Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Issue 56, Volume 121
Blood drive draws from Vols, Wildcat rivalry David Cobb Assistant News Editor Bloodshed — not a term typically associated with the Tennessee vs. Kentucky football rivalry that until 2011 was totally dominated by the Vols. But through Friday on the UT campus, it’s what the rivalry is all about as the 25th annual “Battle of the Orange and Blue” rages in the week prior to the Vols vs. Wildcats gridiron matchup. Students and faculty will have the opportunity to give blood at several MEDIC stations on UT’s campus as Tennessee seeks to end a two year losing streak to UK in amount of blood donated. MEDIC is a regional non-profit regional blood center. During the holiday season, the group sees the need for blood grow and donations decrease. “It’s cold and flu season as well, which deters donors,” MEDIC Director of Public Relations Christi Fightmaster said. “You have to be well and healthy at the time of your donation. So it’s a double whammy time of year. We get hit with really low collections because people are really busy this time of year, but then the need increases this time of year.” Donations at Monday’s University Center station were less than usual, but Fightmaster is hopeful that things will turn around for the remainder of the week. “We’re hoping that people will see the value in what we’re trying to do and with it being a friendly competition,” Fightmaster said, “but with a greater cause, which is supplying hospitals with much needed blood.”
As well as being able to participate at the UC from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day this week, donors can also visit Tuesday locations at the Institute of Agriculture (8 a.m - 4 p.m.), South Carrick Hall (noon - 8 p.m) and a Wednesday location at Hess Hall (noon – 8 p.m.). Participants will be given a coupon for a free small Papa John’s Pizza and a free T-shirt. If they choose to donate at MEDIC’s Ailor Avenue headquarters, which can be accessed by 17th Street, they’ll receive a free Regal Cinema movie pass with no restrictions or expiration. Fightmaster said that donors often walk away with more than just freebies. “The number one thing we hear is ‘Oh my gosh, that was so easy’ and ‘What a great difference I just made. I saved a life by just taking a few minutes of my time and rolling up my sleeve,’” Fightmaster said. “So you can see satisfaction certainly after they donate. They’re very proud of doing their civic duty.” Tennessee leads the “Battle of the Orange and Blue” with an all-time record of 12-11 (and one tie), but Kentucky carried the competition in 2010 and 2011. Fightmaster refuted a popular excuse among potential donors by explaining that those with piercings or tattoos can participate as long as the body art is from licensed establishments. “A lot of people just assume they can’t donate,” Fightmaster said. “But that’s just not the case.” Mike Prowell, MEDIC’s Director of Business Development, implored those within the UT community to do their best to put a stop to UK’s two year winning streak. “Giving blood,” Prowell said, “is a great way for students, faculty and staff to give back to the community.”
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Senator speaks at Baker Center Dooley focused on football, not rumors RJ Vogt
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When the Howard H. Baker Center for Public Policy was founded in 2003, its namesake wanted to initiate a prestigious lecture series. Today at 2 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium, Senator Baker’s dream will be realized when Senator George Mitchell takes the stage and delivers the inaugural Baker Distinguished Lecture. “The whole Baker Distinguished Lecture Series is something that Senator Baker has wanted to do since we began in 2003,” said Nissa Dahlin-Brown, associate director of the Baker Center. “Senator Mitchell’s name came up as somebody who epitomized the whole purpose of the lecture series, which is to recognize people who have made a big impact, and he certainly has.” Appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1980, Mitchell completed the unexpired term of Senator Edmund Muskie. He was elected to a full term in 1982 in a come-from-behind victory, starting off a 15-year career in the Senate, where he eventually became Senate Majority Leader for six years. A big part of his success was his reputation for bipartisan respect. A bipartisan group of senior congressional aides voted him “the most respected member” of the Senate, six years in a row. Daniel Aycock, senior in accounting, thinks that his ability to bridge party differences is especially relevant in today’s political climate. “He was involved in government in a time when statesmanship was really emphasized, in a time when people like Howard Baker were in the Senate,” Aycock said. “I think it’s important for students to know that that kind of bipartisanship is possible and actually happened at one point in our history. And in the midst of such a partisan political environment that we face all the time today, I think it’s really important to remember that that is possible and that it is something we should strive for again.” Politics launched Mitchell into other public service realms, including the infamous Mitchell Report for Major League Baseball that exposed the depth of performance enhancing drugs at the professional level. Most recently, Mitchell was assigned the title of “Athletics Integrity
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Monitor” at Penn State. Dahlin-Brown admitted that the subject of the lecture is unknown, showing a little excitement at the pending surprise. “I don’t know if it’ll be ... about Senator Baker … or his work in the Middle East, I have no idea,” she said. “But it should be interesting, he’s had an interesting career. There’s so many things he could touch on. He’s still extremely busy and extremely active.” See MITCHELL on Page 2
While rumors continue to circle the Internet, nothing has been confirmed regarding Tennessee football’s head coaching position. For head coach Derek Dooley, the difficulty lies in the unknown. Dooley said he asked Athletic Director Dave Hart about several issues and the two talked candidly regarding his concerns, specifically reports that the coach had been released over the weekend. “He told me he had not made a decision if we go 66, despite what all the reports are,” Dooley said. “Either the sources are wrong or Dave wasn’t being forthright with me, and I have no reason to think Dave is not being forthright with me. He is an honest man, he has always been honest with me and I have appreciated how he has handled everything about this. I really have.” For now, Dooley is focusing on damage control. He said the reports about his job affected both his players and his family and it was important to him that he addressed their concerns. “(The players) are getting banged up on their phone the way my kids are
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getting banged up on their phone and the way my wife was getting banged up on hers,” Dooley said. “Everybody was saying I was fired and I didn’t even know it. I’m sitting there working on Vandy and I had already talked to Dave. You have to come home and address all that with your family and then you have to address it in the morning with the team. I addressed it.” Dooley said the hardest part of the process for him has been the effect it has had on his family. He said, unfortunately, it just comes with the territory. “The hardest thing is when they are seeing things that are contrary to what their dad is telling them,” Dooley said. “That’s where it gets a little tough, but that is part of the profession. We have to deal with it. That’s how it is.” “We probably all ought to learn from them a little bit,” he added. Uncertain about the future, Dooley said he couldn’t comment on whether he would or wouldn’t be Tennessee’s head coach for the 2013-2014 season. He said the decision is up to Hart and Chancellor Jimmy Cheek. See FOOTBALL on Page 2
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