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Steve Metcalf shares sentiments on career Accomplished alumnus reflects on various roles in government service ative light.

“Much of what people say is not really the reality of what we do and who we are,” Metcalf said. “We (lobbyists) provide information that is accurate and truthful.”

Metcalf focused on the many factors that go into being a successful lobbyist, such as constantly being aware of the political culture, attitudes and feelings that are not always present to the clients.

tance of strong writing skills, off-campus experiences and political activity, whether it be internships with legislaNews Editor tures or lobbying firms themselves.

Metcalf said that the compensation may change from The Baker Center served as host to Steve Metcalf, the client to client, but the one thing that holds constant is the latest honoree from the Accomplished Alumni Program, importance of the issues to each group, citing his work Friday. with places from major corporations to cafeteria worker’s Metcalf, who earned his master’s in public administraassociations. tion from UT, returned to campus to share his experiences Scheb gave some insight into Metcalf ’s with students to help better prepare successful career. them for the future.

“It helps to be smart and educated, but “We really try to bring in folks to talk being a people person has been a main conabout options for different career paths tributing factor of Metcalf ’s success,” Scheb and Steve Metcalf is a prime example, said. because he has done so many different The purpose of the Accomplished Alumni things,” John Scheb, professor and head Program is to attract alumni of note back to of the Department of Political Science, campus to share their career and success stosaid. ries with students and other alumni.

Metcalf ’s many professional accom“We aim to feature a diverse array of plishments include having been a town alumni representing all UTK colleges,” planner, a county manager, deputy secrePatrick Wade, director of alumni programs, tary for two major state agencies during said. the administration of Gov. Jim Hunt, an Wade said the alumni who participate in assistant to the governor and a state this program have achieved significant sucsenator where he was the co-chairman of cess in their careers and/or communities, the Education/Higher Education have unique stories to share and are able to Committee. engage effectively with students and other Later in life, Metcalf launched his alumni. career in the private sector, where he Wade said the Office of Alumni Affairs has been called one of the most success• Photos courtesy of Patrick Wade tries to provide multiple venues for each ful lobbyists in North Carolina, with his Steve Metcalf speaks to students and alumni as part of the Accomplished Alumni alum to share what he or she has learned. firm, The Policy Group Inc. The program also has a recognition piece, The Policy Group Inc. has amassed a program on Friday, Nov. 5. Metcalf discussed his career as a successful lobbyist and as the alum is presented with the wide breadth of clients from the Eastern public servant and gave students tips on how to shape their own careers.

Accomplished Alumni Award during his or Band of Cherokee Indian to Eli Lilly.

The one quality that Metcalf mentioned for success in her campus visit.

Metcalf founded the company alone and started with a any career, however, was the importance of focus while in “This enables us to recognize their accomplishments set of core values. college. and to express gratitude for their service to their alma “Good representation is based on good relationships, “We all take different paths after college but the most mater,” Wade said. and good relationships are based on trust,” said Metcalf.

Wade said Metcalf has a lot to offer students.

“Trust is based on mutual respect, not only for those you important thing is that you are academically prepared,” “He has led an interesting and successful career in polare dealing with but the institution in which you are work- Metcalf said. “Good grades look good, but what you actually learn is most important no matter what area you go itics and public service and has a wealth of relevant expeing.” into.” rience to share with aspiring political science students,” Metcalf spoke about his time as a lobbyist and the Specifically for a lobbyist, Metcalf spoke on the imporWade said. importance of a career that is many times judged in a neg-

Kyle Turner

‘No Shave’ inspires new traditions Students suspend vices in November to better direct energy They called it “Man Month,” and it ended with a recorded 7,000 attendees.

