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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Issue 58, Volume 124
UT gets early edge over Kentucky in food drive Christian Madison Eubanks Contributor The showdown between the University of Kentucky and UT has already begun. In late October, UK’s recreation department challenged UT RecSports to a canned food drive competition lasting through the the end of November. The cans collected at UT will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank, and those gathered at UK will be given to God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, Kentucky. Heading up the food drive is Yusof Al-Wadei, a graduate student in public health. “Not only are we going to have a food drive, but the competition itself might spark some interest from individuals and groups,” Al-Wadei said. “It’s just a friendly competition to do some good in our community before the football game.” Also heading up the program is Sean McCall, a graduate student in sports management. McCall said UT is leading the race with 128 cans to UK’s 21. “So we’re winning by over a hundred, which we’re pretty excited about,” McCall said. “Every Monday we’re going to be doing counts, that
way the student population can keep track of where we are.” McCall said promoting the food drive among students has been a challenge of its own. He and Al-Wadei have tried to gain participation from residence halls and various campus organizations. “It’s been hard to get the ball rolling outside of RecSports,” McCall said. “We’ve also reached out to sororities and fraternities to try to get them involved as well,” Al-Wadei said. McCall said the RecSports office staff is carrying UT in the competition thus far. Rex Pringle, RecSports director, is bringing in more donations than students. “We’re reaching out to all of campus. We’re not trying to keep it as a RecSports thing,” McCall said. “It’s a UT thing. It’s a student thing. “It’s a Volunteer thing.” Donation bins are located in TRECS, the Student Aquatic Center, Hodges Library, the UC and inside all residence halls. McCall and Al-Wadei say they are planning to turn the canned goods over to Second Harvest before Thanksgiving, in case the donations are needed for the holidays.
Evan Ford • The Daily Beacon
UT artist’s work featured New tuition at Gallery 1010 showcase model receives mixed reviews Cortney Roark
Assistant Arts & Culture Editor
Zoe Yim
Contributor This fall, students embarked on a different kind of “freshman 15.” All first-year students are now required to pay for 15 course hours, regardless of the actual hours taken per semester. This action reflects UT’s new 15-4 tuition model. The 15-4 tuition model pushes freshmen, transfer and readmitted students to enroll for 15 class credits each semester, raising the likelihood of graduation in four years. But this initiative has not been met without resistance. “This semester I had to take less hours, because I have to take the hardest class I’ll ever have to take for my degree. I really wanted a lighter load, so if I was forced to pay for 15 hours I really wouldn’t want to pay for that,” said Ameena Stanley, a junior in nursing. “I would have felt obligated to take more hours, but that would really risk my GPA and possibly have me failing a class that was really important.” See TUITION MODEL on Page 2
“Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it.” These are the words of Salvador Dali, but for this weekend’s featured artist at Gallery 1010, Aaron Inklebarger, they are much more than that. They directly relate to the inspiration for his solo show titled, “Expressions.” “The technique used in all these pieces was an accident,” said Inklebarger, a junior in two-dimensional drawing and art education. “I was about to throw away the drawing, but just kind of started messing with it, and I really enjoyed the way it was looking.
“That piece itself is probably my favorite just because it was one of those happy accidents that turned into this whole show.” The technique used to create this piece, titled “Letting Go,” as well every piece in “Expressions,” is called graphite pointillism. Pointillism is art made completely of dots. These dots are only recognizable as the viewer approaches each piece. Inklebarger used graphite pencils to create large self-portraits with exaggerated expressions through pointillism. Most of the pieces are 2 feet by 3 feet and took eight to 10 hours each to complete. Although these are selfportraits, Inklebarger said he tried not to make it obvious.
• Photo courtesy of Aaron Inklebarger
“Letting Go” is a graphic pointillism drawing. Inklebarger created the piece by using only dots of graphite pencil.
See 1010 on Page 3
UT tennis alumni finish strong in Knoxville Challenger tournament Brian Canever Contributor Tennis fans came out in droves last week as the ATP Challenger Tour came to the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center on campus. One of the most popular stops on the tour, the $50,000 Knoxville Challenger drew crowds of more than 4,000 as players ranked within the top 500 in the world competed in both singles and doubles competition. Among the title hopefuls in both categories were three former Vols — Rhyne Williams, Tennys Sandgren and John-Patrick Smith — who
the competition to the delight of the home crowd. Sandgren, ranked No. 243 in the world, defeated tough opposition in No. 105 Ryan Harrison and No. 96 Michael Russell en route to the singles semifinals on Saturday. In a back-and-forth contest, he lost to the tournament’s top seed, Tim Smyczek, by a score of 7-5, 7-6 (3). Despite falling behind 5-3 in Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon the first set, Sandgren broke UT alumnus Tennys Sandgren returns a volley with the world No. 82’s serve and a backhand during the Knoxville Challenger at the eventually evened the score at 5-5. Smyczek held his next Goodfriend Tennis Center on Nov. 5. serve and then broke his oppohave since gone on to profes- a single stroke at the Challenger. nent to win the opening set 7-5. The other former Tennessee sional careers. Williams was forced out with All-Americans took the reins, See CHALLENGER on Page 6 a shoulder injury before hitting however, and advanced deep in
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organization holds public worship on the Strip Emily Thompson Contributor For the first time, a public night of worship was held in a bar on Cumberland Avenue. Jon Lawler, key founder of Christian organization Cumberland Worship, held the group’s latest worship service on the balcony of The Outlook. It was the first time the group met on campus, Lawler said, “and definitely the first time there’s been a public night of worship on Cumberland Avenue...” With the help of Rick Coleman, director of Knoxville Fellows, and Colton Thomas, Cumberland Worship was born. Despite skepticism, Lawler saw The Outlook was the ideal place to hold a religious event. “A better question is: Why not a bar?” Lawler said. “We want to worship God in all we do, whether it’s through our work, our relationships or our actual praise and worship. If anything, places like this bar, which is regularly consumed by darkness, are the places that desperately need God more than ever, and those are the places we followers of Jesus choose to be. “Also, the bar is a neutral zone. It’s a place where anyone can come, and as we desire to see the losthearted people step into a heart relationship with God. I believe this location – a bar – to actually be a prime location for such an event.” Owner of the building that houses Stefano’s Chicago Style Pizza and The Outlook, Coleman permitted the group to use the space for free. “It is the first time Cumberland Worship has been held on campus and definitely the first time there’s been a public night of worship on Cumberland Avenue,” Lawler said. “We felt it to be absolutely imperative that we be outside, on a balcony over the Cumberland strip. Despite the cold, our hearts’ desire was that we would be able to stand above the UT Cumberland strip and freely proclaim the goodness and the glory of God for all of UT to hear.” Alex Robinson, a sophomore in religious studies, agreed. “This kind of stuff is right up my ally,” Robinson said. “I love going to church, and worshiping is my favorite part, so a full night of worship is everything I could ask for.” See PRAYING IN A BAR on Page 2
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