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Letter from the Editor: I am thankful for you

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Courtesy of Kylie Hubbard This time last year, I didn’t really feel thankful for much.

Sure, I have a nice family, sweet friends, a cute boyfriend and a puppy.

But, something was missing.

This Thanksgiving, I am overflowing with thankfulness and it comes not from my social

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development of the Office of Student Media’s first ever magazine department under the direction of current City News Editor Allie Clouse.

Those interested can email her at aclouse3@ vols.utk.edu.

Our social media team is continuing to expand, our videographers are producing content out the wazoo, we’re a platform for over 20 student voices with our opinions section and our reporters are digging deeper into the campus and local community to shed light on the happenings of the area.

So, I’m thankful. I’m thankful for my wonderful staff, this beautiful campus and that you read this letter. We couldn’t do any of it without the support of you, our campus community, and wouldn’t wish to do it for anyone else.

Happy Thanksgiving, Vol family.

SGA President Ovi Kabir: I am thankful

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life, but from The Daily Beacon and its readers. Student newspapers across the country like ours are losing funding, losing people and disappearing altogether. Newspapers that were once independent and completely student-run are being overrun by their administration and are being censored. The voice of student newspapers is dwindling as the newspaper industry does the same.

We are determined not to be forgotten. And you are helping.

We’ve addressed key issues on campus- scavenger hunts, moldy dorms, SPAC-related issues and free speech on the Rock. I won’t lie, it’s been tough. But with each constructive comment, retweet and passing appreciation, we know we’re doing exactly what you need us to.

The Daily Beacon, this 100-plus year tradition is alive and vibrant as ever. With 16 editors, a staff of close to 100, a well-oiled advertising crew and advisors who truly care, there is so much to be thankful for.

But it doesn’t stop with what’s happened; it goes beyond that into what is to come.

I am thankful to be in a leadership role and to see change happen. Next semester, we’ll see the

Courtesy of Ovi Kabir With Thanksgiving around the corner and one semester and a summer under my belt as Student Body President, I wanted to write a note about what I am thankful for.

Dating me can really suck. Too often I have heard people say to my girlfriend something along the lines of, “It must be great dating him, there’s got to be some perks.”

Well, unfortunately, the only perks that come with dating me are watching me reply to countless emails over the dinner table, enjoying free time by scheduling it in two weeks advance, and listening to me go on for hours about issues like the dining options in our Student Union.

Since I have taken on this student leader position, I have come to realize that dating me is not fun. However, my girlfriend, Hannah, never

complains about any of those ‘perks’ and is a constant rock at my side. She is caring, patient, and supportive and for that I thankful.

Working on my executive cabinet in Student Government can really be draining. I demand a lot from my SGA Executive team because I believe that our students deserve the best, so we must provide that. Working on a SGA Exec provides very few perks, and often, I push my team to get so much done in a short period time that would drive any student up the wall.

And when we get something done, my team does almost all the work, but gets 0 percent of the credit. Even though you might not know their names or if their individual works and accomplishments many times are uncelebrated, they are the true Torchbearers on this campus.

So for my entire team, including Alexandra, Chad, Delaney, Haley, Kellen, Maddie, Matthew, and Natalie, I am thankful for you.

Serving as a faculty or staff member can really be unrewarding. Whether it’s a campus worker who keeps HSS open late or a professor who works with a student to ensure they not only pass their class, but understand the material, this institution would not exist today if it was not for our university faculty and staff. Though this institution is made with the purpose of serving students, this institution would not exist today if it was not for our university faculty and staff members.

Every day, these university community members inspire a new wave of students to do more than they thought they ever could. And even more, if you like free water in Neyland or any-

thing SGA has done this year, please know that it could not have been achieved without the collective support from our university faculty and staff. So, for Dr. Boyd, Dean Shea, Dr. Carilli, Ms. Brumfield, Professor Anderson, all the professors I’ve had, each campus worker and staff, I am thankful.

Finally, being a student is not easy. Having the pressures of student organizations, family, friends, finances and so many other external forces on one’s shoulders can be daunting, not even including schoolwork and classes.

Somedays you make it work, but other days you find it hard to even get out of the bed to get to class.

I know that I have those type of days all the time. But the one thing that I always find to keep me motivated is my fellow Vols. Whether it’s the veteran who came back to school to get their degree or a student working two jobs just to get by, you all inspire me every day.

If I ever feel lonely in leadership, all it takes is a walk down Ped Walkway to know that I am not alone, and I want you to know that you are not either. This Volunteer family cares for each other and shows up to celebrate on good days, but also lifts each other up on some of the dark days too.

So, for the students who never stop giving, who never stop trying, who lift me and others up, the ones who are simply making their way to class on a rough day, I am thankful for you all.

Thank you Volunteer Family, Ovi Kabir

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UT faculty, students react to Betsy DeVos sexual assault rules proposal Gabriela Szymanowska Senior Staff Writer

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos drafted new rules regarding how sexual harassment and assault allegations will be handled on university campuses.

On Nov. 16, DeVos released her plan to change the rules; her write-up narrowing down the cases of sexual harassment and assault colleges will investigate and give the accused perpetrators more rights.

The new changes included limiting which allegations schools would have to investigate to strictly ones that are a part of campus programs and activities. The incidents would also have to be properly reported to school authorities.

Amanda Bryant, senior in religious studies and neuroscience and president of the Women’s Coordinating Council, was not surprised by DeVos’ plan to change the rules.

“My immediate reaction to news of this proposal was, as it is to so much news coming out of the Trump administration, anger, but not shock,” Bryant said.

“It is truly mind-boggling for any reasonable person to come out of this Me Too era and think that it is the accused who are treated unfairly.

As the president of the Women’s Coordinating Council, I am reminded of all of the stories shared each year at Take Back the Night, how difficult it is for these students to come forward now, and how the reporting process in the future will likely only traumatize them further.”

The changes came at a time when the #MeToo Movement has continued to prevail as more individuals step forth to tell their stories about sexual harassment. It also came right after protests in Ireland erupted after a rape case used a teenager’s lacy underwear as evidence that she was open to sexual activity.

Currently, the Title IX Act prompts the university to investigate any allegations of sexual misconduct whether on University property, in

the context of a University program or activity or any incident that occurs outside of the context of a University program or activity, but creates adverse effects on the individual or creates a hostile environment on campus.

The regulation would also change which incidents a university would have to investigate, limiting which allegations would be considered as harassment. Under the proposal, sexual harassment is defined as “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive it denies a person to access the school’s education program or activity.”

Another change the proposal included was allowing the accused to hire attorneys to crossexamine the accusers, further adding to the traumatic experience. This would focus more on the legal aspects instead of the school’s disciplinary actions.

At UT, under the Title IX Act, the accused may have a constitutionally-protected due process after they are accused of misconduct where they are then informed about who accused them

and the nature of the allegations.

“The University of Tennessee’s Title IX commitment to prevention and properly addressing allegations is steadfast,” Title IX Coordinator Ashley Blamey said. “We will review the draft regulations carefully to see how any proposed changes may impact our current policies and procedures.”

Bryant said that she believes even with the new proposal, that she has confidence that the Title IX office will continue to work with survivors to ensure they know their rights.

“In the past few years, UT has made great strides through the Title IX office to create a policy which places the needs of survivors at the forefront,” Bryant said. “It is my hope that the University can choose to keep the current policies in place, even if the proposal becomes policy.”

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Professors discuss research regarding reasons for immigration Gabriela Szymanowska Senior Staff Writer

A UT professor discussed in her recent coauthored research brief the reasons why many immigrants from Mexico and Central America immigrate to the U.S. Mary Lehman Held, assistant professor in UT’s College of Social Work, helped to coauthor the brief, “Why Do People Migrate?: The Context of Migration from Central America and Mexico to the United States.” The brief detailed that many people immigrate to escape poverty, violence of various kinds and natural disasters.