Staff Writer Manish Jethva, freshman in biology and chemistry, decided to participate in “No Shave As classes draw to an end and finals begin November.” to roll around, students are trying almost any“I was persuaded, because I’ve never grown thing to stay the least bit sane. my beard out before, and I want to see people’s With homecoming events scheduled for this reaction,” he said. weekend, students are cramming in as much Jethva said he is anticipating the end of work as possible to balance fun and maintain November, not because Nov. 30 is the last day good grades. of classes, but because he now has something While some are able to accomplish this feat different to look forward to — finding out how effortlessly, others are worried about how they people will respond to his new beard. will make it to the last day of classes on Nov. Students can use this month to either par30. ticipate in “No Shave November” as a fun way For those students with worries in to express themselves and have something November, try focuselse to focus on besides classes and exams, or ing on something they can take a cue from other than classes. other UT students and Around the adopt another form of world, many men this event. are participating in As the month of what is called “No October drew to an end Shave November,” Corben Miller, senior in in a celebration of accounting, noticed he’d masculinity and been smoking an excesraising awareness sive amount. about men’s health In a philosophy of, care issues. “too much of anything is A trending topic bad for you,” he decided on Twitter and a to deem the month of publicized event on November, “No Smoke Facebook, many – Corben Miller, senior in November.” men, and even accounting, on his November He and a group of smoking sabbatical women, have decidfriends decided they’d ed to partake in the take a sabbatical from campaign to not smoking. shave the entire month.

“If you’re looking for different results, it’s Originating in Australia in 1999, the month always better to try different things,” Miller of November was called Movember and it was said. a way to highlight men’s health issues, like Students can use the month of November prostate cancer awareness, a complement to to find a vice or habit to take a break from and the focus on breast cancer awareness in focus their energies elsewhere, particularly, on October. finishing the semester strongly.

The rules are simple: Participants aren’t to Like Miller and his friends, students can shave throughout the month of November, and team up and decide to have a “No Social at the end of the month, most men have a fullNetworking November,” or a “No Dining Out grown beard, which they compare to others, November.” and share stories of the month-long journey.

Miller believes that declaring the month of Through the years, college students have November a sabbatical from any habit can help become some of the biggest supporters of this you accomplish something at the end of the event. semester.

One of the largest Facebook events held in “Maybe putting some things down you use conjunction with “No Shave November” was as recreational can help you reach a goal,” created by several Louisiana college students.

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Rhyne Williams smashes an overhead in a match last year. Williams won the ITA national singles title this week in Flushing, N.Y. He was the first Vol to take the title in the event since 1984 when Paul Annacone won the indoor title.

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A woman reflects on a photo of Ronald Regan at the Life Through the Lens exhibit in the Howard Baker, Jr. Center on Friday, Nov. 7. The exhibit features photos by Howard Baker, Jr. shot throughout his career. The exhibit is open throughout the rest of the semester.

1938: Nazis launch Kristallnacht On this day in 1938, in an event that would foreshadow the Holocaust, German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people and their homes and businesses in Germany and Austria.

The violence, which continued through Nov. 10 and was later dubbed “Kristallnacht,” or “Night of Broken Glass,” after the countless smashed windows of Jewish-owned establishments, left approximately 100 Jews dead, 7,500 Jewish businesses damaged and hundreds of synagogues, homes, schools and graveyards vandalized.

An estimated 30,000 Jewish men were arrested, many of whom were then sent to concentration camps for several months; they were released when they promised to leave Germany.

Kristallnacht represented a dramatic escalation of the campaign started by Adolf Hitler in 1933 when he became chancellor to purge Germany of its Jewish population.

The Nazis used the murder of a low-level German diplomat in Paris by a 17-year-old Polish Jew as an excuse to carry out the Kristallnacht attacks.

On Nov. 7, 1938, Ernst vom Rath was shot outside the German embassy by Herschel

Grynszpan, who wanted revenge for his parents' sudden deportation from Germany to Poland, along with tens of thousands of other Polish Jews.

Following vom Rath's death, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels ordered German storm troopers to carry out violent riots disguised as “spontaneous demonstrations” against Jewish citizens. Local police and fire departments were told not to interfere.

In the face of all the devastation, some Jews, including entire families, committed suicide.

In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, the Nazis blamed the Jews and fined them 1 billion marks (or $400 million in 1938 dollars) for vom Rath’s death.

As repayment, the government seized Jewish property and kept insurance money owed to Jewish people. In its quest to create a master Aryan race, the Nazi government enacted further discriminatory policies that essentially excluded Jews from all aspects of public life.

Over 100,000 Jews fled Germany for other countries after Kristallnacht.

The international community was outraged by the violent events of Nov. 9 and 10. Some countries broke off diplomatic relations in protest, but the Nazis suffered no serious consequences, leading them to believe they could get away with the mass murder that was the Holocaust, in which an estimated 6 million European Jews died.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

NEWS Michael Darras, both seniors in HRT. Edgerton, from Atlanta, worked at The Butcher Shop restaurant and aspires to open a resort in Greece; Darras, from Chattanooga, recently did an internship at Disney World.

