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Author encourages global view of tragedy Civil rights lawyer shares insight over changing cultural stereotypes in Arab world Steele Gamble Staff Writer Alia Malek, author and civil rights lawyer, came to UT on Tuesday to discuss her first book, “A Country Called Amreeka,” which contains American and overseas oral histories post-9/11.

The Issues Committee, a branch of the Central Program Council, sponsored the event. Maggie Hanna, a double major in political science and BCMB and committee member, said that Malek wanted to give “an” Arabic experience, not “the” Arabic experience, because there is a lot of diversity in the Middle East.

“As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, avoid the temptation to be particularly chauvinist or jingoist,” Malek said. “Instead, just sort of solemnly look at what it has meant and beyond just the immediate impact that people felt. Look at the experience and impact that it had on folks that are not that much like them (you) but are American nonetheless, and really also consider what it has meant for the rest of the world.”

Non-Arab-Americans quickly formed opinions on the Arab people after the attacks. Layla Husain, junior in Spanish, believes there was a mixed perspective.

“You find some people who are really looking for the truth and wanting to learn about who Arab-Americans are and Muslims in general, so those people are generally very understanding. But you do have those who will believe anything they hear and when they see very biased media, they’ll just kind of follow that. It can be really problematic because obviously a lot of the reports you see on TV and things you hear on the radio tend to show Arab-Americans and Muslims in a negative

light, and they tend to be associated with terrorism,” Husain said.

This mixed perspective is starting to change in response to the recent revolutions.

Malek believes that they have “injected a positive representation of Arabs.” Although, she doesn’t believe that it “undoes everything that has happened in the last six or plus years.”

Husain thinks that the revolutions are “a starting point for people to begin seeing the commonalities between Arabs and Americans. We’re all people, and we all want the same rights and the same freedom.”

“I think recently, with the revolutions and the changes going on, it’s starting to be more positive,” Hanna said. “I think people are learning more about it just because it (has) been in the news, so people are wanting to find out things about it. And I think the more people learn about it, the more that they’ll have a positive perspective because usually, when there’s a negative perspective about things, it’s more ignorance about a subject, not necessarily just that it’s a bad thing.”

A contributing factor to the revolutions is the rapid expansion of social media. Madison Hammett, junior in anthropology, believes that this expansion is connecting the youth of Arab and American cultures.

“I think younger Americans are looking with a more open view whereas we used to look at them like an ‘other,’” Hammett said.

“Now we can say, ‘Look. They’re on Facebook and they’re on Twitter,’ so they’re a lot more like us than we used to say.”

“There’s a famous poem by Gil ScottHeron, ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,’” Malek said. “In this case, the revolution was televised, and I think that made it feel a lot more personal, a lot closer to people who (are) really far away from these places.”

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Alia Malek talks with Kelsey Ray, freshman in German and English, after her lecture on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Malek’s lecture centered around her book, “A Country Called Amreeka” which gives an account of U.S. history from an Arab-American viewpoint.

King of Wake crowned in Knoxville Lecture views opposing sides of ethics Jaime Greig Staff Writer The best professional wakeboarders from around the globe hit the waters of Volunteer Landing this past weekend in the final stop of the 2011 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour.

This year twice as much was on the line for riders in Knoxville, as the Pro Tour finale also doubled as the final contest in the eight-event King of Wake and Queen of Wake series. At the event were the two Red Bull Pro riders, JD Webb and Adam Errington, who, earlier in the week, had taken the UT wakeboard team out onto the river for a personal training session.

Coming into the contest, Webb said the competition had hit a real peak for the final stop of the series.

“This weekend Phil Soven and Rusty Milinoski have ridden really well, and Adam has killed it for Red Bull making it to the final six,” Webb said.

The Pro Men’s division was the highlight of the event, with professional Harley Clifford and top seed Phillip Soven fighting it out, as the top two contenders for both the Pro Tour title and the King of Wake crown.

Soven, 22, of Longwood, Fla., entered today’s contest with a 45-point lead over Clifford in the Pro Tour standings and was fast to secure the 2011 Pro Tour title after winning his semifinal heat.

