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DISPATCHES Gas reaches lowest prices in four years Currently, gas is less than $3 a gallon in most areas of the United States. Further, AAA expects prices to continue to drop by up to another 15 cents by the holiday season. However, cities such as New York City and San Francisco and Hawaii and Alaska are still seeing prices up to $4 a gallon. AAA said prices are dropping because demand nationwide is down.

U.N. warns against ‘unchecked’ climate change Th United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its synthesis report Nov. 2, calling for for the elimination of greenhouse gases by 2100. U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon stressed that time is running out for leaders to take action against the effects of climate change. The report also provides example solutions to prevent the Earth’s temperature from increasing 2 degrees Celsius. For this to happen, emissions need to fall by 70 percent all over the world by 2050 and then to zero by 2100.

While he was originally to be redshirted, sophomore Joshua Dobbs led the Vols offense to their first SEC win Saturday against South Carolina.

First businesses move into One World Trade Center Thirteen years ago, the 9/11 attacks took down the World Trade Center. Now, the One World Trade Center will open its doors to its first businesses Mon., Nov. 3. Condé Nast, a mass media publishing company, will be the first business to move in with 3,400 employees occupying floors 20 to 44. However, the building is still under construction and parts will not be completed until the spring.

Third victim dies from Washington school shooting Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, a 14-year-old from Marysville Pilchuck High School, died Fri. Oct. 31 as a result of a gunshot wound from a classmate in the school’s cafeteria. She died at the Providence Regional Medical Center. Two other victims, Zoe Galasso, 14, also died on the scene Oct. 24 while Gia Soriano, 14, died Oct. 26.

Around Rocky Top

Teran Johnson @TeranJ_WUTK Josh Dobbs is a great football player and even better guy. Glad to see him succeed the way he has. #TheDobbsEffect

Patrick MacCoon @PatrickMacCoon ATHLON National Player of the Week is Josh Dobbs #Vols

Doug Brooks @DesertVol My first patient of the day had gone to bed when Dobbs threw the INT. I had the pleasure of delivering the good news and was given candy.

Spencer Howe @ MercedesSpenz18 Josh Dobbs is trending worldwide on Twitter...bruh

Rhett Stacey @_vol4life Dobbs would’ve had 52 fantasy points of he was in my league last night. I need him on my team

Wes Rucker @wesrucker247 Dobbs threw from basically a dead sprint on #Vols’ final TD last night. Really impressive stuff. Really hard to defend that. Good player.

Students silently march through campus during “Take Back the Night,” an event organized by the Women’s Coordinating Council to raise awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence. Hayley Brundige • The Daily Beacon

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ARTS & CULTURE Church brings country attitude to Knoxville stage

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Front Row Review

Interpretive dance offers new take on art

Megan Patterson Contributor

If you wanted to know the definition of an “outsider,” Google would tell you it’s “a person who does not belong to a particular group.” If you were to ask country outlaw Eric Church, you’d be looking at the walking definition.

Church’s “The Outsider’s World Tour” hit Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Arena Thursday night in a wild, unorthodox rock show fashion. With his in-your-face lyrics, country rock melodies and rebellious attitude, Church managed to embody the unique musical style found throughout much of his latest album, while also still performing with a great deal of his original style and sound.

But his unorthodox show also included two equally unorthodox concert openers. Seasoned songwriter turned country music upand-comer, Brandy Clark started the night with her twangy, country tunes. Having written songs for fellow female country rebels such as Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, Clark may have been relatively new to the audience but not to country music.

It certainly wasn’t the following concert opener’s first rodeo either—legendary cowboy crooner Dwight Yoakam performed his Elvis turned country cover “Little Sister” and a few classics such as “Guitars, Cadillacs” and “Fast As You.” Accompanied by his rhinestonesuited band, his Hank William’slike yelps and some boot-scootin’ dance moves, Yoakam proved he’s still got it, while also proving he’s unlike any other—which was all part of Church’s master plan.

To execute the perfect introduction to Church’s portion of the night, the pulsating lights flashed to the drum beat as a tall man simply dressed in boots, jeans and his famous aviator shades appeared uttering the low words to his tour anthem tune, “The Outsiders.” Suddenly, the beat came down along with the drummer and drum set who were slowly lifted down onto the stage from the ceiling.

Though most album-titled concerts center around songs found on the latest record, Church combined old hits, newer tunes and some in-betweens, which is also part of Church’s unique concert method.

“I say it every night, every night, on ‘The Outsiders World Tour,’ I didn’t want the show to be the same as the night before,” Church said. “So no matter what city we’re in, it’s going to be specific for that city.”

Staying true to his word, Church introduced a super fan who had been to many of Church’s shows. Church asked the fan to choose a song but not to tell Church which one it was until the moment before the song was to be played. So in a spontaneous fashion, Church played a lesser-known song from his second album called “Without You Here.”

To further liven up his set

Eric Church’s “The Outsider’s World Tour” stopped in Knoxville on Thursday, where Church combined old and new songs as a part of his unique concert experience. Nicholas Rhodes • The Daily Beacon list, Church played a number of hits like the blue-collar drinking anthem, “Drink In My Hand,” the hometown sibling advisory “Homeboy” and his good-time promoting tune “Smoke A Little Smoke.”

But Church also introduced a few of his newer songs which embody a different sort of sound.

While the twang is still present and the sound still very country, Church concocted an off-the-wall sort of vibe for his “Outsiders” record.

One of these new songs, and possibly the most electric performance of the night, was found in Church’s rock ‘n roll story depiction, “That’s Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Accompanied by a backup singer with vocals of a soulful she-banshee, Church shocked the country scene with this homage to rock ‘n roll while also thoroughly entertaining the crowd with a truly electrifying performance.

But “That’s Damn Rock ‘n’ Roll” wasn’t the only welldone performance. “Devil, Devil (Prelude: ‘Princess of Darkness’),” from his latest album, was a definite spectacle.

The room went black as Church’s spoken story/poem played on the screens. The creepy prelude told of a soul-stealing demon queen, the city of Nashville. He warns towards the end, “I’ll tell you a well-known secret of a tiny place known far and wide/ The devil walks among us folks/ and Nashville is his bride” He then ended by saying, “So devil, you can go screw yourself…,” as the screens go blank. Then, Church reappeared, now under his staple scruffy, ball cap and mirrored aviators and said “And then go straight to hell.”

The metaphoric Nashvilleturned-devil song began as an enormous inflatable devil popped up at the end of the stage donning a Nashville belt buckle.

But that wasn’t the only symbolism and visual entertainment displayed throughout the night.