UT professor to display photos of Auschwitz

Students honored for world affairs projects Students who received the W.K. McClure Scholarships for the Study of World Affairs during 2009 and 2010 were honored last week at a symposium where they displayed their work.

Prestigious UT awards given primarily to graduate students, McClure Scholarships provide up to $5,000 for students to support independent research and creative projects abroad.

Projects focus on legal, cultural, political, economic, social and scientific studies that shed light on significant issues or problems associated with world affairs and the reduction of international conflict.

The W.K. McClure Fund for the Study of World Affairs was established by W.K. McClure, a UT graduate. Wallace McClure, son of W.K. McClure who started the endowment, attended last week’s symposium.

By college, the current McClure Scholars and their projects are: College of Arts and Sciences: Anne Buckle (undergraduate), “Understanding Diplomacy in Western Europe: An Exploration of How the U.S. Department of State Uses Public Diplomacy as a Foreign Policy Tool to Construct Personal and Political Relations in France;” Suzanne Johnson, “Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Forensic Science Academy, Hawaii, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand;” Michael McConnell, “Language and Violence: Forced Evacuations in the Rhineland, Fall 1944, Germany;” Pamela McLendon (undergraduate), “Northern Tanzania Maasai Women: Health Options for the Reproductive Years;” John Thomason, “The Residential Development Process, Ecuador;” and Shelly Yankovskyy, “Human Rights for Psychiatric Patients in Ukraine.”

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources: Gregory Curler, “Insect Collection and Identification: Research and Teaching Experience in Thailand;” Blake Joyce, “Exploring the Potential of the Diesel Trees, Genus Copaifera, for Biodiesel, Brazil;” and Adrienne Roach, “Effectiveness of a Triclosan-Protein Complex Against Liver-stage Malaria as Determined by In Vitro Imaging: A Qualitative Exploration, Germany.”

College of Law: Marianna Jablonski, “Moving out of Poverty: A Case Study of the Grameen Bank, Bangladesh.”

College of Engineering: Shuguang (Justin) Ji, “Intake Fraction of Electric Vehicle and Conventional Motorized Vehicle in China;” Brian (Casey) Langford, “Mode Choice Modeling of New Transportation Services in Kunming, China;” Abdoul Aziz Oubeidillah, “Water Resources Challenges in the Comoros Islands;” and Hongtai Yang, “The Safety Impact of E-Bike Use to China.”

College of Veterinary Medicine: Morgan Mander, “International Veterinary Medicine, Thailand.”

College of Architecture: Neil Parrish, “Traditions out of Time: Craft and Architecture in Finland.”

College of Communication and Information: Katerina Spasovska, “Macedonian Journalists and Their Understanding of Professionalism, Macedonia.”

Applications for McClure Scholarships to fund studyabroad experiences during the coming summer and the next academic year are now available. For more details, see https://studyabroad.utk.edu/?go=mcclure.

Ready for the World Café to feature menu from many continents The Ready for the World Café for the week of Nov. 8 takes a trip around the world, offering dishes inspired by the cuisine from almost every continent.

The menu includes Brazilian chicken with rice and olives; Peruvian ceviche, a seafood dish; roasted pork with sage, rosemary and garlic; summer corn with herbs; Mama Voula’s spanakopita, or spinach pie; cherry tomato couscous; herb salad with feta, roasted red peppers and toasted nuts.

The café is an international buffet operated by students in the advanced food production and service management class, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT) 445. It is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday in the Hermitage Room on the third floor of the University Center.

Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eat buffet or $9 for a plate of food to carry out.

This week’s student managers are Ryan Edgerton and

Photographs of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, taken by Rob Heller, a UT photojournalism professor, will be on display at UT’s Ewing Gallery from Nov. 15 to Dec. 13.

Heller will present a lecture on the photo exhibition at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, in the McCarty Auditorium of the Art and Architecture Building. The event is free and open to the public.

The photos were taken by Heller during the 2007 European tour of “Living On,” his exhibition of photographs and interviews of Tennessee Holocaust survivors and liberators.