While Soven had a considerable lead in the Pro Tour standings, the defending King of Wake champion was only ahead of Clifford by a mere 10 points in the King of Wake series and needed a win to keep his crown. However, Soven failed to top the podium.

Webb was stunned that Soven hadn’t rounded out an excellent weekend by taking King of Wake, after falling onto the rail on his final run.

“I can’t believe Phil just dropped the ball like that. He’s had such an excellent weekend it’s a shame it ended like that,” Webb said. “But, you know, great effort from all the guys who made the finals.”

In the finals, Soven launched an arsenal of technical and big-air tricks, including a massive Whirly 720, Crow Mobe 540 and a Toe-side 900.

But Clifford’s Blind Pete Rose, Front Mobe 540 and a Toe-side 900 helped him beat Soven 85.00 to 80.00 to win his first-ever King of Wake crown.

Red Bull Pro Errington was happy to make the final six and is looking forward to a well deserved rest.

“It feels great to make the final six on the last stop,” Errington said. “I’ve been feeling good

today. I’ve ridden six times so feeling a little tired. I didn’t ride the best wake of my life at times but still, it feels great to be here and be able to put on a show with these guys.”

Clifford, Soven and Rusty Malinoski ended up as the top three in the King of Wake series.

Errington had nothing but compliments for the guys who made the top three, giving special mention to Series champion Soven and eventual King of Wake Clifford.

“It’s been great watching these guys compete with each other today,” Errrington said. “Phil and Harley have really killed it this weekend and all year in fact, so it’s been a pleasure to watch them.”

The Pro Women’s division hosted its last round of action in the Queen of Wake series, as six finalists battled it out for the final win of the season. Top seed Amber Wing failed to advance to the finals, which left many fans wondering who would come out on top in Knoxville.

World Cup titlist Raimi Merritt won the contest, pulling off big tricks like an S Bend, Tootsie Roll and two 540 variations to post the winning score of 78.33.

This win marks Merritt’s first-ever Pro Tour stop victory.

Melissa Marquardt and Nicola Butler rounded out the Knoxville podium, respectively.

Despite missing the Pro Women finals, Aussie Amber Wing finished first place overall in the 2011 series to claim her first-ever Queen of Wake crown.

In the Jr. Pro Men’s division, young gun Mike Dowdy made his Pro Tour finals debut against Kyle Evans, Daniel Powers and current points leader Shota Tezuka.

All four Jr. Pro Men finalists threw down impressive runs, but Power’s Heel-side 540 off the double up lifted the 2011 Masters champion to his fourth straight Pro Tour stop victory.

Shota Tezuka and Mike Dowdy came second and third, respectively.

Despite finishing in second place in Knoxville, Tezuka edged out Powers by seven points in the overall standings to capture his first-ever Jr. Pro Tour title.

Tezuka is the first Japanese-born rider to win the Jr. Pro Tour title.

The event was a great success and provided a great day out down by the river.

Now the riders, such as Errington and Webb, can take a deserved break and hopefully come back stronger next year for some more killer wake down at Volunteer Landing.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Knoxville will air on the VERSUS television network on Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Deborah Ince Staff Writer UT students and faculty gathered in McClung Tower Monday night to attend the Philosophy Department’s first lecture of the year with guest speaker Neil Sinhababu and his presentation entitled “Ethical Reductionism.”

Having previously attended Harvard University, Sinhababu received his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2008 and is currently an assistant professor of philosophy at the National University of Singapore, where he specializes in ethics and meta-ethics. Sinhababu has published many articles and dissertations on morality, epistemology and psychological thought and is continuing to travel to various universities sharing his views and perspectives on philosophical issues.

“This is a talk on how to be a naturalistic moral realist,” Sinhababu stated at the start of his lecture. The professor then discussed two main ideals central to the philosophical discussion of ethics — that of reductionism and that of non-reductionism, both of which are studied in UT philosophy classes.

Also in attendance at the lecture was Assistant Professor of philosophy E. J. Coffman, who, after the lecture, further explained the two ideas.

“Reductionism deals with whether ethics or moral concepts are the same as other respectable scientific ethics, while nonreductionism states that moral ethics and scientific ethics are entirely separate entities...This is central to ethics,” Coffman said.

In other words, reductionism believes that moral ethics can be reduced to scientific principles, while non-reductionism does not.

The views presented by the reductionistnon-reductionist debate are introduced at the undergraduate level to all philosophy students at UT, many of whom return as graduate students to continue their studies at a more advanced, research-minded level.

“This issue (on reductionism versus nonreductionism) is really abstract, and your

position on this could impact your life,” Coffman said, affirming that your opinions on ethics and morality, in turn, affect how you plan and live your day-to-day life.

Around 30 people attended the lecture, the majority of whom were UT philosophy professors and graduate students.

“It was an exceptional turnout for a philosophy talk,” Coffman stated, especially since, he added, the lecture was held so late in the day at 6:30 p.m., whereas most philosophy discussions are held between 3-5 p.m.

The Philosophy Department is continuing its growth at UT, as this year alone, it has hired three more professors and has doubled the number of majors it offers. The department hosts about one lecture or presentation every couple of weeks, generally in either McClung Tower or — if the audience is expected to be large — in the Shiloh Room in the UC. Visiting speakers for Philosophy Department lecture presentations are chosen one of three ways: either because of their involvement in a weekend conference, a professor would like to incorporate them in a course he or she is teaching, or — in the case with Sinhababu — the departmental staff has become acquainted with the speakers over the years and asks them to present.

Coffman added, “It was actually an accident that Neil spoke tonight,” but because of the friendship between the two professors and the department’s acquaintance with him, Sinhababu was more than pleased to speak.

Overall, the lecture proved to be a success for the Philosophy Department.

“Here at UT, we try to cultivate good citizens so that they can serve and develop to help make the world a better place,” Coffman said. “That weighs largely on moral views ... (reductionism versus non-reductionism) was the perfect topic to talk about.”

The Philosophy Department hopes to continue its growth as a part of UT’s intellectual and cultural atmosphere. The next departmental lecture is set for Oct. 17, in 1210 McClung Tower, where speaker Melinda Roberts will be presenting her discussion entitled, “The Asymmetry: A Solution.”

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Workers talk during a break from work on construction for the Natalie Haslam Music Building on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The four-floor, 123,000-square-foot complex is scheduled to be completed by 2013.

1864 — Atlanta falls to Union forces On this day in 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays siege to Atlanta, Georgia, a critical Confederate hub, shelling civilians and cutting off supply lines. The Confederates retreated, destroying the city’s munitions as they went. On Nov. 15 of that year, Sherman’s troops burned much of the city before continuing their march through the South. Sherman’s Atlanta campaign was one of the most decisive victories of the Civil War. William Sherman, born May 8, 1820, in Lancaster, Ohio, attended West Point and served in the army before becoming a banker and then president of a military school in Louisiana. When the Civil War broke out in 1861 after 11 Southern slave states seceded from the Union, Sherman joined the Union Army and eventually commanded large numbers of troops, under General Ulysses S. Grant, at the battles of Shiloh (1862), Vicksburg (1863) and Chattanooga (1863). In the spring of 1864, Sherman became supreme commander of the armies in the West and was ordered by Grant to take the city of Atlanta, then a key military supply center and railroad hub for the Confederates.

Sherman’s Atlanta campaign began on May 4, 1864, and in the first few months his troops engaged in several fierce battles with Confederate soldiers on the outskirts of the city, including the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, which the Union forces lost. However, on Sept. 1, Sherman’s men successfully captured Atlanta and continued to defend it through mid-November against Confederate forces led by John Hood. Before he set off on his famous March to the Sea on Nov. 15, Sherman ordered that Atlanta’s military resources, including munitions factories, clothing mills and railway yards, be burned. The fire got out of control and left Atlanta in ruins.

Sherman and 60,000 of his soldiers then headed toward Savannah, Georgia, destroying everything in their path that could help the Confederates. They captured Savannah and completed their March to the Sea on Dec. 23, 1864. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when the Confederate commander in chief, Robert E. Lee, surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

After the war, Sherman succeeded Grant as commander in chief of the U.S. Army, serving from 1869 to 1883.

Sherman, who is credited with the phrase “war is hell,” died Feb. 14, 1891, in New York City. The city of Atlanta swiftly recovered from the war and became the capital of Georgia in 1868, first on a temporary basis and then permanently by popular vote in 1877.