During Church’s performance of “Dark Side,” an acoustic song about the darkness every parent keeps inside until it is unleashed against those who harm their child, the country crooner used a simple display of lights that hung from the ceiling. But during the creepiest portion of the song, the lights went dark as eerie sounds

filled the arena.

However, most of the effects were a bit more subtle. During his performance of his latest single, “Talladega,” Church had a beautiful display of deep orange lights that set low behind the band. The song, a nostalgic look back at an unforgettable weekend with friends at the Speedway in Alabama, describes a sunset that Church seemed to embody in his light display.

However, it wouldn’t have been an Eric Church show without the country artist’s staple songs. Songs such as “Sinners Like Me,” “Creepin’,” “Guys Like Me” and “Allegiance to the Hag” were obviously songs the audience was more than pleased to hear.

As hoped for, Church even performed “These Boots,” a song depicting the appreciation of a Southerner’s breed of shoes.

During the song, the crowd instinctively removed their boots to proudly display them in the artist’s general direction, who signed a few that landed on stage here and there.

To perfectly end Church’s love letter to music in the form of a concert, the country outlaw took a moment to introduce one of his final and most successful songs, “Springsteen.”

“It’s about melodies, it’s about memories and it’s about connecting with each other,” Church said. “No matter where you go in your life, no matter how old you get, it’s about hearing that song and being right back in that place when you were 16, 17, 18, 20, 30, 40.”

While mixing a bit of Springsteen’s “Born in the USA,” Church used his reminiscent ode to the music legend to sum up the song and the night as a whole.

Church may have challenged himself by creating a unique concoction of country music, rock and other odd-ball musical styles, but Church’s “The Outsider’s World Tour” is proof that he can test the country music scene. He can point out the injustices of Nashville, but he can do so while remaining so very true to his country sound while also going forth in his venture to become an outsider.

Smorgasbord is defined by Merriam-Webster as “an extensive array or variety.”

It was this word Lisa Hall McKee, director of GO! Contemporary Dance Works, picked to describe the company’s performance Saturday afternoon.

After the show opened with an artistic depiction of ancient Chinese foot binding and ended with an energized personification of the elements, it was clear that smorgasbord is the only word capable of capturing all that GO! brings to the stage.

The performance was a compilation of 12 individual pieces that had only one binding element between them — unconventional artistry. Bold, uncompromising artistic expression is what sets GO! apart from other studios, Megan DuCote, a dancer in her sixth year with GO!, said.

“It’s not a normal dance show you would see. You don’t see classical. It’s not anything you would see in Knoxville,” Ducote said.

“You wouldn’t expect that here.

It’s something you would see in New York or California. It’s just unique and its own personality.”

Saturday’s performance was part of the Penny4Arts program in Knoxville which enables parents to bring up to three children to a performance for only a one-cent admission charge. The goal of the program is to expose young students to a level of professional artistry that they may not otherwise be able to access.

“People that don’t think that they want to see dance come here and see Madison Tate spinning on a chain with the ballerinas in the background going crazy, and it’s fascinating to them,” McKee said. “It makes them see dance in a different light because dance

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I t makes them see dance in a

different light because dance has evolved, and we have to keep up with where it’s going.

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-Lisa McKee

has evolved, and we have to keep up with where it’s going.”

A few of the pieces brought contemporary dance into a historical setting. “Tekora,” the story of a slave ship, and “Golden Lilies,” the representation of Chinese foot binding, both brought history to life in radically different ways.

“I love to integrate history into dance,” McKee said. “I think it’s important for us to keep bringing that up into today’s society. It makes it visual. It makes it real.”

“Golden Lilies” started the show on a slightly softer note with a poignant ballet that pulled audience members through the life of a young girl in Imperial China. The piece showed the audience that dance is a form of acting in its own right when the central ballerina expressed the pain and helplessness felt during the foot-binding ritual.

Compelling drum beats drove barefoot, loose-haired dancers in rhythmic movements across the stage in the energetic “Tekora” piece. Choreographed in the style of modern dance, “Tekora” stood in stark contrast to the delicate, rigid movements of the Chinese ballet. This difference was a beautiful way to subtlety communicate the cultural differences of each nation.

The show also featured a

diverse number of performances intended to communicate an emotion rather than a concrete event. Some brought a sense of peace through serene music and smooth, fluid synchronization from the dancers.

Others energized the audience through athletic displays that proved dance is simultaneously an art and a sport. McKee joked that her dancers do more lifting than most companies with men.

A few pieces failed to achieve that combination of beauty, athleticism and emotion, perhaps because the rest of the show simply set the bar too high. The hokey tribute to silent era films presented nothing original, and its lack of artistic communication made the piece humorous but empty.

In the end, Darby O’Connor, choreographer and modern instructor for the studio, said GO! achieved its goal of bringing dance to the community in a fresh and engaging way.

“I want people to come from this community to our shows and be touched by something they see and leave with a sense of artistry,” O’Connor said. “Whatever that may be, whether they feel that their mind has been changed by something they have learned or felt. I hope that’s what we are doing as a company.”

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What about Amendment 3?

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Thomas Carpenter Maybe, it’s because I don’t follow state politics nearly as much as national politics, but it seems to me that two (out of the four) amendments have been dominating the news in the past month. The first and second amendments on Tuesday’s ballots are about abortion and the appointment of judges, respectively. What I haven’t heard much about is the third amendment, which calls for a constitutional ban on any state income tax in the state of Tennessee.

Now, let me preface this by saying that I’m not some liberal undergrad commie that loves income taxes as much as his Che Guevara T-shirt. No, I’m a moderate, and I actually support the state not having an income tax, for many of the same reasons that Republicans do. What I’m going to explain is why having a constitutional ban on a tax such as this is a terrible idea, maybe not for us, or even our children, but for potential generations in the future.

My first problem with this amendment, and all of the amendments for that matter, is that they are terribly worded. The language used in these amendments conjures up images of a 9-year-old lawyer. It’s that bad. This isn’t a huge issue legally, but it is certainly concerning to me as a voter that our government officials lack the capacity to write legislation that is not only legally competent but also easy to understand for the laymen or all voters that are not well versed on tax policy (i.e. most Tennessee voters).

Let’s take a look at some of the language in this amendment. “Notwithstanding the authority to tax privileges or any other authority set forth in this Constitution, the Legislature shall not levy, authorize or otherwise permit any state or local tax upon payroll or earned personal income or any state or local tax measured by payroll or earned personal income…” You get my point.

A lack of state income tax has shown to have a positive impact on Tennessee’s economy, at least from a business aspect; even if it means paying one of the highest sales taxes in the country. While our lack of income tax and high sales tax has been criticized as being unfair to citizens earning lower incomes -- a perfectly valid criticism -- it is clear that the policy attracts more businesses to the state. Whether this means more jobs and a higher standard of living for Tennesseans is up for debate, but just because a lack of a state income may be a good idea now does not mean it’s a good idea for the future.

You’d be hard pressed to find someone that would describe government, state or federal, as efficient and effective in all areas of governance.

Even Democrats would agree there is a great deal of government waste, and lots of room for improvement in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. So, why in the world would anyone want to make it harder for government to do its job, when it’s apparently so tough already?

Government should be as flexible as possible when faced with unforeseen problems. There’s not a single politician in this state that can to tell you what the revenue situation will be in Tennessee in 25 years. So it doesn’t make sense for us to limit ourselves in our sources of revenue, regardless of your political ideology, when we don’t know what might happen down the road.

A prohibition of a state income tax is just asking for trouble, and although it doesn’t make it impossible to ever have an income tax in Tennessee, it certainly makes it more difficult, and do we really want to make our state legislator’s jobs any harder? I mean, they already seem pretty preoccupied with how a bunch of college students are using their own money. They don’t have time to think about things like tax policy or sensible governance.

Thomas Carpenter is a junior in classics. He can be reached at tcarpe11@vols.utk.edu.

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Editorial: Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 1, Briggs for state Senate Midterm elections receive neither the publicity nor the passion that surround presidential elections, but we at The Daily Beacon argue they deserve equal- if not greater- attention, especially from students. As a state institution, local and state representatives directly influence our university’s policies and funding -- and we owe it to ourselves to exercise our right to influence which men and women get to make those decisions.

As your student newspaper, it is our duty to equip you with the information you need to make educated, informed choices when you hit the polls. However, we also felt it necessary to convey our stance on the issues and candidates most pertinent to the campus community.

Below, we’ve addressed Amendment 1 and the state Senate race with the hope that you will consider our recommendations– and remember our university– while marking your ballot on Tuesday.

Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 1 Here’s why: The United States government through Roe v. Wade has legalized abortion.

With Amendment 1, the Tennessee Legislature seeks to put as many obstacles in the way as possible. Our state already has fairly restricted access, and this amendment would allow the state to make it even less accessible by giving them the power to “enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother.” This could mean anything from residency requirements to waiting periods to controlling the language doctors

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pus workers, and her stance on the proposed Amendment One, we think Briggs is better qualified for the role.

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Tor Voorhees Walking to class as a freshman, I strongly remember the hike from Morrill to the Hill as miles long. I specifically remember the traffic, crowded sidewalks and smell of the steam vents as I trudged along with my fellow volunteers.

I also remember, however, the sweet relief of reaching Pedestrian Walkway.

Free of the smelly cars and cramped walking spaces of the stretch along Andy Holt Avenue, I loved Pedestrian; reaching it was a definite milestone on my way to class. While I rarely use Pedestrian now, it still serves thousands of University students every day. As a crucial thoroughfare, it is hard to imagine it not being an aspect of the campus landscape. Before the late ‘90s however, Pedestrian Walkway was no more than an idea.

In 1995, the university first proposed the partial closing of Andy Holt Avenue in order to build a walkway exclusively for pedestrians.

There were those who agreed with the move and those who didn’t, but by 1996, the portion of Andy Holt Avenue from Humes to Volunteer Boulevard was closed.

The move was initially supposed to be temporary, meant to analyze the impacts that closing a fairly critical artery would have on traffic flow around and in the university. It was hoped that traffic could ultimately be diverted from the pedestrian heavy center of campus to surrounding roadways such as Neyland Drive, Volunteer Boulevard or Cumberland Avenue. Eventually this was realized, and that portion of Andy Holt Avenue was permanently and indefinitely closed.

At the time of closing, Andy Holt Avenue held many parking meters regularly used by students.

Their removal and relocation met fierce protests from many who ultimately claimed that their loss was detrimental to the academic environment UT was trying to establish. In addition, concerns were raised early on as to how emergency vehicles could efficiently access the likes of Melrose Hall and the Humanities complex. In response, the plans for the walkway were altered slightly to provide the ability to be driven on in an emergency situation, while concerns over the parking meters were largely ignored. Original plans for the walkway suggested a budget of $1.5 million and while total figures are difficult to

come by, it is believed that the final cost actually amounted to less.

Only a few years later, Pedestrian Walkway appeared to have been completed. The seal and timeline had been installed, and the entire stretch had been dedicated to President Emeritus Joe Johnson and former UT Athletics broadcaster John Ward. However, as university students have seen as recently as 2010, the expansion of the pedestrian walkway thoroughfare continues to this day. Most recently, the lower portion of Andy Holt Avenue was closed and is now being transformed into a more walking-friendly area.

While not yet completed, it appears as if this new stretch of Pedestrian Walkway will reach to the base of Neyland Stadium. Yet the changes don’t stop there, as UT’s master plan appears to suggest. The plan shows the extenuation of the walkway all the way to the corner of current day Humes Hall, something that would make it plausible for a university student to walk all the way to the Hill without ever touching a road. As a pedestrian heavy campus, an extended walkway is more than necessary for an ever-growing university.

Tor Voorhees is a junior in mechanical engineering. He can be reached at vvoorhe1@vols. utk.edu.

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Amendment 1 is not a ban, but it sets a precedent that the state can find loopholes in following federal laws, and worse, that it can ban abortions in the future without limiting factors or considerations like incest and rape. In short, where the federal government has given women power over their bodies, the state seeks to take it away.

Vote Richard Briggs for state Senate Here’s why: We have chosen to endorse Republican candidate Richard Briggs for the Seventh District state senate position. This decision is based on Briggs’ experience in local politics and commitment to university sovereignty, including his support for independent student programming and his plan to increase funding for UT by improving university infrastructure and attracting the best students and professors.

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Vols escape Pharoh’s reign

David Cobb Senior Sports Columnist (@DavidWCobb)

GRADING THE VOLS Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron covered UT’s game in Columbia against South Carolina on Saturday. He assessed grades for each position based on the group’s performance in the Vols’ 45-42 victory over the Gamecocks.

Quarterbacks

A-

Carolina record with 233 receiving yards. Pharoh Cooper scored touchdowns as a receiver, runner and passer, while leading his team to its best offensive performance during the Spurrier era.

His 85-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter put the Gamecocks ahead 35-21 and pushed UT to the brink of defeat.

Dobbs and Jalen Hurd brought the Vols to a seven-point deficit with under two minutes left, but Pharoh Cooper recovered a UT onside kick and ordered one last time that Tennessee would remain under his control.

Instead, the Vols defense came up with an unlikely stop, and Dobbs directed the team 85 yards in 1:01 with no timeouts for the game-tying score.

In keeping with the narrative of Exodus, Aaron Medley (Moses had a brother named Aaron) played a key role with the extra point and the goahead field goal in overtime after building a golden calf with two third quarter field goal misses.

Then a desperate 58-yard field goal try by Carolina’s Elliott Fry wobbled to the turf.

UT and thousands of its fans left Columbia free from the bondage of the SEC East’s cellar.

Perhaps they left with their faith restored in head coach Butch Jones. Perhaps they left with more doubts about the defense, and rightfully so.

Perhaps they left laughing at Spurrier, who did not take questions at his postgame press conference.

More than anything, they left with faith that there won’t be 40 years of wandering in the wilderness before a man named Joshua leads them to the promised land.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina. – Just when it looked like Tennessee’s enslavement to SEC opponents would continue for another week, Joshua Dobbs delivered the Vols from the oppression of Pharoh Cooper in a 45-42 UT victory that left Steve Spurrier plagued with boils.

And now the Vols are one step closer to the promised land of a bowl game.

This didn’t happen in ancient Egypt. It happened Saturday night at WilliamsBrice Stadium on the University of South Carolina campus.

But UT’s first conference win was equally miraculous as the Old Testament story in which the Egyptian Pharoh repeatedly refused to grant freedom to the Israelites before finally relenting after a series of God-ordained plagues.

Tennessee (4-5, 1-4 SEC) is not across the Red Sea yet, but Dobbs split Carolina’s garnet defense with 467 total yards and five touchdowns, looking capable of leading his team to a land flowing with milk and honey.

He made mistakes but played like a quarterback who had seen a burning bush.

Good thing because the Vols needed divine inspiration to overcome South Carolina’s player named Pharoh.

David Cobb is a senior in Getting sick of the biblical analogies yet? Okay, let’s talk journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at football.

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Josh Dobbs’ interception with 10:51 left in fourth quarter seemingly put an end to Tennessee’s chances of leaving Columbia with a victory. After the pick, the sophomore signal caller trotted to the sideline and told head coach Butch Jones ‘give me another chance.’ That chance was all he needed as he led the Vols’ offense on four consecutive scoring drives, including overtime, to propel UT to victory. Dobbs finished the day with 467 yards from scrimmage – 301 passing and 166 rushing – and five touchdowns.

Running Backs

Freshman running back Jalen Hurd did it all on Saturday. Not only did he record 58 yards and a touchdown on a team-high seven catches, but he also shouldered the UT ground game aside Dobbs, rushing for 125 yards on 21 carries. Senior Marlin Lane added 15 yards on five carries before suffering an ankle injury that forced him to be carried off the field by his teammates to the locker room.

A Wide Receivers

Alton “Pig� Howard became the first UT receiver to eclipse the 100-yard mark in a game since Marquez North did it during the Vols’ 2013 upset victory over South Carolina. Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jason Croom hauled in UT’s game-tying touchdown, while junior wideout Von Pearson recorded 55 yards on four catches – 42 of which came on one reception.

B+ Offensive Line

Dobbs’ mobility in and out of the pocket has given UT’s offensive line new life. After giving up only two sacks last week against Alabama, the offensive line didn’t give up a single sack against South Carolina. They also managed to get enough push to allow the Vols offense to put up a season-high 645 yards. In fact, UT’s 344 rushing yards was the most since they recorded 406 against Vanderbilt in 1994.

A Defensive Line

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The defensive line didn’t get consistent pressure on South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson throughout the night, but when they needed to the most they did, as the redshirt senior wasn’t given any time to find an open receiver in the Gamecocks lone overtime possession. Freshman defensive end Derek Barnett recorded three sacks in the ballgame – one in overtime – moving his season total to seven.

Curt Maggitt recorded two sacks and A.J. Johnson picked up 10 more tackles to add to his career totals, but overall UT’s linebacking core contributed to a defensive effort that saw the Gamecocks amass 625 yards. This unit especially didn’t help in halting South Carolina’s ground attack, which was able to rush for 248 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries.

For the second consecutive week, a wide receiver with the last name Cooper lit up the Vols secondary. This week, it was USC’s Pharoh Cooper who racked up 233 yard receiving and two touchdowns on 11 catches. Cooper also torched UT’s defensive backs with his arm firing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Wilds out of the Wildcat formation. In total, the Vols allowed South Carolina to throw for 347 yards on the night.

D Special Teams

D+

Senior Matt Darr had his worst punting performance of the season, averaging only 32.7 yards on his three punts. Freshman kicker Aaron Medley missed on his first two field goal attempts of the night, but made up for it with the eventual game-winning, 32-yard kick in overtime.

Week 9 GPA: The Vols earn a football GPA of 2.75 for their performance in a 45-42 win against South Carolina.

Cumulative GPA: Through nine games, UT holds a cumulative GPA of 2.70.

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Monday, November 3, 2014 News Editor

CAMPUS NEWS

Hayley Brundige @hayleybrundige hbrundig@vols.utk.edu

Asst. News Editor

Bradi Musil @bradi4 bmusil@vols.utk.edu

Democratic state Senate Briggs uses transparency, candidate campaign focuses experience in Republican on education, healthcare state Senate campaign

Hayley Brundige

News Editor (@hayleybrundige)

Cheri Siler wants to change the status quo.

Siler is a Knox County educator, a mother of six and the Democratic candidate for Tennessee state Senate. The native Knoxvillian graduated from UT with a bachelors degree in Business Administration in 1991 and a masters in Mathematics Education in 2004.

After months of dissatisfaction with the current representative for District 7, Stacey Campfield, Siler decided to run for office. Siler said she disagreed in particular with Campfield’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and his proposed legislation to reduce welfare assistance for needy families if their children did not perform well in school.

When she emailed Campfield, asking him to reconsider his stance, Campfield told her to “let him handle it,” Siler said.

“That really lit a fire inside me,” Siler said. “The more people I talked to about it and how angry I was about it and the dismissive-ness of our elected official, just really made me start thinking about what could be done about it.”

What could be done about it, Siler said, was for her to put her name in the running for the next election. Last December, after conferring with her husband, kids and close friends, she made the decision.

• Cheri Siler “I was motivated by hearing myself complain about the current status of things and not seeing anything on the horizon that was going to lead to change,” Siler said. “And complaining only gets you so far.”

In order to get started on the campaign trail, Siler reached out to State Representative Gloria Johnson, who used to teach with Siler at Central High School. Johnson helped her get in touch with the Knox County Democratic Party, where she found guidance in building a website and starting her campaign. In August, she was uncontested in the Democratic Primary.