U.S. Ambassador to Poland and former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe helped to arrange Heller’s travel to Warsaw, and it was during that visit that he spent time photographing at Auschwitz.

UT prepares Homecoming 2010

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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will “Rocky Top the Rebels” during this year’s Homecoming festivities set for today through Nov. 13. From the traditional Friday afternoon parade to the Saturday pregame Party in the Park, people of all ages can celebrate UT traditions.

Homecoming’s anchor event, the Volunteers’ football game against the Ole Miss Rebels, begins at noon Saturday. A limited number of tickets are still available to those registering for Homecoming events requiring advanced registration.

After registering online for those events, attendees will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions on how to purchase football tickets.

At 4 p.m. Friday, Grand Marshal and UT System President-elect Joe DiPietro will lead the campus parade from the Rock, at the corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street, east on Volunteer toward Neyland Stadium. DiPietro will be sworn in on Jan. 1, 2011.

All week student organizations will engage in relays and challenges that highlight UT spirit. Fraternities, sororities and student associations will earn points for finishing

The Daily Beacon • 3 in the top three of each contest as they vie for the Madge Harrison Trophy, which will be presented to the winning group during halftime of Saturday’s football game. For more on student events, visit http://homecoming.utk.edu/images/HC_events11x17.pdf.

Saturday’s Party in the Park begins at 9 a.m. and will bring Vol fans together for tailgating in Circle Park. Members of the pep band and cheerleading squad will be on hand as fans enjoy music, door prizes, face painting, games for the kids and more.

Attendees can even take part in helping eat the world’s largest MoonPie, to be cut at 10:45 a.m.

Also included in the festivities is the university’s first official ring ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek and deans from each college will present undergraduate students who have achieved at least 60 credit hours and graduate students who have achieved at least 20 credit hours with their official rings. Rings feature images of the Power T, Ayres Hall, the Torchbearer statue and the UT Knoxville seal and checkerboard. The first 500 rings ordered will feature a special engraved number signifying that they are the very first official UT rings. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 865-974-3011.

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OPINIONS

StaffColumn Easier for many to find escapes than answers

Blair Kuykendall Copy Editor What are you running from?

Here at UT, and on college campuses across America for that matter, it seems to me that a great number of people are simply looking for a way to escape.

If you muse over this with me for a moment, I think you will find that I am justified in my statement.

Let’s examine student behavior.

To start with the obvious, I give you the iPod. We’ve all been guilty of this at some point. You’re walking to class, you need to forget about the rain, the fact that it’s 8 a.m. or whatever annoying thing your roommate did last night. This friendly little device, courtesy of Steve Jobs, allows you to find momentary solace.

By some miracle, you make it to class on time. The lecture’s boring, as always, so you decide to waste an hour in conquest of the latest relationship status of that one girl from your high school. Thank you Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

Those past two were fun ones — diversions we can all agree help us remove our attention from lessthan-pleasant situations. We now move to more difficult avenues of escape.

Smoking. Perhaps it started in an attempt at social acceptance, but the nasty little habit has developed into just that: a habit. You just can’t shake it, because the tobacco “relaxes” you. It helps ease and remove some of the anxiety that life throws at you and gets you through the day.

On the weekends, are you one of the many on campus here at UT that feel the need to get just a touch inebriated? If you are of appropriate age and you have a more responsible friend to drive you home, that’s your choice. However, I would point out that if you find it necessary to alter your state of consciousness to enjoy being around your friends, that’s your first clue you need some new ones.

This same principle applies to the realm of illegal drug use, though this seems obvious. If you are constantly looking to “get high” or to “take a trip,” you clearly want to get away for a while.

Maybe you don’t do drugs and you don’t get drunk. Good for you. However, you probably have a special someone. You think about them all the time and wake up every day for the joy of texting them good morning. You spend far more time together than you do apart. Relationships can be wonderful, but when you are happiest getting lost in them, you begin using them. They become a tool to help you run from dealing with yourself and your environment.

Academics can turn into an escape route as well. While probably most people are not struggling in this area, there are a select few students (we wont throw around words that rhyme with “herd” or “meek”) who get lost in their schoolwork. They obsess and fret about grades and papers, but are they really as concerned about them as they seem? Sometimes academics can be used as a way to run away from dealing with life.