1964 — First Japanese player makes MLB debut Pitcher Masanori Murakami becomes the first Japanese man to play in U.S. baseball’s major leagues. Murakami

pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the San Francisco Giants in a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets in front of 39,379 fans at Shea Stadium.

Murakami was a teenage baseball prodigy in Japan. In 1962, he signed with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Nankai Hawks while still in high school. After pitching a year in the minors, Murakami made his major league debut with the Hawks at just 19 years old. In 1964, the Hawks sent Murakami to the United States to pitch in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Giants as part of an exchange program. Murakami’s left-handed sidearm delivery proved an asset in the United States, where deceptive pitching still isn’t as common as in Japan. Murakami began his American career with an 11-7 record as a reliever with Fresno in the Class A California League. On Sept. 1, he was ordered to report to the bigs and handed a plane ticket to New York. After arrival, he quickly signed a contract (explained by an interpreter since he spoke no English) and then headed to the bullpen.

Murakami’s arrival came just as the Giants, including star outfielders Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, was chasing the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League pennant. Meanwhile, the Mets, the Giants’ opponent on Sept.

1, were in the midst of the third losing season in their three-year history. Murakami entered the game in relief in the eighth inning, and began with a strikeout of Met leftfielder Charlie Smith, before yielding a single to Chris Cannizaro. He then settled down, and struck out first baseman Ed Kranepool and shortstop Billy McMillan consecutively to complete his first inning in the major leagues. The Mets, however, proved a difficult opponent: Pitcher Al Jackson pitched a complete game, giving up just six hits and one walk to lead the Mets to a 4-1 victory.

In the end, Murakami’s first year in the majors proved a rousing success, with nine appearances and a 1.80 ERA, good for a 1-0 record with one save. After the 1964 season the Nankai Hawks asked Murakami to return to Japan, but the Giants refused on the grounds they had Murakami under contract. The Japanese baseball commissioner intervened, negotiating a compromise. Murakami spent 1965 with the Giants, going 4-1 with a 3.75 ERA and eight saves in 45 relief appearances. In 1966, he returned to Japan, where he went on to pitch for another 18 seasons.

The next Japanese player to join Major League Baseball was pitcher Hideo Nomo, who made his debut in 1995, more than 30 years after the trailblazing Masanori Murakami.

— This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

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What: Drowning Pool w/ Burn Halo, Kyng, Echoes the Fall Where: The Valarium When: 8 p.m.

Price: $15 advance / $17 door (+$3 surcharge for under 21) Our Take: Hard rock survivors, best known for their single “Bodies,” bring the rock to the Valarium.

Saturday, September 3 What: Black and White V Where: Fireproof Gallery When: 10 p.m.

Price: $5 cover Our Take: Parking lot jams and fresh-hung canvas at Knoxville’s most radical gallery. BYOB.

Friday, September 2

What: “Frutos Latinos II” opening Where: The Emporium Center, Gay Street When: 5 p.m.

Price: Free Our Take: Exhibit of Latin arts featuring work from artists living What: Will Fist in the area and abroad. Look for Jorge Gomez Del Campo’s “Self- Where: Pilot Light When: 10 p.m. (Pilot Light time) Portrait 2011.”

Price: $5 What: The Dirty Guv’nahs w/ Scott Miller & the Commonwealth Our Take: Knoxville mainstay Will Fist, mustachioed balladeer Where: Tennessee Theatre of Four Loko, cheap living and blues, opens for Daddy Don’t.

When: 8 p.m.

Perfect soundtrack for both drinking and the next morning.

Price: $22 Our Take: Hometown heroes unite as Knoxville’s answer to the Stones and the V-Roys frontman put on a double-bill slice of Marble City flavor. Wash it down with an MCB Amber. Repeat.

Sunday, September 4

What: Silent Film: “The General” Where: Tennessee Theatre When: 3 p.m.

Price: $6 child/seniors / $8 adults Our Take: Buster Keaton classic returns to the silver screen in Knoxville’s restored Neo-Alhambra movie palace. Get your fill of hijinks and laughs from one of the early masters.

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What: Midnight Voyage Live featuring PlayLow / Spooky Jones / Meatball Madness (18+) Where: The Cider House When: 9 p.m.

