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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Issue 53, Volume 124

Parking citations add up UT pulls in $1.2 M from tickets, $12.6 M each year Liz Wood Contributor

Dillon Canfield• The Daily Beacon

Parking on campus isn’t just a service; it’s a business. Pulling in about $12.6 million every year, the UT transit department collects about $1.2 million in revenue from parking citations alone. Although downtown Knoxville also poses challenges for drivers, UT issues twice as many tickets as the city. From February 2009 to January 2012 the university issued 175,642 tickets. Despite a larger population, the city of Knoxville issued a mere 8,996 tickets, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. These citations range from $24 to well over $200. If not paid within two weeks, those

fines increase by 50 percent. Until paid, students cannot register for classes or receive their diploma. Still, some students choose to park near campus without a permit, primarily due to cost. Parking permits run from $182 for commuters to $285 for non-commuters. Discounted permits are only available for motorcycle, sorority, fraternity and “evening” use. Sophomore psychology major Sarah Brawner parks on Terrace Avenue and has never been ticketed. “It’s a walk to class, and sometimes it’s hard to find a spot, but it’s worth it not to pay for a pass,” Brawner said. “There’s a garage right there I could be paying to park in anyway.” Many students possessing

permits find designated parking locations inconvenient. Generally located on the outskirts of campus, parking garages make pedestrian travel a way of life for UT students. With such widespread construction on campus, parking has evolved over the last years. After the demolition of the UC parking garage in March 2012, the university lost 234 parking spaces. However, as UT strives to make its campus more pedestrian friendly, plans have been made to improve parking. A new parking garage at the Stokely Athletic site will add more than 1,000 parking spaces to the university’s current 16,000. The project is expected to be completed in 2015. Until then, the current park-

ing permit to parking space ratio stands at 1:1.6. Blake Davidson, a sophomore in mechanical engineering who has experienced difficulty with parking in the past, now prefers to walk and does not plan to purchase a permit again in the future. “Living in the Fort, you don’t really need one,” Davidson said, “It’s more of a pain than it’s worth. If I lived across the bridge or down Alcoa, it might be something you need to have, but if I can walk, I will.” Lisa Swearingen, a junior nutrition major and commuter student, has used a permit for two years. Swearingen finds the arrangement of parking locations on campus illogical. See PARKING on Page 2

US Army’s cut on ROTC programs could affect UT Freshman QB’s Savannah Gilman Staff Writer They defend us. But who will defend them? The United States Army is in the process of closing Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs at 13 colleges and universities across the nation. Three programs under fire are within the state of Tennessee, East Tennessee State, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin, the most closings of any one state. The programs will be closed or realigned by the 2014-2015 school year. Cadet Olivia Oliasani, an undecided sophomore, said program shutdowns are also affecting UT’s corps, which is ranked among the top five programs in the nation. “The budget cut is affecting our program by forcing the cadets at schools close to us to come into our pro-

gram,” Oliasani said. “Also, we were not able to do our Fall FTX (Field Training) the way we normally do, because we did not have the funding for transportation and MRE’s.” As Oliasani explained, the programs being cut are under the knife due to producing too few commissioned officers each year. “So, as it is unfortunate, it simply leaves the strongest programs left, ensuring quality in the results,” Oliasani said. “Also, those cadets at those schools have the choice to integrate into our program.” Even so, Oliasani said she disagrees with cuts to ROTC programs. “I personally feel nothing should be cut from the military,” she said. “Without our military, our nation is vulnerable. With the cuts the military is facing, everything is being stretched thin.”

development helps open up playbook David Cobb Sports Editor With the UT quarterback carousel settled on true freshman Joshua Dobbs for the time being, the Vols could play more five wide receiver sets like the one they opened the game with and used intermittently in Saturday’s loss to Missouri. Butch Jones said Monday that playing so many wide receivers is partly an attempt to get the most talented 11 players on the field. But having Dobbs under center is a factor as well. “I think the next thing is trying to play to the skill set of the quarterback,” Jones said. “I think there is a number of things that went into that decision and some of the different formations that you saw, and we

• Photo courtesy of First Sergeant Dalton

Cadet Olivia Oliasani repels down a wall during a ROTC training activity in September 2013.

See ROTC on Page 2

will continue to evolve with Josh as our quarterback.” Though Dobbs is expected to start when the Vols host Auburn on Saturday, another quarterback is reentering the mix this week for UT. Redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman is practicing this week after injuring his thumb during his first career start against Florida on Sept. 21. Competition is ongoing between Peterman and true freshman Riley Ferguson for the backup job. Ferguson is the lone scholarship quarterback yet to see action for the Vols in 2013, and if UT can finish the season without playing him, he could count 2013 as a redshirt season, keeping four years of eligibility. See FOOTBALL on Page 8

Zumbathon raises funds while dancing for a cause Kendall Thompson Contributor What if instead of running for a cause, you could dance for it? That is what Special Spaces did Tuesday when they held a Zumbathon in order to raise money for its organization. Special Spaces is a non-profit organization founded in July 2004 that creates dream bedrooms for children aged 0 to 21 with critical illnesses, according to their website. The company, which has at least one affiliate in each state, utilizes a board for each chap-

ter that reviews requests sent in. These requests are often sent through email by family, friends or members of the medical staff that have worked with the child. Once the request is approved, teams are sent out to interview the child in order to create the perfect space for them to relax through their illness. Since the company is nonprofit, the money for each room often comes from family, church groups or local businesses and corporations. Sometimes extra fundraising is needed. This is where projects like

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the Zumbathon come in. This event was $5 – all of which was donated to the charity – according to the UT chapter’s Facebook page. The first university affiliate offered two hours of non-stop Zumba and a free T-shirt to those who attended. “I heard about it through (a friend). She wanted to go, so I just tagged along,” said Hannah Smith, a Knoxville native. “I thought it was all really good. All three instructors each added a different element.” The dance attracted attendees of different ages and danc-

ing ability. It was headed by three certified Zumba instructors, one leading while the other two made sure everyone was getting the steps. They alternated positions as the songs changed, each showing their own style whether the tempo was fast or slow and keeping the energy up. Kelly Bekele, the chapter director, found the three instructors through ZIN, or Zumba Instructors Network. There, certified instructors are listed with contact information on the Zumba website. See ZUMBA on Page 6

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Sheila Von Mayer, left, an Anytime Fitness Zumba instructor, leads a workout during the Special Spaces Zumbathon at the UC on Nov. 4. “I like everything about Zumba; it’s just awesome,” Mayer said. “It’s always different and fun.”

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