My purpose is not to condemn relationships, Facebook or doing well in school. Rather, I am addressing those who do indeed obsess in these areas. Stop running, turn around and take a hard look at yourself. Figure out who you currently are and if that’s a person you want to be. Where is your life headed? Instead of trying to avoid answering this question by distracting yourself constantly, answer it truthfully. If you don’t like the answer, change it.

Life is best lived in balance with a clear purpose. Set aside some time to find yours.

—Blair Kuykendall is a sophomore in college scholars. She can be reached at bkuykend@utk.edu.

COFFEY & INK • Kelsey Roy

DOONESBURY • Garry Trudeau

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Women expect chivalry, focus from men C an’t Fight t h e Fe e l i n g by

Kathryn Cunningham Ladies and gentlemen, I asked, and you responded.

My question exactly? I wanted input from the student body regarding what it is that you want the opposite sex to know. It could be anything from where you want to go on dates to pet peeves to specific qualities you find attractive.

So after careful consideration of all the responses, I’ve condensed the list to the 21 most important things a man should know. Now although today’s column is dedicated to the gentlemen, girls, don’t think I've forgotten about you! Check in next week for the women’s version, and let’s just say you won’t want to miss it! Thanks to all who contributed! Ya’ll are great. So here it is (in no particular order) ...

Enjoy and be enlightened!

1. Never use "r" for "are" or "u" for "you" in texts.

When talking to a girl you’re into, you should be able to take the time to fully type out the words. It may take a whole two seconds longer.

2. Always make plans for a date at LEAST three days in advance.

3. Don’t text or call friends of the girl you're into when you could just as easily ask her whatever it is that’s on your mind; it sends mixed signals, and plus, don’t you want to be talking to the girl you're into anyway?

4. A dinner date is always more romantic (and serious) than a lunch date.

5. Don’t go in for the first kiss on the first date.

You can wait a week or two.

6. Don’t ask a girl whether or not she is a virgin via text message after only knowing her for 3 weeks (Yes, this has actually happened to one of my friends).

7. One or two letter texts are kind of unacceptable; “k” or “oh” or “ok.” You might as well not have even responded. But if you want to tick us off, go for it.

8. Treat a girl with the respect she deserves, like opening doors (Yes! Guys this came from one of you!

I knew some of you out there didn’t believe chivalry is dead).

9. Using the words beautiful, amazing and

gorgeous to describe a girl are much more flattering that hot or smokin’ or sexy.

10. Even though you made a mistake while you were drunk, you still made the mistake, and “I only did it because I was drunk” isn't a good excuse.

11. When at a bar/dance, never automatically come up to a girl assuming she wants to “grind.” She will make the move if she is feeling it, otherwise keep your distance and let her call the shots on the dance floor.

12. If there is something you need/want to talk to a girl about, bring it up yourself! Don’t rely on her to always bring it up first.

13. You will never fully (probably even partially) understand the mind of a female. It’s best to admit that before you begin a relationship. This will help you when you have stupid fights about things that aren’t a big deal. When you want to give up, just remember it is impossible to know each and every little thing she’s thinking and that is OK. *BUT keep in mind, this is still not an excuse.

Here’s where I tell you once again to communicate, communicate, communicate.

14. Don't ever say “I’m sorry for whatever it is that I did.” If a girl is upset with you, you should attempt to know what you did, and try to make matters better.

15. Know how to hold a fork and knife and eat with decent manners. This includes chewing with your mouth closed. (This is even a deal breaker for some!)

16. It’s OK to joke around, because, obviously, a sense of humor is desirable, but there are also times when it’s inappropriate.

17. Belching and passing gas is NEVER attractive.

18. Girls compare themselves to your ex-girlfriends and even celebrities you think are attractive, therefore sometimes it’s best to keep your opinion to yourself.

19. Be affectionate! Yes, even in public. A little PDA never hurt anyone.

20. If you say you’re going to text a girl, take her out, meet up with her, etc., DO IT. This pretty much means stay true to your word.

21. Girls want to be pursued, even after the relationship has begun. Just because the chasing is out of the picture doesn’t mean the romance should be, too.

—Kathryn Cunningham is a junior in psychology.

She can be reached at kcunnin4@utk.edu.

Feminism includes more than most realize T he F - Wo r d by

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Are you scared? If most mainstream media had its way, you would be.

