortable shoe has to be ugly: Crocs, Uggs and novels, “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook” and “Absurdistan,” Now, I embrace the importance of wearing comfortable clothes, but now Five-Fingers. which celebrate the end of the Soviet empire. It seems that nothAnother huge selling point for these shoes is the outdoors aspect, ing — not even literature and invention — can save the falling here are some comfortable clothes that have their time and place, and as they are good for kayaking, hiking, etc. So, why do I see so many America, but maybe falling in love can. campus is neither.

First, as a former runner, I understand the comfort and warmth pairs around campus and in class? The final excuse I hear for these Shteyngart is a master of the written word, and his book is dark that come from wearing a pair of running spandex. If you’re out for a shoes is that they are great for your posture and joints, but what ath- and laugh-out-loud funny all at the same time. This novel will defrun, then more power to you. But here’s the deal: If you’re going to letic shoe does not have that selling point anyway nowadays? initely hook an audience from the first line to the last. class, spandex under your Nike running shorts with flip flops and a — Abbie Gordon

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Lady Vols finish near-perfect week Seth Jensen

Staff Writer •Denarius Moore Photo by: Ian Harmon

Moore plays with chip on shoulder, catches career-high receiving yards Lauren Kittrell

Staff Writer While the South Carolina game didn’t go as planned for Tennessee, senior wide receiver Denarius Moore proved to Vols fans he was back, after being knocked out of the Alabama game early in the first quarter.

Moore caught six passes for 228 yards and a touchdown against the Gamecocks. Though his yards were the highest receiving total in the SEC this season, Moore feels that his achievements were partly due to a strong desire to win and partly just a blessing.

“I’d just say I came in with a chip on my shoulder,” Moore said.

“And then after being out there, I guess I’d say being blessed to be at the right spot at the right time and making plays when they came my way.”

Moore proved to be ready for the challenge but didn’t come into the game feeling overly confident in his ability. He didn’t put too much emphasis on confidence but worked on just doing what he needed to do.

“I just come in saying I was doing my job,” Moore said. “Being in the right spot I was supposed to be in.”

His 228 yards were a personal career-high and the second-best mark in Tennessee history. Though the team didn’t win as a whole, Moore performed well and did his best, which is all that coach Derek Dooley requires of his players.

“I always say, ‘The results don’t define who you are,’” Dooley said. “But what does define you is your approach to work, what your attitude every day is and what kind of mental energy you bring to your job.”

With the Memphis game coming up this weekend, the team is preparing for a quarterback change. Dooley replaced junior Matt Simms early in the third quarter against South Carolina with true freshman Tyler Bray. Bray will be the starting quarterback for the Vols against the Tigers, and Moore feels that he is ready for the challenge.

“He actually came to the wide receivers and told us to keep our heads up before we actually had time to talk to him,” Moore said.

“That right there let’s us know that his head is still in the game.”

With Bray behind him, Moore felt his confidence rise and is ready to play on Saturday. With a stellar performance behind him and a new quarterback for the Memphis game, Moore is ready and has faith in Bray’s capabiities.

“I think he came into the game with a whole bunch of confidence,” Moore said. “Even after he threw his first pick, he was actually coming to us saying, ‘Hey, calm down, we’re still in this, we can come back and tie the game up.’ So, by him doing that right there as a freshman, it lets us know that he’s ready to play.”

With this in mind, the team will enter Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday ready to face the Memphis Tigers with confidence in their quarterback. Some nerves are always involved when bringing in a new quarterback, but Moore feels that players have to be prepared for anything and keep their confidence high.

“You’ve always got to have competitiveness when you are out here playing football,” Moore said. “Anything bad can happen at

The Lady Vols, donning pink jerseys, took their fight to the Tigers and to breast cancer, as they won the match 3-0, while raising more than $1,330 for breast cancer research.

“We are really proud to be partnered (with) Susan G. Komen for the Cure,” Patrick said. “It is a way for us to give back. It allows us to help in an area that really affects quite a few women. We need to help in any way we can to beat breast cancer.”

Tennessee’s attack average of .423

great job of transitioning and getting kills.”

Georgia The Lady Vols followed the win against Auburn by dominating Georgia (11-14) and winning the match 3-0 in Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday.

The match consisted of Tennessee Louisville controlling all three sets and winning Tennessee (19-5) defended its home 25-20, 25-19 and 25-13. court against Louisville (15-6) by win“Georgia is a very physical team,” ning three sets to one Wednesday at Patrick said. “They are better than the Thompson-Boling Arena.

3-9 record shows. They have two Down a set, the 22nd-ranked middle hitters that no one in the Lady Volunteers, including three conference really has been able players who posted a double-douto stop. We just served very well ble, would rally to win the match against them, and that took them by a tally of 17-25, 25-23, 25-22 out of what they were trying to and 28-26. do offensively.”

“This was a great, physical Junior Kayla Jeter led the match for us,” UT coach Rob Lady Vols with 11 kills, while Patrick said. “In the first game, hitting on a .417 clip. Fowler we didn’t do a good job of really claimed nine kills and seven playing along the net and chaldigs, while Robinson had nine lenging their hitters very well. I kills and 11 digs. was really proud of our team on Senior Leah Hinkey added six how they made adjustments after putaways, three blocks and a the first game, and they took a lit.308 hitting percentage. tle more pride in their defense.”

“I think the team is coming Senior Nikki Fowler, the Lady together really well,” Hinkey Vol Athlete of the Week, posted said. “We have the trend of playher 50th-career double-double, ing better in the second half of which consisted of 20 kills and 15 the season. The seniors have digs. She is now fourth on stepped up our game, and hopeTennessee’s all-time list for kills fully it has allowed the freshman with 1,567. to feel more comfortable playFreshmen Kelsey Robinson and ing” Kylann Scheidt also notched douWith two home games left, Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon ble-doubles to help lead the Lady the total attendance record has Kelsey Robinson, freshman outside hitter, Vols to victory. Robinson had 11 serves the ball against Mississippi State on already been surpassed, as kills and 17 digs, while Scheidt Oct. 15. She helped the Vols with 11 kills and 17 11,613 people have filled the tallied 29 assists and 16 digs. seats this season. digs against Lousville this past weekend.

“We are starting three fresh“We have great fans here at men pretty regularly now,” Patrick was its highest in nearly five years, Tennessee,” Patrick said. “We have said. “Kylann Scheidt, Kelsey when it hit .467 against Alabama on been pretty successful, and we play a Robinson and Ellen Mullins, who has Nov. 11, 2005. pretty exciting brand of volleyball. We been playing out of the barrel position, While the Big Orange has had a cou- have good community support. Also, have started. Also, Carly Sahagian has ple of its best offensive performances our marketing team has worked really played a lot of matches for us and did against Auburn, it held the Tigers to a hard.” a fantastic job.” season low attack average.

The Lady Vols will face Alabama “We have been able to pass the ball and Mississippi State on the road this Auburn very well against them,” Patrick said. weekend.

Tennessee swept Auburn (16-10) by “We gave ourselves opportunities in “This weekend we need to go in a score of 3-0 in its “Dig for the Cure” transition by digging a lot of their with the mindset of winning both event Friday at Thompson-Boling balls. We were able to hold them to a games,” Hinkey said. “On the road, we Arena. pretty low hitting percentage. We did a have kind of struggled with that.”

The UT volleyball team snagged three victories last week with wins against Louisville, Auburn and Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena.