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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Issue 62, Volume 124
UT still near bottom of sexual health rankings Bradi Musil
Staff Writer
Matthew DeMaria• The Daily Beacon
Let’s talk about sex, baby. For the second year in a row, UT ranked in the bottom 25 on Trojan’s annual Sexual Health Report Card, sparking conversation about what a sexually healthy campus looks like and why UT is falling short. The Trojan Annual Report Card ranks schools based on 11 categories concerned with the sexual health resources and educational programs provided for students on campus. Ashley Blamey, director of the Safety, Environment and Education Center, said sexual health is a topic the university is passionate about. However, some student and
faculty members beg to differ. “We have a lack of resources in the sense of our mindset and in the culture we have,” said Brianna Rader, a senior in College Scholars and co-founder of Sexual Empowerment at Tennessee, the organizational committee behind Sex Week. “Everything from the administration to the students, and everyone in between, they are not placing emphasis on this issue. We have a lack of resources in that people are not willing to talk about this.” Campus resources for sexual health include a Student Health Center, a Women’s Clinic and the SEE Center, which provide students with medical assistance, STD testing, sexual
Senior forward Jordan McRae fires a three-point jumper in the Vols’ 86-60 win over The Citadel Bulldogs on Monday. McRae scored 20 points off of 7-for-12 shooting (3-5 3PT) from the field.
assault counseling and general health information. Condoms are made available to students at the Student Health Center. Blamey said students were provided over 6,000 free condoms in 2012. The university also provides peer-led educational programs called “Vols2Vols” upon request. Blamey pointed out the work of Rosa Thomas, a wellness coordinator, who has provided more than 75 sexual healthrelated presentations last year for the campus community and health-related courses. “Vols2Vols provides peer-led education and the current commitment is for sexual health and healthy relationship educa-
tion,” Blamey said. Rader said she feels this approach is a ridiculous notion of educating students properly. “How realistic is it that we are expecting students to print off the program themselves and educate themselves?” Rader said. “That’s not happening. We need to do more.” Many of the universities ranking higher than UT on Trojan’s scale have sexual wellness websites that provide a wide range of information related to sexual health. “If you look at Brown University’s sexuality center and their website, it has everything on how to have a female orgasm to where to go if you’re raped,” Rader said. “It covers
everything, and it is out there in the open, so if a student needs to know, it’s there.” Often, students on UT’s campus aren’t aware of the resources available to them, Rader said. Colette Telatko, freshman in supply chain management, said if something happened to him or a friend, he would not know where to go to get help. “They did like a 15-minute spiel at orientation about not putting yourself in a bad situation, but I haven’t really heard anything about it since,” Telatko said. “I see that as a problem.” Rader and fellow student Jacob Clark founded SEAT in response to a student sur-
UT flies past Citadel Steven Cook
Copy Editor Many of Tennessee’s early-season problem areas—turnovers, free throws, shooting slumps— came to the surface yet again. And the Vols still won by 26 points. Spurred by a hot start and a runaway second half, UT cruised to an 86-60 win over The Citadel on Monday night in ThompsonBoling Arena. “Good win for our guys,” head coach Cuonzo Martin said. “We were able to accomplish what we wanted to do as far as getting out of the gates good, shooting the ball well from the field, but also getting those key guys rested.” Two nights removed from a nail-biting, come-from-behind win over USC Upstate, the Vols (2-1) put Monday’s win on cruise control in the early minutes. They started off 11-for-14 from the field and took it to the undersized Bulldogs’ frontcourt
off the bat. The Vols weren’t familiar with starting off strong in this young season, trailing at half in each of their first two games. Enjoying a 20-point cushion midway through the first half, lethargy then struck as UT missed six of its next seven shots. Senior guard Jordan McRae led the Vols with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and summed up how himself and his experienced teammates can keep the streaky play at a minimum. “It’s tough,” McRae said, “but as an older team, we all have to make sure we stay on everybody. We have to make sure we stay on ourselves, and keep our foot on the gas for the whole game.” That message reverberated with one of UT’s touted freshman. Robert Hubbs III saved his best for last, securing 13 points—11 of which came in the second half. After failing to score against Xavier and making a minimal