If elected, Siler said her highest priority will be making sure that the voters in the 7th District are listened to.

“That’s what got me into this, not feeling heard by an elected representative,” Siler said.

Coming from a teaching background, Siler puts education very high on her list of priorities, calling it the “backbone of economic development in our area.”

Siler said she thinks

Governor Bill Haslam made a “grave error” in not expanding Medicaid and aims to advocate for affordable healthcare rights for the average Tennessee citizen.

“Working people deserve to not have to make the decision of whether to take their child to the doctor or pay their rent,” Siler said. “Expanding Medicaid would push a lot of money into our economy, expand jobs and help people have a better quality of life.”

The higher the quality of life, Siler said, the more attractive Tennessee will be to business looking to locate here. Siler hopes to encourage the legislature to raise the minimum wage over time to $10.10 per hour.

Tennessee does not currently have a state-specific minimum wage and defaults to the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

As a female running for office in a state where men vastly outnumber women in the legislature, and a Democrat in a Republican majority, Siler said she offers a different perspective.

“The bottom line is that I stepped into this to make a change for Knoxville and to do something different and whether it’s Campfield or Briggs, the policy decisions will be much the same,” Siler said. “And so I’m still the choice for something different and I think it’s clear from the results of the primary that Knoxville’s ready for a change.”

Opinion: I can’t vote because the government won’t let me

Jenna Butz Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna)

why I didn’t switch my voter registration.

It’s because I thought I could absentee vote.

Another group of you might be asking why I don’t just make the three hour drive back.

Because I have class from 9:40 a.m. to 6:25 p.m. on Tuesdays.

It’s difficult for me to understand why or how it is constitutional for the state to prevent me from voting. After all, isn’t informed voting one of the pillars of democracy?

Yes, I see where someone can make the argument that these stipulations are in place to make sure I am who I say I am. But why isn’t my voter registration enough? Why don’t they ask me to send in a copy of my driver’s license with my ballot?

I have a friend that was lucky enough to absentee vote.

However, Corinne Smith’s election commission sent her ballot to her home which her dad then had to overnight her and she’ll overnight back. She has also heard the stories of other students that were rejected like I was or couldn’t navigate the website and missed the deadline.

“It feels like the rules are constructed to make it difficult for college students to have their voices heard in elections,” Smith said.

According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, less than 13 percent of college students claimed not being interested as why they didn’t vote in 2010. Further, states that held “Election Day” registration saw an average of 59 percent of young Americans go out and vote.

Initiatives to increase voter turnout work. Yet Tennessee seems to want to decrease voter turnout and prevent voices from being heard.

As the media continually reports on voter apathy in college students, part of me is beginning to wonder if it’s really that or if we are just so prevented from voting that we just claim apathy and move on.

I will not be voting Tuesday.

No, it’s not due to college student voter apathy or to make a statement against our government.

It’s because my absentee ballot request was rejected.

I am from Sumner County, and even though I am registered to vote there and turned in my request on time, I received an email Wednesday morning with an attached rejection letter. A rejection letter that I argued against on the phone with my county’s election commission for 20 minutes.

Why was I, a registered-tovote American citizen, denied the right to vote? Because I had neither voted in the last election nor registered to vote in person, which frustrates me beyond belief.

I was not old enough to vote in the last election. And why does it matter if I register to vote in person or not?

Cari Gervin, formerly of Metro Pulse, came to my media reporting class Tuesday, and as class came to a close, she was hanging out in the room and listening while some of us discussed why it is so difficult to absentee vote.

She then interjected to tell us that that the GOP had purposely made the website confusing to understand in an effort to make it difficult for college students to vote. She reminded us that college students generally vote liberal, and the conservative party in Tennessee wanted to prevent that.

Now, I’m not going to tell you that this is absolute fact because journalists are supposed to take everything we’re told Jenna Butz is a sophomore with a grain of salt. However, I do believe that someone some- in journalism and electronic where worked incredibly hard to media. She can be reached at jkw546@vols.utk.edu. prevent me from voting.

Some of you might be asking

Bradi Musil

Assistant News Editor (@bradi4) Richard Briggs never planned on getting involved in politics.

As a practicing heart surgeon in Knoxville in 2007, Briggs, currently the Republican candidate for the state senate seat in District 7, said he decided to run for a position in the Knox County Commission Office after growing tired of the “dishonest and corrupt government” that was crowding Tennessee’s legislature.

An active participant of Leadership Knoxville at the time, a comprehensive, servant-leadership program, Briggs said the members decided it was time for Knoxville community members with no interest in politics to step up and take a place in office.

“I went over that day and got a petition (to run),” he said.

He was elected into office to represent District 5 in Knox County in 2008 and was re-elected for a six year term in 2010.

His decision to run for a position in the state senate, Briggs said, came after growing tired of Knoxville’s representation in Nashville, finding republican state senator Stacey Campfield to be “very embarrassing.”

Briggs said his mission to improve the senator’s position shouldn’t be too difficult.

“Let me tell you what I won’t do,” Briggs said. “I won’t be an

• Richard Briggs embarrassment to the county.

You won’t see me getting arrested for wearing a mask. You won’t see me on TV getting arrested for harassing the governor … that’s just not what I do.”

Briggs’ professional life includes his successful medical practice and service as U.S. army colonel. His military career includes commanding combat hospitals in Afghanistan and Baghdad and working as a combat surgeon during Desert Storm.

After moving to Knoxville in 2000, where Briggs started as a single individual with a solo medical practice, he eventually merged with other Knoxville surgeons and became one of the only medical doctors in Knoxville and Oak Ridge performing heart surgeries.

Briggs noted that his life beyond the political circuit makes him a candidate not constrained by outside influence.

“I’m not a career politician,” he said. “I don’t need the job …

When you’re not obligated to any-

one, you have this tremendous freedom to do what you think is right.”

Briggs has built his political platform on one key belief: that the most important thing in a person’s life is a well-paying job with benefits so they and their family can have a good, middleclass American life.

The first building block of this fundamental belief, Briggs said, is education, noting his support for Governor Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise program and it’s overarching goal to promote a greater workforce in Tennessee.

This greater workforce will then make Tennessee more attractive to big businesses and young college graduates hoping to start their own businesses. Briggs called this kind of atmosphere a “business environment.”

Ultimately, Briggs said he feels confident about his campaign after having knocked on the doors of 50,000 Knoxville residents and getting to know personally who he is representing and their individual concerns.