According to most media, feminism is a scary word. I don’t think I could stand to say “feminist” three times in a dark room in front of a mirror without peeing on myself. It’s all about hating men and hating girly things like the color pink and shaving your legs. All they do is protest for their right to kill babies. Most of them just need to get laid, or fall off the face of the Earth and make room for nice, quiet women. Right? Right!?

Womp, womp — wrong! While I’m sure there are radical and insane feminists (just like there are radically insane Christians, Democrats, Republicans, Latinos, Blacks, Whites, insert your word here), feminism is not about killing babies.

It’s not about hatin’ on men. It’s not about looking down on women who wear pink. It’s not antimarriage or anti-religion. It’s not for super political people. It’s for everyone.

Newspapers, magazines and 30-second spots on network television don’t want you to know that feminism is for every type of person under the sun.

Not because they have an agenda, but because there’s a saying in the media world: “If it bleeds, it leads.”

Media, at its core, will always owe a great deal of its relevance to sensationalism. (Just look at the way I started this column!) Can we shock you?

Can we make you angry enough to keep watching?

Can we convince you to pass a link to our website to your friends? That’s where the money is. What better way to do this than, for example, to run a story about the slain abortion provider, Dr. Tiller, with a headline like “George Tiller was a MassMurderer, says Randall Terry?”

Newsmakers are experts at trying to make you feel something. Outrage these days is the most popular emotion. Instead of owning up to it, they’ll just say it’s a “Call to Action.” You were supposed to feel something, silly!

Feminist issues fall under this “Call to Action” nonsense more often than not. I mean, when’s the

last time you saw a story on the news about Planned Parenthood that highlights some of its lesser-known services like HIV testing and breast cancer examinations?

But all we tend to receive from our gatekeepers — you know, the people who are supposed to be looking out for our best interests — is hellfire, brimstone and how women are taking over the world. I’d be scared, too, if I never questioned any of this. I’ve always been naturally curious, and learning what feminism is and what it isn’t — beyond the narrow scope of a one-sided newspaper article — is why I’m not afraid of feminists.

Feminist activists have written many books and served on many panels in a futile attempt to explain why they are or are not a feminist and why they shouldn’t be afraid of this word, either. But they fail at this because their explanations are long and philosophical. Nobody has time for that.

Therefore, I present to you a short list of ways you can know, for certain, that you are definitely a feminist: 1. If you think the whole “he’s a pimp, she’s a slut” thing is still alive and well and you call foul on anyone who says differently or is unaware of its latest reincarnations (“He’s whipped, she’s a good girlfriend” or “Single men are bachelors, single women are sad cat ladies”), then you’re a feminist.

2. If you don’t understand why some people think it’s okay to write off your genuine anger by saying, “Oh, she’s just PMSing” (especially if you aren’t, in fact, PMSing), then — I hate to break it you — but you’re a feminist.

3. If you are 100 percent against female genital mutilation, child brides and honor killings in any country, then you are a super hardcore feminist.

4. If you think that your body belongs to God first and yourself second, and not to a significant other and most certainly not to some politician pushing pro-choice or pro-life legislation, then you are a feminist.

5. Most importantly, if you were raised by your parents to believe we are all equal and no man or woman is automatically entitled to better treatment, more respect or a higher standard of living because of their gender, then you’re a feminist.

Rebuttals?

— Melody Gordon is a senior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at mgordo10@utk.edu.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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ENTERTAINMENT

‘Walking Dead’ delivers thrills Robby O’Daniel Recruitment Editor Not to overgeneralize, but horror movies are a terrible genre.

They are usually cheap, full of no-name actors and released in months like January, the biggest dead-movie month because it comes right after Oscar season.

Whenever Halloween comes, this reviewer has no real interests in watching overwrought horror “classics,” usually only hailed by cult audiences for their cheesiness and pitiful attempts at scares.

But this Halloween was different. This Halloween had the premiere of “The Walking Dead.”

From the network that brought us “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” (as well as “Rubicon,” but we'll forgive them), “The Walking Dead” is the newest AMC original television series, based off the excellent Robert Kirkman comic book of the same name.

And fans were excited. Many count “The Walking Dead” as their favorite comic book. It’s a black-and-white masterpiece of a series that has a breakneck pace and a plethora of shock endings that never feel forced. It’s the “24” of comic books. Well, before “24” got stale that is.

In the 75-minute pilot episode, aptly titled “Days Gone By,” police officer Rick Grimes is shooting the breeze with his partner, talking in thick Southern accents, which might disarm comic readers hearing the voices off the page for the first time. A standoff ensues between officers and a man. The man fires and connects with Grimes, who goes down to the ground and descends into a coma.

The world Grimes wakes up to is vastly different from the one he left. As one can discern from the series title, a zombie apocalypse has taken place, and now Grimes is on the hunt to find his family, wife Lori and son Carl. But an expedition to Atlanta is not all it’s cracked up to be.

There are definitely genre similarities between “The Walking Dead” and others of its ilk, but what separates the show (and the comic book) is that the focus is never quite on the zombies themselves. Low-budget, hackneyed horror will often put the focus on the existence of the paranormal and leave it at that.

But “The Walking Dead” is a show that can appeal to the person who places no fandom in the horror genre, because this show is more

about the emotions that the protagonists go through in this apocalyptic world.

From the very first episode, Rick encounters a man and his son who must grapple with the reality that their wife and mother is a zombie.

But she’s not exaggeratedly staggering to the door and yelling, “Brains!” She’s distractedly ambling to the door and slowly knocking. This tease at familiarity from the hollow shell of her former self is a crippling reminder of her former existence. It’s enough to send the father and son to tears.

The only downfall, at least to the comic’s readers, is that the series’ initial pace can prove surprising. It’s definitely slower paced and more fleshed out than the comic book. (For example, the comic manages to cover much of the first episode’s events in a mere 22 pages.) But this is to be expected, especially if the show is to have any longevity.

As someone who has read most of the comic’s 75-issue-andcounting run, be assured: The best is yet to come.

Unlike “The Road,” these people will not just sit on their hands in the middle of nowhere and think about life. Action, drama, twists and turns are to come. And the only question left is: Who will survive?

“The Wa l k i n g Dead” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on AMC.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

THESPORTSPAGE

Lady Vols win sixth straight volleyball match Staff Reports The 22nd-ranked UT volleyball team picked up its fourth straight sweep and matched its longest winning streak of the season with its sixth consecutive victory by making quick work of Mississippi State, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15, Sunday afternoon at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, Miss.

The victory improves the Orange and White’s overall record to 21-5 this season, including a 124 mark in Southeastern Conference play. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, fall to 12-14 on the year and 4-11 in league action.

“A Sunday match on a long road trip like this is tough, so I'm really proud of our team,” UT coach Rob Patrick said. “I told them in the locker room after the match that they played gritty today. It might not have been our prettiest or cleanest match, but I really thought that they were very gritty.

“Our serving was really on, which helped us keep Mississippi State off balance and away from what they wanted to do offensively throughout the match. Overall, I was very pleased with how our team competed today, which is what we needed to do on Mississippi State’s home court.”

Tennessee’s balanced attack was on full display once again as it had six players record at least four kills for the sixth straight contest and 16th time this season. Junior Kayla Jeter led the way with a match-high 11 kills on .450 hitting, in addition to tallying four blocks, three digs and an ace.

Just behind her was sophomore DeeDee Harrison who pounded out 10 putaways on just 13 swings for a stellar .615 attack average to go along with a pair of blocks. Rounding out the offensive effort, seniors Nikki Fowler and Leah Hinkey had six kills each, sophomore Leslie Cikra picked up five and freshman Kelsey Robinson had four.

Pacing the offense were setters Emily Steinbeck and Kylann Scheidt who distributed 15 assists each. Defensively, Hinkey topped all players with five blocks in the contest, while Robinson finished with a match-best 15 digs.

Fowler scooped up 11 Bulldog attacks as well.

The Lady Vols shook off a few rough points to start the match before using a 14-4 run to take full command of the frame which they eventually won, 25-17. Seven different UT players recorded kills, led by three from Cikra as the Big Orange out-hit the Bulldogs, .310 to .088.

MSU came out of the corner swinging, scoring the first three points of the contest. The Lady Vols weren’t about to back down from the challenge though, immediately grabbing the lead back with four consecutive points of their own, taking advantage of a pair of State miscues and getting a kill by Cikra and a block by Jeter and Hinkey.