Held hoped the research would provide knowledge to those who may not understand the entire picture of why people migrate to the U.S. Kristina Brant, lecturer in UT’s sociology department, said that both research and teach-

ing can play a role in addressing individuals’ misunderstanding of why people migrate to the U.S. “Research has shown that immigration is good for economic growth and there is currently no evidence that immigration increases crime,” Brant said. “ With this in mind, it becomes clear that our country’s resistance to immigration comes, in large part, from a lack of understanding about the immigration system, a lack of empathy for the situations of migrants and entrenched nativist sentiment.”

Held, who had spent some time in Central America, was able to witness the different stressors that individuals suffered in their home countries.

“I saw in many different parts of Central America the extent of poverty in which parents could not always feed their children,” Held said.

“I heard for example a story of where parents’ teach their children how to curb their hunger when they go to sleep. So, they drink a lot of water and lay on their stomachs so they don’t

feel the hunger as much.”

While there, Held worked with a number of families including youth who lived in a boy’s home, some of whom had been left behind by their parents who were in the U.S. The research stated that an estimated three million immigrants from the Latin American countries who migrate to the U.S. are from an area known as the “northern triangle” region of Central America which includes El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

One reason, which appears to be the leading cause for many immigrants coming to the United States, is due to violence, including gang violence, gender-based violence and LGBTrelated violence.

The brief stated that 57,000 youth from the northern triangle countries fled to the U.S. in 2014 to avoid the physical assault, rape and kidnapping that was a result of increased gangrelated violence.

The research brief was published at a time

when the first migrants from the caravan traveling from Honduras to the the U.S. arrived at the border in Tijuana, Mexico on Nov. 14.

Though there are some who have voiced their concerns about immigrants coming into the U.S. illegally and taking jobs, Held said that many of the jobs that Latino immigrants take are agricultural and ones that not many people want to do.

“The research does show that immigrants are taking jobs that the overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens are not interested in working in.

There’s an example such as we had a situation in Georgia,” Held said. “I want to say it was around 2010-2011, where state policies made it much harder for immigrants to work without documentation and they found that U.S. citizens were not interested in working in agriculture so farmers lost a large number of crops.”

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OPINIONS

The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Keeping Up With an Ag Major: Natural disaster impacts on rural sociology

Alaina Staggs Columnist

By now, surely you have heard about the tornado damage that affected southern Middle Tennessee earlier this month. With damages in both rural and metro areas such as Lawrence and Rutherford counties, Tennesseans are reeling from the shock of property damage, as well as loss of life.

While not as recent, you might have also learned of the latest hurricane to rip apart the eastern seaboard. Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Florida panhandle before spiraling north towards the rest of the southeast.

Even more recently, the California Camp Fire continues to wreak havoc across the state.

Heavily populated areas such as Malibu have already been incinerated, leaving both celebrities and average citizens homeless — or worse, dead.

I was spurned forward to writing this article following my own personal experiences in the face of disaster as a rural citizen, as well as by a Facebook post from a Georgia farming family recounting the significant losses experienced by Georgian agriculture in the wake of Michael.

The post states that approximately $1 billion in losses have been estimated for the state, and recounts the devastating heartbreak being experienced by cattlemen, pecan farmers and cotton producers in the state.

What sociological implications are left behind in the wake of such a storm or a blaze the likes of what is sprawling across California? How do families bounce back following a loss of a pecan crop that has been in their family’s care for upwards of four generations? How do producers or agriculturalists in states like California rebuild after their livestock is either lost or scattered across what is not already burned down?

A December 2017 paper published in the international journal Agriculture and Food Security by Tejendra Chapagain and Manish N. Raizada reports the following: “Rural regions of the developing world can be remote, with high concentrations of mass poverty, food insecurity

and illiteracy; hence access to food, shelter and communication related to relief and recovery is a challenge after a disaster. In rural areas, farmers strongly rely on natural resources and have no alternative source of income or employment, making them more vulnerable to a crisis.”

While this might seem common sense, it is easy to forget that the same concepts apply to American farming and agriculture as well as abroad. Economically, natural disasters are a nightmare for farmers anywhere. In fact, Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture lamented that “... (Georgia’s agriculture’s) worst dreams are being realized.”

First Harvey, then Florence, now Michael.

Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and more ravage the agricultural industry across the United States nearly yearly. Obviously, hurricanes are far from new to coastal regions, yet farmers still find themselves with little in lieu of preparation or protection.

Irrigation systems in Alabama and Georgia that brought the billion-dollar cotton crop to life now lay mangled as wreckage along the countryside. Insuring these types of equipment is not common, and typically unfeasible for many farming families.

The Wall Street Journal’s October 17th article recounts that pecan farmers in Georgia estimated a 110 million pound harvest this season. In the wake of Michael’s destruction, WSJ states that “... now it will likely bring half that.”

As I ponder on the damaged lives whose crop lay waterlogged and lost in fields across the southeast, I am reminded of the struggles faced by the agricultural community during the 1980’s Farm Crisis. Farmer suicide was at an all-time high following a market crash, and many farmers walked away defeated from a livelihood unable to be restored amid plummeting prices and dwindling profit.

While the USDA offers a resource tool available for farmers displaced or struck economically by Harvey, I find myself wondering whether resources moving forward will be enough.

Crop insurance, land insurance and similar concerns are all at the forefront of farmer’s minds at this time. Insurance agencies are being flooded with calls from producers, and many growers are faced with uncertainty following contracts signed earlier in the season to meet an expected demand for crops.

CNBC reported the damages to top $1.3 billion. Economically, this is a stellar blow.

Sociologically, the impacts continue to be astronomical as this economic strain will alter these producers’ lives moving forward – in some cases, for the worst, ultimately.

While there is still stigma surrounding mental health in the agricultural community and rural areas, the issue of waning mental health following rural crises is visible and ever important to shed light on as socioeconomic disturbances go handin-hand with rural mental health decline.

The tightly held convictions of farmers and the rural community regarding stoicism, values and rejection of mental health concepts have created

a near impenetrable layer around these communities that many psychologists, therapists and family members are hard-pressed to get around in order to offer help.

I began to cite a 2017 CDC study that offered statistics on rural suicide ranging from 2001 to 2015, but to my dismay (and lack of shock), the study was retracted earlier in 2018 to inaccurate analysis and coding.

I would like to end here strongly with a wellwritten solution, but I continue to find myself at a loss of what to propose. One intriguing resource that I have found for agriculturalists lies in a Canadian non-profit organization known as Do More Ag. The organization provides the following on their online home page: “Agriculture is an industry with a foundation of deep rural roots, hard work, resilience, strength and community. In order to uphold that image, those traits can also be the industry’s weakness as they become barriers for speaking up and seeking help. Producers are among the most vulnerable when it comes to mental health issues. Stress, anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion and burnout are all high among producers.”

By merely recognizing the stressors that lay on agriculturalists, organizations such as Do More Ag help move forward in offering resources apart from government financial relief to reach individual producers and help begin to alleviate mental health decline one farmer at a time.

Simply recognizing the disastrous effects that economic shift, disaster and hardship have on agriculturalists can have a largely positive impact on farmers and rural communities as we continue to offer a source of relief for agriculturalists both at home and abroad.

“ I was spurned forward to writing this article following my own personal experiences in the face of disaster as a rural citizen.”

Alaina Staggs,, Columnist Alaina Staggs is a junior pursuing an Agricultural Communications degree within the Herbert College of Agriculture with minors in Food & Agricutural Business, Politcal Science, and Sociology. She can be reached at astaggs5@vols.utk.edu

Columns and letters of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff.

CITYNEWS

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Review: Cozying up with Balter’s Winter Warmer menu Margot McClellan

Opinions Editor Local brewpub and scratch kitchen Balter Beerworks has a new limited-time menu just in time for the winter holidays.

Released on at 11 a.m. on Nov. 19, the aptly named “Winter Warmer” menu features dishes designed for comfort and for bringing life back to the body after a stint in the coming cold days ahead.

As with each limited-time release at Balter, there is a food component and a beer to accompany your meal. This time around, the menu options feature innovative spins on old classic favorites. The menu includes tomato basil soup, fried macaroni-and-cheese balls, a spicy meatloaf, poutine fries (a favorite Canadian dish, actually) and a cinnamon apple cobbler.

The Winter Warmer ale itself is a nod to all of your favorite holiday tastes, and sitting at a 5.7% ABV, it is slightly on the heavier side in alcohol content.

It is a dark, warm brown ale, the color of which is reminiscent of sitting next to a lit fireplace. Its taste is subtle, but satisfyingly multi-dimensional. Initially, it tastes woodsy, like the smell of maple trees, followed closely by the taste of roasted chestnuts and a slight sweetness before the light bitterness characteristic of beer comes in.

Overall, the ale is slightly sweet, but this is played against nicely by the contrast of the bitterness at the end. It is easy on the palate and a joy to sip as you enjoy your meal.

When it comes to their food, Balter takes pride in its finely crafted dishes which sets the standard high for typical bar fare.

As an appetizer, the tomato basil soup is just enough to get you started. A hearty mix of tomato puree, cream and basil oil; this soup initially seems like a thicker version of typical tomato soup. However, it’s better than that. Unlike most tomato soups, Balter’s version is robust, tangy, and creamy all at once. It has a full-bodied, multistage taste experience which is of note.

The tomatoes are delightfully savory and have a powerful taste, balanced out by the taste of the cream and the basil which rounds out the experience. It is easy to find yourself taking another spoonful not so much to eat it because you are hungry, but because the experience is nearly transcendent. This is a soup you consume to savor. It’s too good to dip your grilled cheese into.

The spicy meatloaf, although not nearly as complex as the tomato-basil soup, is also a joy to eat, although for vastly different reasons - this dish is best for those who enjoy a little spice with their meals.

But not in a way you’d expect. The meatloaf itself is rather plain and standard on its own - its flavors are a bit more muted. It does have a distinct slightly sweet and smokey profile, but noth-

ing overwhelming. However, that’s where they get you. On the side, the meatloaf is served with a small ramekin with a spicy craisin ketchup.

This is where the “spicy” comes into play.

It looks like a reddish glaze, however I would advise those who are spice-aversive to tread carefully: this little sauce packs a punch, and not only that — it sneaks up on you. At first, there is the sweet-tart flavor of the craisins, then the spice rolls in all at once. Use a little, or use a lot, if you dare.

The meatloaf comes served with jalapeno corn-cakes which resemble little latkes. These little cakes are more salty than they are spicy, with the corn and the pepper balancing each other out instead of one overwhelming the other. The green beans served as the side dish are crunchy and fresh, cooked in a salted butter to enhance the flavor.

Overall, the Winter Warmer menu will do just that — warm you up. However, it is also a flavor experience which has been carefully crafted to bring you a combination of new tastes with old-timey classics which is simultaneously unexpected, yet welcome all at once.

“ When it comes to their food, Balter takes pride in its finely crafted dishes which sets the standard high for typical bar fare.”

Margot McClellan,, Opinions Editor

Balter Beer Works presents its seasonal Winter Warmer Ale. Margot McClellan / The Daily Beacon

Balter Beer Works’ soup pairs well with the Winter Warmer Ale. Margot McClellan / The Daily Beacon

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, November 21, 2018

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No. 5 Vols looking to take another step offensively ahead of NIT Season Tip-Off Cory Sanning

Staff Writer

Looking to add to their ever-growing trophy case, the Tennessee men’s basketball team will have a prime opportunity to silence doubters this week.

Heading to Brooklyn to participate in the annual NIT Season Tip-Off, the No. 5 Vols are looking to claim their first regular season tournament title since the 2010-11 season.

For head coach Rick Barnes, this opportunity provides a chance to play heightened competition while Tennessee (3-0) continues to tweak its game early on.

“What I want to see us do is improve in the areas we know we have to get better (in),” Barnes said. “We have to be much better offensively than we were the other night.”

Facing off against storied program Louisville (3-0) on Wednesday, the Vols will be looking to build upon what was a successful run in the Battle 4 Atlantis a year ago. Defeating then No. 18 Purdue before falling to eventual national champion Villanova in the final, Tennessee held a double-digit lead in the first half before the Wildcats came roaring back.