“Don’t listen to what other people say, don’t listen to what I say,” Briggs said. “Look at my record. Look at what I’ve done for the last 30 to 40 years trying to take care of the poor, what I’ve said about health care and jobs and balancing the budget ...

Everybody that can vote in my district, they know me. And, I think they know where I stand.”

Student organizations strive to ‘make voting popular’ Heidi Hill

Contributor

On Tuesdays, we wear voting stickers.

JV Jocks, Asian Nerds, Art Freaks and Plastics were split among their respective tables Thursday night at the Howard H. Baker Center for the “Let’s Make Voting Popular” event. All of these cliques had one thing in common -- their ability to vote on Nov. 4.

Morgan Chance and Diana Howell, both sophomores in political science and Baker Center Ambassadors, relied on the cult classic “Mean Girls” as a platform to inform attendees on the midterm amendments present on the 2014 ballot.

Thursday’s discussion, led by Chance and Howell, allowed students to text in responses to a series of multiple-choice questions that polled their knowledge about each amendment.

Student organizations represented at the event included SGA’s Government Affairs, the Black Cultural Center, SEAT and Sex Week at UT. But, there were no cat claws in sight when each “clique” discussed the pros and cons surrounding each amendment.

“It’s sort of my personal philosophy that using humor is a good way to approach things that are uncomfortable to talk about,” said Alexandra Chiasson, a senior in English. “(Mean Girls) is one of the most important movies in the last decade, and it’s created this sort of discourse. We all speak that language.”

Chiasson assisted Morgan and Chance in Thursday night’s discussion, clarifying participants in deciphering the complex language surrounding each amendment.

“I think immediately our peers aren’t going to see as many intrinsic rewards from going out and voting,” Chiasson said. “But I think that will quickly become an obsolete mentality once our peers are in office, and soon we’ll see more of a millennial takeover in the next decade, when our whole cohort will be more interested in voting for the sake of voting and not just because their friends are voting.”

By making voting a social outing, Chance said the “positive peer pressure” creates an atmosphere where students can become more comfortable with the idea of voting and investigating the changes their government proposes.

While Chiasson said the event

Tips for Election Day 1. Don’t be in a rush Long lines can be unavoidable on Nov. 4, but printing out a sample ballot for markup will help you be better prepared once you step behind the curtain. Visit for up-to-date information about each amendment, poll locations and voter registration for those who missed the Oct. 6 deadline. A sample ballot is also available for download and print. However, Rodgers warns students about some of the dangers of misusing sample ballots for influencing voters on election day.

“We have it marked off at the 100 foot line for the campaigning that is not permissible,” Rodgers said of voting locations. “Then when they get through, (we ask them) not to leave that sample ballot so marked in the polling location, so that it would offend somebody else who shows up.”

2. Bring a proper ID All voters are required to bring a current photo ID issued by the state of Tennessee or their federal government. This ID can be current or expired.

If a students shows up without a proper ID, they may only vote via paper ballot. This voter, Rodgers said, will have two business days to bring a legal photo ID to the Election Commission Office at the Old Knox County Courthouse to make their vote count.

“Timely letters” are also sent out for students and other voters whose paper ballot did or did not count toward the final vote.

3. In-state versus out of state?

- No problem!

To dispel any confusion, Rodgers said that if a student chooses Knoxville as their place of residence, it will not matter whether they are an in-state or out-of-state student. As stated before, the most essential item needed for voter registration is a valid state ID. “We don’t try to find ways to keep them from voting, we want them to vote here,” he said. “But it’s up to them really where they are a resident this point.”

occurred later than expected, there is still a need for clarity about the registration process and absentee ballots, an issue keenly observed by Cliff Rodgers, administrator of elections for Knox County. Rodgers stated that incompetent forms often prevent students from participating in elections.

“If some of the students didn’t fill out the forms correctly, we send them letters that they may have left out information that had to be in there,” Rodgers said.

For more details and to register as a Knox County voter, visit knoxcounty. org/election.

Monday, November 3, 2014

THE DAILY BEACON • 7 News Editor

CAMPUS NEWS

hbrundig@vols.utk.edu

Asst. News Editor

This election cycle, several major pieces of legislation are up for a state-wide vote. The University of Tennessee College Democrat President and junior in economics Mitchell Thompson and former College Republican President and senior in political science Brandon Chrisman agreed to give their input on the amendments up for a vote on the midterm elections on Nov. 4 in order to help students become a little more aware before they cast their ballots.

Amendment 1: Changes to Abortion Law Amendment 1 inserts constitutional language that gives legislature the power to enact, amend or repeal statutes regarding abortion.

Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The people retain the right through their elected state representatives and state senators to enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother.

Chrisman (Republican): In line with the Republican Party, Chrisman believes an extension of the state’s power over abortions is a necessity.

“Right now the legislature can’t do anything,” Chrisman said, citing the opposition’s “misinformation” that the measure will ban abortions as completely untrue.“We at least want these (abortion clinics) to be regulated …

We want to make sure that they’re safe, at the very least, and they’re following all the proper and appropriate health procedures.”

Amendment 2: Judge Selection Process Amendment 2 gives the governor the power to appoint judges for the Tennessee Supreme Court, subject to confirmation by the general assembly.

Judges of the Supreme Court or any intermediate appellate court shall be appointed for a full term or to fill a vacancy by and at the discretion of the governor; shall be confirmed by the Legislature; and thereafter, shall be elected in a retention election by the qualified voters of the state. Confirmation by default occurs if the Legislature fails to reject an appointee within sixty calendar days of either the date of appointment, if made during the annual legislative session, or the convening date of the next annual legislative session, if made out of session. The Legislature is authorized to prescribe such provisions as may be necessary to carry out Sections two and three of this article.

Thompson (D): While Tennessee Democrats have no official stance, Thompson said he personally supports the measure.

“The way our Constitution is written, appellate court judges could be in the near future voted on by the general populace,” Thompson said.“Amendment 2 was written to prevent that from happening and turn it into what our federal government does.”

Chrisman (R): Admitting that the Republican party is split on the issue, Chrisman sees yes on 2 as “the lesser of two evils.” Expressing a desire to avoid possible statewide elections for Supreme Court elections, Brandon regrets not being able to keep the system as it is.

“I wish we could keep it the way it is, but we just can’t based on our constitution,” Chrisman said.

Amendment 3: State Income Tax Amendment 3 prohibits the legislature from levying or permitting any tax upon payroll or earned personal income.

Notwithstanding the authority to tax privileges or any other authority set forth in this Constitution, the Legislature shall not levy, authorize or otherwise permit any state or local tax upon payroll or earned personal income or any state or local tax measured by payroll or earned personal income; however, nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting any tax in effect on January 1, 2011, or adjustment of the rate of such tax.