impact against USC Upstate, Hubbs acknowledged some early anger but insisted his mind is focused on being a complete player. “It was definitely frustrating not putting up the points you want to,” Hubbs said. “But I’m not worried about that right now. I’m just worried about getting better on the defensive end and staying aggressive.” With excitement slipping from the game as fast as the minutes ticked off the clock, Hubbs’ two high-flying dunks—including an alley-oop from fellow freshman Darius Thompson—injected life into the crowd of 13,394 on hand. McRae, Hubbs’ biggest mentor on the team, shot up off the bench and let out his signature shriek after the freshman’s emphatic dunk. But he still had words of advice for Hubbs afterward. See BASKETBALL on Page 6
Square Room offers old-school feel for local artists The Square Room, which has been generating buzz around town for its intimate atmosphere and support of local artists, is a venue that believes in thinking outside of the box when it comes to booking entertainment. Nestled down a cobbled alley in Market Square, the venue’s lit sign, reminiscent of what might have highlighted the entrance to a 1940’s night club, hints at the old-school charm awaiting inside. Dark curtains flank a stage whose grand piano serves as focal point; large linen-clad tables dot the dance floor; a bar offering beer and wine borders the back of the room. A bygone audience of dapper dans and dames, puffing on cigars and pinching cigarette hold-
you to wake up in the morning and think, ‘Wow, that was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.’” The range of performances seen on The Square Room’s main stage run an impressive array of genres. “We try to create programming that is consistently excellent and reaches a diverse audience,” Woodhall said. “Our audience demographic runs the gamut from UT students, to people in their mid-20s and 30s, to alternative folks, the The Square Room, located behind Cafe 4, is an intimate venue that hosts a jazz community and classivariety of diverse artists and performers. cal enthusiasts. In addition to musical diversity, we’ve ers between gloved fingers, mate,” said Kenny Woodhall, Square Room, where the art- also hosted storytelling and director of public shows and ist on stage is clearly the small theater productions. easily could fit in here. It is exactly this cozy and ticketed events. “We really focus, Woodhall said. “We have an eclectic nostalgic charm that The strive to create a listening “Some clubs you go to nature to our programming, Square Room, which shares environment. Other small for the night and it’s a cool but the common thread is a mutual building and owner rooms have more of a bar thing, but you wake up in quality and the listening with Café 4, prides itself on. scene, and the music can the morning and don’t real- environment.” “One thing that’s unique become second priority.” ly remember the band you That’s not the case at The heard,” he said. “We want See SQUARE ROOM on Page 3 is that it is smaller and intiJanie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon
Liv McConnell Staff Writer
vey submitted two years ago, on which students requested more information about sex. This demand was evident in the response to last year’s inaugural Sex Week event. “Students were given the opportunity to meet with a health professional at one of the sessions last year, so if they had issues that they wanted to talk about they could talk about them, and I think those sessions were full,” said Joan Heminway, a professor of law and faculty advisor for SEAT. “We needed more of them. They had nurses that just saw people constantly, booked through the whole thing.” See SEXUAL HEALTH on Page 2
Crime reporting app further connects students, police Zoe Yim Contributor Fighting crime doesn’t necessarily require a cape – in fact, now it just takes a smartphone. UT Police Department announced recently that students will now have access to an app, UTPDTips, that allows the public to partner with police by sending anonymous crime tips. The service also permits police to have bilateral communication with the individual who sent the tip. UTPDTips will aid pre-existing text and phone services and also allow photos to be uploaded. Individuals can download this app on both iPhone and Android devices. However, some students fear the app’s easy access might have negative consequences. “People might (text) more flippantly,” said Logan Nester, a junior in environmental and mechanical engineering. “It increases the likelihood for false report without any consequences.” Addressing these concerns, Cedric Roach, sergeant in the Community Relations Unit, said app users could make false police reports before the app was introduced. “Most people use this technology in the correct way it was intended,” Roach said. “The benefits outweigh the potential negative consequences.” When submitting a tip, app users are identified to the police by a number assigned to their anonymous tip. If false information is received repeatedly from a sender, police can track the number and ignore the report. See TIP 411 on Page 2