Although the Bulldogs stopped that spree with a kill, UT picked up right where it left off with Jeter blasting out a cross-court shot from the outside, Fowler and Hinkey joining forces on a monstrous block and an MSU attack error putting the Orange and White ahead 7-4.

Following another State kill, Tennessee continued to extend its lead by winning six of the next seven scores. Fowler kept the momentum on UT's side of the net with a pair of putaways, sandwiched around a kill by freshman Carly Sahagian.

Just seconds later, the Big Orange tallied three more points with a hammer by Harrison, an ace

by Fowler and a sharp, cross-court laser by Cikra, to jump out to a 13-6 advantage.

Mississippi State would not get closer than four scores the rest of the way as Tennessee cruised to a first-set victory. The Lady Vols closed out the frame strong, finishing on a 4-1 spree that

featured kills from Robinson and Harrison and an ace by Robinson on a beautiful jump serve that landed in front of the Bulldog libero.

A timeout just two points into the second set served as a wake-up call for the Big Orange which responded in strong fashion, dominating play for the rest of the frame as it took a two-set lead into the intermission with a 25-18 triumph. Jeter was the team's top offensive weapon during the stanza, hitting .364 with five kills and recording two blocks.

After two sloppy plays to open the frame, Patrick decided he had seen enough and called a timeout to get his troops refocused. The tactic worked like a charm, as his squad responded with five consecutive points to take a 6-1 lead.

Following the timeout, Jeter notched a kill from the outside to kick-start the run which also included a blast by Hinkey, two MSU attack errors and a block by Hinkey and Jeter.

Just a few moments later, Mississippi State would tally a trio of scores to move within two at the 7-5 mark, but the Lady Vols were able to answer with a cross-court laser off the right hand of Fowler, a solo stuff by Cikra and another Bulldog miscue to regain their five-point advantage at 11-6.

MSU continued to put forth a strong effort, however, inching its way back into striking distance. With the scoreboard reading 18-16 in UT’s favor, the Orange and White effectively put the frame away by going on a four-point tear that saw Harrison simply take over. After dropping a hammer down the left-side line, the Nashville, Tenn., native recorded a solo block to force Bulldog Head Coach Jenny Hazlewood to burn her second timeout.

Following the short break, Jeter opened play back up with a tip over the block on the outside before Harrison crushed out a pair of kills over the next three plays to put Tennessee up 23-17. A kill by Hinkey and a block by Jeter and Hinkey would account for the final two UT scores of the stanza.

The Lady Vols wasted precious little time racing out to a quick lead in the third set and never looked back as they led wire-to-wire in a 25-15 triumph to finish off the road sweep. The Big Orange was running at full speed offensively, hitting .500 as a team with 16 kills and just two errors on 28 attacks. Harrison paced the effort with five putaways on six attempts for a .667 attack average.

The frame opened with three consecutive UT points, thanks to a Bulldog attack error and backto-back hammers by Hinkey and Jeter. The Lady Vols kept padding their lead until really putting their foot down with a 4-0 spurt that allowed them to double up MSU at the 14-7 mark. Jeter was all over the court during the run, collecting a pair of kills from the outside and helping Hinkey stuff a right-side attack from State.

A Hazlewood timeout would turn the tables momentarily as her team proceeded to rattle off five scores in a seven-play span, but kills by Fowler and Robinson, sandwiched around a Bulldog ball-handling error, effectively thwarted their comeback attempt and put UT up 19-12.

Just a few minutes later, following MSU’s second timeout, the match turned into the “DeeDee Harrison Show” yet again as she accounted for five of UT’s final six points with a quintet of kills to bring her match total to 10.

Tennessee will now return home for its final two matches of the 2010 campaign. The Lady Vols will open against No. 16 on LSU Friday, Nov. 12, at 3:30 p.m., before hosting Arkansas at 2 p.m. two days later. Prior to the match against the Razorbacks, which will be televised live on Comcast Sports Southeast, UT will honor its three seniors in a “Senior Day” ceremony.

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Kayla Jeter slams a shot against Alabama on Sunday, Oct. 17. Jeter and the Lady Vols completed their third straight sweep on the road against Mississippi State this weekend, while also matching a season-long win streak over the last six matches.

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