Thompson (D): Speaking apart from his party, Thompson said he opposes Amendment 3, viewing it as “unnecessary” and potentially damaging should the state ever need additional revenue.

“An increase in the sales tax predominantly hurts the underprivileged,” Thompson explained.“With passing Amendment 3 and not allowing an income tax ever, it ties our hands and forces us only to be able to raise the sales tax, which is a seriously regressive tax form and would hurt the impoverished.”

Chrisman (R): Chrisman sees Amendment 3 as solidifying successful practices that have made the state economically sound, citing Tennessee’s lowest debt ratio in the country as evidence to that effect.

“We’ve done fine without it,” Chrisman said.“Industries are coming to Tennessee and relocating, and a large part of that is that we don’t have an income tax.”

Amendment 4: Gambling and Charities Amendment 4 gives the legislature the power to permit lotteries for events that benefit specified organizations, like non-profit and veteran organizations.

All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) organization located in this state, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code or as may be amended from time to time. and by substituting instead the following language: All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(19) organization, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code, located in this state.

Thompson (D): Again choosing not to speak for all state Democrats, Thompson said he views the measure as somewhat straightforward.

“Some of our feelings towards gambling need to change,” Thompson said.“If (gambling) is going to be for the purpose of charity … I am in favor of it.”

Chrisman (R): Against the party current, Chrisman said he plans to vote no on 4, citing fears that veteran organizations will abuse their new found right to gamble.

“I’m just skeptical based on the history,” Brandon said, referencing the original 1978 bill that sought to prohibit veteran organizations from embezzling money earned from gambling.“I think that these organizations have survived without it (gambling) and I’m skeptical to open the door back up to Pandora’s box.”

Bradi Musil @bradi4 bmusil@vols.utk.edu

Opinion: TV reflects public’s opinion of government and corrupt government not beholden to the people, but to their own quest for power and political dominance, with House Whip Frank Underwood maneuvering his way up the political ladder through deception, bribes and occasionally murder.

The show feels like a behindthe-scenes look at the worst case scenario in Washington, full of back-handed deals and blatant corruption that only make it to the public in well-rehearsed press releases after the events have taken place.

The fact that so many Americans not only watched the first season, but continued to watch the second season of a drama that validates the idea that the public is being kept in the dark potentially indicates a sense of fear and mistrust towards the real-world version of Underwood’s regime: the federal government.

While the popularity of “House of Cards” indicates a dark opinion of Washington, “Parks and Recreation” rides on Leslie Knope’s ironic optimism in a local government strapped with redtape and bureaucracy, where she is notably the only person who believes in the small department’s ability to do anything remotely productive.

According to the official prime time ratings for 2013-2014, the season 6 premiere of “Parks and Recreation” had 3.76 million viewers.

The show, which exposes a much lighter and more comedic depiction of local government and is, by comparison, the complete opposite of “House of Cards,” perpetuates the idea of a government so inefficient and mismanaged, that not even the employees believe in its ability to provide anything of use for the community it is supposed to serve.

The fact that 3.76 million viewers tuned in to a show that is a caricature of local governments just to laugh at the ironic humor in Leslie Knope’s inability to see how ineffective her department is could mirror a disconnect many Americans feel toward their own local governments and the doubts they feel towards local government’s ability to enact meaningful change in a community.

While complete opposites in content and style, “House of Cards” and “Parks and Recreation” share common themes of an alienated public and dysfunctional government.

The popularity and source material should, if nothing else, raise concerns about how Americans view their own government and how that possible disconnect translates to the polls.

Hannah Marley Staff Writer

As the midterm election draws ever closer, articles, blogs, tweets and posts begin to surface, imploring eligible voters to cast their ballot and not content themselves with being a bystander to the political process.

With these pleas for political participation, however, oftentimes the idea that people don’t vote is hastily attributed to laziness and ignorance, which can quickly be cured by a lesson on the overall benefits of civic responsibility.

While these benefits, including having a voice in who makes policies that directly affect our lives, are entirely valid, they are often the automatic response to low voter turnout, when an analysis of what non-voters’ perceptions of the government are would be a more fitting response.

A Pew Research Center study found that non-voters are most likely to be young, ethnically diverse, strapped for cash and not affiliated with a political party. It showed that 34 percent are less than 30 years old and 46 percent have a family income less than $30,000. Fifty three percent have no party affiliation and 44 percent said they think government is “almost always wasteful and inefficient.”

One could interpret this information as portraying voters as young, fed up with the polarizing political climate and disenchanted with the political process.

Another good measurement for how Americans feel can be found in the TV shows we watch based on our own political system, which each caricature and dramatize different aspects of federal and local government.

In order to gauge how Americans perceive the government and the political process, it is not unreasonable to look at what Americans are watching.

And not only what they watch, but how they choose to recreate government through a fictional storyline.

Long gone are the days of the “West Wing,” as our televisions are now under the tyrannical rule of Frank Underwood and the hilarious incompetence of Leslie Knope’s Pawnee government.

But what does it say when shows like “House of Cards” and “Parks and Recreation” gain popularity?

In the first 24 hours after the second season of “House of Cards” went live, 16 percent of all Netflix subscribers watched at least one episode of the political drama, according to Forbes Staff Writer Brian Solomon in an article he wrote on Feb. 18 about Hannah Marley is a sophothe show’s surge in followers from more in English. She can be the previous year. reached at hmarley@vols.utk.

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Thompson (Democrat): Alongside his party, Thompson stands behind the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which forbids state legislatures from issuing any statutes that deny the right to abortion. Thompson said he views the proposed amendment as a step in the wrong direction.

“It’s an attack on a constitutionally protected right,” Thompson said.“It’s essentially removing a protection for women to have a safe procedure in the state of Tennessee.”

Specifically, Thompson views the wording of the measure as “intentionally confusing,” as it will effectively take away a woman’s right to abortion, even in extreme cases of rape or incest.

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Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB) COLUMBIA, South Carolina The theme of the week was simple: “Whatever it takes.”

“We kept saying that,” junior wide receiver Alton “Pig” Howard said. “Whatever it takes, whatever it takes. We just told each other that we were going to stay together, and that’s what we did those last couple of drives.”

Tennessee did that and more on Saturday inside Williams-Brice Stadium, scoring 17 unanswered points to pull off a thrilling comeback to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in overtime, 45-42.

“What can I say about this football team?” Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said. “Our perseverance and our resiliency was rewarded tonight. Being down by 14 with five minutes to go in the game, there was never a doubt that we were going to win this football game.”