Looking to avoid that same fate this year, the Vols will face either Marquette or No. 2 Kansas on Friday before boarding a plane back to Knoxville. While a potential matchup between two top-five teams is what the country is craving, Barnes and company aren’t overlooking the challenge that Chris Mack’s Cardinals present.

“Everyone thinks it’s going to be a TennesseeKansas final,” Barnes said. “It’s not going to happen unless Tennessee and Kansas play good basketball.”

Louisville is led by forward Jordan Nwora, who is in the midst of his best collegiate season. The sophomore is currently averaging 18.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 71 total minutes.

Boasting four double-digit scorers on their roster, the Cardinals currently average 91.7 points on 54 percent shooting, while holding their opponents to just 68 points per game.

Conversely, Tennessee averages 79.7 points on 51 percent shooting, nearly a 12-point differential. With Lamonte Turner set to make his season debut this week, the Vols will gain a much-needed scoring boost off the bench.

Turner, who averaged 10.9 points and shot nearly 40 percent from three-point range last season, had been nursing a shoulder injury through Tennessee’s opening three matchups. “(Lamonte) has been doing well,” Barnes said.

Admiral Schofield, #5, shoots the ball during game against Georgia Tech on Nov. 13, 2018 at Thompson-Boling Arena. James Klein / The Daily Beacon

“It’s been good to have him back.”

Set to compete at full strength for the first time since their exhibition matchup with Tusculum, the Vols aren’t taking the competition lightly.

Barnes reinforced that sentiment when discussing Tennessee’s ranking, a mark this program hasn’t reached in a decade.

“The team that wins it is going to have to win it,” Barnes said. “There’s no gimmies. It doesn’t matter if you have a number in front of you or

not.”

While the ultimate goal remains to repeat as SEC Champions and make a deep run in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the Vols must first showcase their ability to win big games.

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SOCCER

Strong work ethic paying off for Marcano, Jordan on biggest stage Cory Sanning

Staff Writer

For Danielle Marcano and Salera Jordan, they couldn’t have asked for a better start to this year’s NCAA Tournament.

In three games, the senior/junior duo has combined for six of Tennessee’s eight total goals, accounting for 100 percent of Tennessee’s scoring against Arizona and Texas A&M as the Vols advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.

That didn’t all happen by way of coincidence, however. It all began in August when the season was still young.

It did not happen on the playing field, but behind closed doors where the recorders are off and the cameras aren’t rolling.

“College soccer is a hard game,” head coach Brian Pensky said. “There is so much competition. When you’re not playing, you’re training.”

For Jordan, a former Clarksville standout, the past two games have brought out the best in her competitive fire. Having notched 114 goals throughout high school, there was no doubt she had the ability to score.

While Jordan hadn’t recorded a goal since August 19 against George Mason, Pensky’s faith in her never ceased.

Citing her work ethic during training sessions

and practice, the veteran coach could think of no other word to use than workhorse.

“In after-game training sessions, I’ve never seen a player like her,” Pensky said. “That kid works so darn hard every day.”

Pensky also provided high praise for her work ethic and the ability to take on everything thrown in her direction.

“She doesn’t know what average work rate is,” Pensky said.

Transferring from Middle Tennessee State a year ago, the Vols gained more than just a talented scorer in Jordan. Despite having just completed her second season at a Power-5 school, her poise on college soccer’s biggest stage has stood above the rest.

Helping fill in for the injured Anna Bialczak, Jordan’s increased role has benefited the Vols tremendously as they now head to Palo Alto, California.

With a trip to the Women’s College Cup on the line, Tennessee will continue to lean on Jordan to provide a spark off the bench.

“I can’t think of a more deserving kid,” Pensky said. “She left MTSU to come here and play big minutes and be a big-time contributor.”

Developing quite the reputation as a clutch scorer in big games, Marcano’s postseason statistics are nothing to scoff at.

In five career NCAA Tournament games, the Buford, Georgia native has logged seven goals while carrying a bulk of the load on offense.

Danielle Marcano, #2, dribbles the ball during game against Texas A&M on Nov. 18, 2018 at Regal Soccer Stadium. Megan Albers / The Daily Beacon

Notching a game winner in the final minute to beat Arizona on Friday, followed by a second consecutive brace against the Aggies, Marcano is now Tennessee’s all-time leading scorer in NCAA Tournament history.

Marcano was unable to describe the experience following Tennessee’s 3-0 victory over Texas A&M on Sunday.

“I have no words, it’s an amazing feeling,” Marcano said. “I couldn’t do any of this without my teammates.”

On a roster that is loaded with All-SEC talent, sometimes it’s the glue between the boards that is ultimately responsible for holding something together.

Sometimes it’s exactly those type of players who excel when the bright lights are on, and the Vols have found that in Marcano.

“Our faith in her is endless,” Pensky said. “We know that she can do it at an elite level. You know you have a chance when the ball is in front of her.”

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Head Football Coach Jeremy Pruitt communicates with players during game against Missouri on Nov. 17, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Stu Boyd / The Daily Beacon

Tennessee, Vanderbilt battle for bowl eligibility Will Backus

Asst. Sports Editor

There’s a lot on the line for the Tennessee football team this Saturday. They will travel to Nashville to play in-state and in-conference rival Vanderbilt. Both teams are sitting at 5-6, just one win away from making a bowl game.

According to head coach Jeremy Pruitt, the 113th meeting between the two teams means a whole lot more than just the possibility of making a bowl game.

“This game means a whole lot to a whole lot of people,” Pruitt said. “Probably since the Florida loss or the Georgia loss, we’ve been playing for pride. To me, you can talk about winning a championship or whatever, but pride is as about as important as it gets.”

The Vols are a team that have recently fallen on hard times. Just last season, they posted their worst record in the team’s history at 4-8, going winless in conference play for the first time. In the past eight years, they have only gone to four bowl games.

Out of the past 10 seasons, five of them resulted in a losing record, including a three-season streak from 2011-13 in which they posted 5-7 records. A bowl game for Tennessee after the struggles in recent years, including last year’s infamous season, would be a significant achievement to the players.

“I went to a bowl game my freshman year and last year we didn’t go to a bowl game,” defensive back Baylen Buchanan said. “I’ve seen both sides of it, and I’ll tell you that going to a bowl game definitely means a lot more, and it’s a lot more fun.”

On the other hand, Vanderbilt is a team that has only been to eight bowl games in its entire existence. 2016 marked the first time in three years that the Commodores were able to crack the postseason, losing to North Carolina State in the Independence Bowl.

Last year, they went 5-7, with only one win in conference — a 42-24 blowout victory over Tennessee in Neyland Stadium. It was the fourth win in the past six seasons for Vanderbilt in this series.

Though, historically, Tennessee dominates the series, holding a 22-game winning streak from 1983-2004, the team from the West has dominated recently. They have won the past two games in a row in fairly convincing fashion.

“I was actually doing some personal research today, knowing that this university has lost to Vanderbilt two years in a row,” defensive back Todd Kelly Jr. said. “I just looked at the dominance that Tennessee has had over Vanderbilt throughout (their) history.

“Just to make sure that we bring that prestige back (is important).”

The two teams have had similar seasons this year filled with ups-and-downs. Both sit at 2-4 in the conference; Vanderbilt is coming off of an overtime win against Ole Miss, while Tennessee suffered one of their worst losses of the season to Missouri at home, 50-17.

Tennessee may be without two of its biggest offensive playmakers on Saturday, including their leader in quarterback Jarrett Guarantano.

He left the game against Missouri in the first quarter with a supposed head injury. After heading to the locker room, he would not re-enter the game.

The other is Marquez Callaway, the Vols’ leading receiver this year with 556 yards. He has been Tennessee’s go-to guy in the passing game, and his absence would be felt.

According to Pruitt, both players are “dayto-day”, meaning it remains to be seen if they will play. Though on paper, Saturday’s matchup does not appear important, but for Tennessee, it is significant.

“I know it means a lot for the people of Knoxville, Vol Nation, the coaches and our team that we win this game this week,” Buchanan said. “Like I said, I haven’t beaten them, so it means a lot for us this week.”