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Issue 57, Volume 127
Project V.E.G.G.I.E. plants, plans growing Heidi Hill Contributor Danish author Hans Christian Andersen once said that just living is not enough: one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. Since its foundation in 2012, workers in Project V.E.G.G.I.E.’s garden plot, tucked between Caledonia Avenue and Volunteer Boulevard’s
parking garage, have aspired to bring these three things to campus. Justin Leduc, a senior in public horticulture, plans to redefine the garden’s borders and enhance the site’s aesthetic appeal to attract UT students and the surrounding community. “There’s a saying that nature untouched by humans is not a garden,” Leduc said. “There’s something about working with natural elements to create a sense of place that is made out of those natural elements rather than
things that try to control the natural elements.” Though no official plans have currently been made to collaborate, Leduc said he feels confident in the support given so far from Gale Fulton, chair of landscape architecture. He explained that a “backbone” with administrative aid would establish a more legitimate voice for Project V.E.G.G.I.E. on campus. “It’s important for the outer border because we want (it to) look like we
belong on the university property,” Leduc said. “It’s kind of the main idea of this project -- looking like we fit in and having a pleasant view for the neighbors who live across the street.” Native muscadines, a relative of the grape plant, have already been placed along the garden’s edge as part of a small “facelift.” Adding these, Leduc said, is only one step in redefining Project V.E.G.G.I.E.’s borders so they comply with university specifications. Some
of Leduc’s plans include scaling back ground coverage and focusing instead on effective use of the smaller plot of land. “Some of the muscadines die, so I’m thinking of minimizing because the more space we have, the more work needs to be done to keep it up,” he said. “So, what I’m trying to do is bring it back, to manage space more effectively.” See V.E.G.G.I.E. on Page 2
Business college set for big growth with donations Tanner Hancock Copy Editor (@TannerHancock26)
John McRae, local artist and professor of architecture at UT, was the featured artist at “Torsos + Tatas,” an event organized to raise money for women who have dealt with cancer. Nicholas Rhodes • The Daily Beacon
Charity event highlights breasts, cancer battles Hannah Zechman Staff Writer Paulk + Co. had everything needed for a First Friday party: wine, live music, poetry and busts of women’s torsos. The Paulk gang rounded up a crowd in celebration of “Torsos +
Tatas,” which served as a benefit party for Knoxville BreastStrokes and as an opportunity to celebrate local artists giving back to the community. BreastStrokes is a nonprofit dedicated to raising money for women who have had or currently have any form of cancer. Through a series of events and fundraisers, Breast
Strokes is able to give two women money to do whatever they like. John McRae, local artist and professor of architecture at UT, was the featured artist at this First Friday event. Women’s torsos glittered the entire building, drawing attention to the beauty of the female body. The rough and unrefined style of the torsos is achieved by using the
rococo style of pottery. The entire process was shown on a screen during the party, helping explain just how the torsos are made. After being placed in an insulated drum to heat up to a couple thousand degrees, the pieces are put in a trashcan with shredded paper and sawdust. See TORSOS + TATAS on Page 3
FRONT ROW REVIEW
‘In the Next Room’ explores themes of women’s intimacy Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna) If you walked by the white tent set up in the grass beside the Humanities and Social Sciences Building this weekend, moans and gasps and, finally, release could be heard from inside. All Campus Theatre presented “In the Next Room,” also called “The Vibrator Play,” in this lively tent to captivated and humored audiences. First and foremost, this was not a five-star production. Costumes had rips, and the set consisted of
Christmas lights and tattered furniture, while the “door” was simply the flap of the tent. That being said, the cast and crew put on a fascinating, light-hearted and intimate performance surrounding sexuality and women’s sexual pleasure. The scene was set as two rooms: the living room and operating theater of Dr. Givings and his wife. Though mentions of the other characters’ lives and residences were given, by confining the action to these two places, two sides of each character were open to the audience: who they were before and after the “operation.”
Now, it’s certainly laughable to take what we know now about the female body and sexual pleasure and see the absurdity with which these things were explored in the Victorian era. To think that most women didn’t enjoy sex with their husbands, or even didn’t know it was possible to orgasm at all seems practically ancient. However, seeing the characters open up to the possibility of love and climax in that vulnerable setting made the story not only humorous, but also also universal in terms of the body and self-exploration. See IN THE NEXT ROOM on Page 3
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With a name like Haslam above the door, people are sure to take notice. The UT College of Business was renamed after Tennessee alumnus Jim Haslam in honor of a $50 million contribution from the Haslam family in October. The donation, in conjunction with the nearly $105,000 raised by Big Orange Give, has provided the Haslam College of Business with an almost unprecedented amount of funds to expand and foster growth within the college. Stephen Mangum, dean of the Haslam College of Business, sees the renaming of the college as a step foward in improving the reputation of the school. “People take notice of colleges when they are named, it draws attention to the school,” Mangum said, citing only one Top 25 business school to his knowledge that is not named after a donor. Mangum said he hopes the school’s new name will reflect the success of the individual onto the college itself. “You want the name that goes on the door of the building to be one that you can take pride in,” Mangum said, noting that change “represents the kind of core ideals and values that you’d like young people aspiring towards.” Jim Haslam was an offensive lineman on UT’s 1951 national championship team as well as the founder of Pilot Corporation. The father of Gov. Bill Haslam, Jim is noted for his philanthropy toward the school and to institutions around the city. Mangum plans on appropriating the donation funds in three ways: by retaining esteemed faculty, “picking off” some of the leading professors and business professionals from other universities and by raising student quality through an increase of scholarships and fellowships. Speaking on behalf of the Haslam family, Stephen explained why the family prefers the term “philanthropic investment” rather than “gift” when referring to their numerous contributions. “We see this school as doing some very good things,” Magnum said. “We want to see them have even better results, so we’re willing to invest our resources in the school’s vision and progress for the future, with every expectation in that sense of a return on our investment.” See BUSINESS COLLEGE on Page 2