When South Carolina running back Brandon Wilds scampered 70 yards untouched into the end zone to give his team a 14-point lead, the Gamecocks (4-5, 2-5 SEC) had seemingly dashed Tennessee’s hopes of escaping Columbia with a victory.

The Vols (4-5, 1-4), however, had other ideas.

On the ensuing drive, quarterback Josh Dobbs and the Volunteer offense clawed their way back with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off by a three-yard touchdown run from the sophomore signal caller.

Following a three-and-out by South Carolina, Dobbs got the opportunity to lead his team down the field and tie up the ballgame with just 1:23 left on the clock.

One minute and 12 seconds later, he did exactly that, finding redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jason Croom for a nine-yard touchdown pass to send the game into overtime.

“Josh showed very, very good poise,” Jones said. “He executed the one-minute drill to perfection with no timeouts left. They say the mark of a really good quarterback is the ability to lead their team from behind in the one-minute drill on the road and Josh was able to do that.”

In overtime, though, the offense staggered, managing just 11 yards before being forced to settle with Aaron Medley’s eventual gamewinning 32-yard field goal.

After pulling ahead to a 45-42

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Sophomore wide receiver Alton “Pig” Howard rushed for 29 yards and had 109 receiving yards. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon lead in extra time, the Vols turned The Vols defense did, and his to their defense, which allowed response on UT’s next drive was 625 yards of total offense to South exactly what they needed. Trailing Carolina, to win the ballgame.

35-21, a 6-play, 47-yard drive finBut even with his defense not ished with a 21-yard touchdown playing it’s best football, Jones’ con- pass to freshman running back fidence in the unit never wavered. Jalen Hurd.

“We wanted the ball first in overDobbs finished the game with time to put our defense on the field 301 yards and two touchdowns on and let them win it,” Jones said.

23 of 40 passing. He also rushed for That belief paid off.

166 yards on 24 carries, which set a On first down, redshirt junior new UT record for rushing yards by linebacker Curt Maggitt sacked a quarterback.

Dylan Thompson for a 9-yard loss.

Following the victory, the Vols On the next play, freshman defen- rushed to the contingent of orangesive end Derek Barnett sacked clad fans located on the left side the redshirt senior quarterback of the end zone, where the team again, this time for a loss of six. made their comeback and secured A Thompson incomplete pass on the win. third down set up a 58-yard field For Jones, not only did Saturday’s goal by sophomore Elliott Fry. victory move UT one step closer to The result: Partially blocked. its season-long goal of a bowl game, Field goal short. Vols win. but it also gave something for the “(Jones) has confidence in us, fans to feel good about. and we got confidence in our“It feels good anytime you win, selves,” Maggitt said. “A lot of but I feel great for Vol Nation,” times when big plays happen, it’s Jones said. “You talk about a loyal something that we did to ourselves. fan base - we are going to need But the outcome is what we want- them as this season contined, and it’s a great feeling.” ues to progress. I hope The comeback bid, though, everyone in Vol Nation almost never got off the ground. can have a great weekTwo drives before Dobbs’ rush- end and a great week. ing score to draw the Vols within “I am proud of our seven, the Alpharetta, Georgia seniors and everyone native fired an interception to associated with our Brison Williams that seemingly football program. You sealed the game for the Gamecocks know, we’ve been on the 10:51 remaining. other side of things, so “I knew I was fine,” Dobbs said. we’re going to enjoy the “I knew our defense was fine. I night.” knew they would get a stop.”

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — In last year’s 23-21 victory over then-No. 11 South Carolina, it was Marquez North who led the Tennessee receiving corps with a 102-yard performance.

But with the sophomore wide receiver suffering a shoulder injury that forced him out of Saturday’s contest, the Volunteers needed another receiver to step up against the Gamecocks inside Williams-Brice Stadium.

Alton “Pig” Howard answered the call.

In total, Howard amassed 138 yards from scrimmage – 109 receiving and 29 rushing – on nine touches in the Vols’ 45-42 victory over South Carolina, becoming the first UT receiver to eclipse the century mark in receiving since North’s performance against the Gamecocks on Oct. 19, 2013.

“I expect that out of Pig every single time,” freshman running back Jalen Hurd said. “Pig is a great player, and he really showed what he could do tonight. We expect that from his every single game, and he really helped his team win tonight.”

Much like North’s performance against the Gamecocks a year ago, Howard shined when the Vols needed him most.

With UT trailing South Carolina, 42-35, wand 1:23 remaining, the Vols faced the uphill battle of driving 85 yards to tie the game.

On the first play of drive, Howard made that task much easier, catching a Dobbs pass and turning it up field for a gain of 31.

Four plays later, he ripped off 18 more yards to put the Vols inside the South Carolina 20-yard line.

“Pig did a great job of finding the holes in the defense and sitting down,” Dobbs said.

“We had good play calls to get him open, and when he got the ball at the end, he was able to get some good yardage for us.”

Howard’s 49 yards on UT’s final drive of

regulation helped set up Dobbs’ eventual game-tying, 9-yard touchdown to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jason Croom that forced overtime, where UT would emerge victorious after one extra period.

“It was a relief (to get that win),” Howard said. “It was one of the best feelings in the world. Our last couple of games, we’ve been losing so be able to get this win to carry momentum into Missouri is a great feeling.”

Maggitt’s make-up play: Curt Maggitt took responsibility for Tennessee’s most costly defensive error.

Following a Dobbs 21-yard touchdown pass to Hurd that trimmed the Gamecock lead to 35-28, Maggitt sat on the sideline getting his ankle re-taped.

Unfortunately for the Vols, he was supposed to be on the field, and South Carolina took advantage as Brandon Wilds broke off a 70-yard touchdown run down the left sideline.

“We had ten guys on the field, so it was a miscommunication from the sideline, so I was beating myself up about that,” Maggitt said. “So I really wanted a chance to make a play and redeem myself.”

Maggitt got that chance in overtime when UT’s defense was given an opportunity to redeem itself for allowing South Carolina to rack up 640 total yards in regulation.

He – and the defense – capitalized, sacking quarterback Dylan Thompson for a loss of nine on the Gamecocks’ first offensive play in overtime. From there, the UT defense backed up South Carolina six more yards to force a 58-yard Elliot Fry field goal attempt, which was partially blocked to seal the Vols’ victory.

The win meant a little bit more for Maggitt, who missed last year’s upset victory over the Gamecocks in Neyland Stadium because of his rehabilitation from a torn ACL he suffered in the 2012 season.

“It was a wonderful feeling,” Maggitt said. “It’s a blessing to get the opportunity to play football and I feel like I’m blessed every time I step onto the field, so it was a great feeling and the win made it feel even better.”