Price: $5 advance / $8 day of Our Take: Weekly electronic extravaganza descends once again.

Plan on a late night and no sleep. Thank yourself later.

What: “Cold War Crisis: The U-2 Incident” Where: American Museum of Science and Energy When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Price: $5 Our Take: Exhibit relates the tale of American pilot Francis Powers, who was captured by the Soviets in 1960 and consequently was one of the first prisoners exchanged during the Cold War.

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‘Jersey Shore’: oasis in hard life Preston Peedon Managing Editor I watch “Jersey Shore.”

There I said it, and I’m not ashamed of it. I have watched this misfit group of Italian-Americans on MTV for the past four seasons. I was there when they all met for the first time, and I watched with joy as the cast started to meld together (especially after Angelina’s departure). I watched with bated breath as the Shore crew struggled to adjust to Miami’s climate and culture. And now I set aside an hour every Thursday evening to watch Deena and Snookie’s classic fish-out-of-water escapades in Italy.

By now, many reading this article will consider me an idiot for even indulging in these sophomoric half-hour blocks. And honestly, I cannot defend the intellectual integrity of a show that is often forced to implement subtitles to make sense out of its main character’s garbled attempts at grasping the English language. But what I can say about “Jersey Shore” is that it keeps me sane.

We live in a scary world. There are wars headlining our nightly news, frightening diseases threaten to overrun our overly-medicated immune systems, and it seems like almost daily Kim Jong-Il comes up with some unintentionally funny threat to the safety of the world.

Our modern society leaves no room for the old security blanket of reassurances that “everything will be O.K.” because for someone in the world it will not be okay. Every day, someone’s life is negatively affected by the scourges of our world (famine, murders, fighting, etc.) and due to the advent of modern communication advancements, we all hear about it and see it happen in nearly realtime. It is a depressing cycle. It seems like every day we walk to class, sit for several hours learning about the tragedies of literature, our past or our futures, walk home and see a car crash on our way, turn on our computer to read reports of unrest in the Middle East, then watch the local news to see a recap of the wreck we saw five hours earlier. It’s a barrage of negativity.

When I get bogged down in these funks of reality’s bleakness, I turn to “Jersey Shore” for relief. It is with this over-the-top faux-reality that I find something to smile about. I doubt J-Woww has any idea who Muammar Gaddafi is, or that the Situation could correctly identify Libya, or even any African nation, on a map. And that’s perfectly O.K. with me.

The cast members of “Jersey Shore” are a lot of things. They are annoying, drunk, excessive, womanizing and drunk (I realize I said that twice, but that is the state they seemingly spend the most time in). But their saving grace is that they do not try to be anything outside of themselves. They are not on MTV in the hopes of becoming the next influential philosophe, or a hopeful politician. They are on MTV because they want money and they want to have a good time. Two goals they accomplish easily.

I realize that holding up “Jersey Shore” as a final bastion of sanity is confusing to some, and disagreeable to an even larger section of people, and that’s O.K. I’m not trying to shove the productplacement laden agenda of MTV down anyone’s throat. That would not solve anything. But rather, I implore everyone to find something like “Jersey Shore” for the own sake of levity and balance.

Without “Jersey Shore” in my life, I would become too bogged down in the harshness of the world around me (which is not to say that the world is only harsh, but it sure has its moments). And to me, nothing would be worse than that fate. Life without levity is just agony.

“Jersey Shore” is not a smart television show, to be quite honest it is more than likely a terrible show — it perpetuates stereotypes, degrades the seriousness of illnesses like alcoholism, and allows for the enforcement of not only improper but embarrassing behavior — but it is my terrible show.

It is not terrible because of its intellectual content, but its lack thereof. But by being terrible and lacking any actual sense of current events or the shape of the world, it helps to avoid the sometimes terrible nature of our existence. Without these people and their shenanigans, my life would have less joy in it, and for that, I am happy that MTV found these (for better or for worse) unforgettable people.

— Preston Peeden is a junior in history. He can be reached at ppeeden@utk.edu.

SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

THE GREAT MASH-UP • Liz Newnam

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Extremism rampant in conversation Committee of I n f ra ct i o n s by

Gregory Bearringer Most of the people I encounter assume that I have the same political views as they do. Liberals tell me that Republicans “crazy” talk about how they foam at the mouth. Conservatives have informed me that Democrats are good for nothing and entitled. I like to think it’s because I exude intelligence and people like to associate their beliefs with the intelligence of others. In reality, it probably has more to do with the fact that I am unsure about my own views on particular subjects and tend to observe rather than participate in political discussion. There are many subjects I feel inadequately informed about — and feel that others are as inadequately informed — and do not like to simply extrapolate a doctrine to cover my ignorance.

I think the reason I am a political chameleon is that when I talk to other people I tend not to be all too interested in the content of their political views. People tend to be particularly poor conduits of their own ideology, especially when you ask them to go beyond talking about their opponents. I have evolved to enjoy my ability to blend into the political background because it gives me something of a unique vantage point on how people present their political views.

The best analogy I can come up with is fandom.

For example, in my private life Nickelback is not a problem. They make music, I don’t listen to it and we’re OK. In public, though, I wretch at the name “Nickelback” and preach to others the virtue of Beirut and the wonders of Radiohead. The National or Led Zeppelin or Bob Dylan make up a large part of what is not only my music collection but in reality my identity. It’s not that I identify myself as a “The National fan” when introducing myself; but when I hear the last three songs on “Boxer” — a seriously great album — I am taken back into a whole period of my life — my last year of undergrad, as a matter of fact. Sometimes this is as complex as a whole emotional state and sometimes something simpler;

when I hear “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank” by Modest Mouse, I remember driving my brother’s old Ford to a landscaping job I had.

When introducing one’s music taste to friends, people have a tendency toward extremes. People are more likely to say, “that sucks” or talk about a particular song the way one should only talk about a significant other. The most interesting comment one can give is, “Meh … that’s O.K. I guess,” or “I liked that one song.”

Think about that. If someone tells you your favorite band sucks, well, that’s OK. Many of my favorite albums were terrible the first time through. It usually comes down to the fact that people don’t get the group yet and could if given the chance. We know everybody needs time to form a valuable and concurrent opinion.

But if someone says “meh,” then something else happens. Gone is the vocabulary which largely defines these conversations. Instead of a black and white world where everything is terrible or wonderful, there is a nuanced apathy. It implies that someone has balanced the same checkbook and come out with a negative result. All this really means is that people have different tastes. What it feels like, however, is that our opinions are less valid (If you don’t believe me, try it out.

Seriously, next time you meet someone and they mention their favorite band, dismiss it similarly and watch how they react. Actually, don’t, at least not on purpose. That makes you a jerk. Believe you me — that’s no fun.)

It is unfortunate how this forces us into groups of people who agree with us. It does not make us closeminded as much as it makes us human. It is human to want a space to vent personal experiences in agreement with our surroundings sometimes. It is unfortunate because relationships can often open doors to understanding. Radiohead, The Mars Volta, Rush — all bands I hated but, trusting the guiding light of friendship, I grew to love (note: sorry for that terrible sentence). I wonder what we’d realize about ourselves if people were more open politically.

I don’t think people would understand how to “fix” the economy or nonsense like that. I do think people might realize that privately nobody is ever as sure as the words they use.

— Greg Bearringer is a graduate student in medieval studies. He can be reached at gberrin@utk.edu.

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Finding a nugget on the internet is always a grand experience. For example, I have spent the last hour reading Thought Catalog. Thought Catalog is an online blogging site dedicated to making all college students and 20-year-olds feel like they actually matter. Writers blog about city life, sex, drugs, music and general life.

Today, I read many different posts, but the one that left me laughing the most was entitled “Seven Things A Twentysomething Can Do.” Now I just turned 21, so I have had a whopping year and some as a 20-year-old. The best part of the blog was the fact that even though I am not in my mid20s (not even close, thank God), I still understood exactly where the writer, Ryan O’Connell, was coming from. For example, one of the things a 20something can do is change our mind about everything. O’Connell goes on to give various scenarios where a 20-something would change his or her mind. From food and drink to friend and relationships, every scenario is a believable scenario. Thinking about my past week, out of the seven different things 20-somethings can do, my friends and I have participated in all seven.

The Internet is such a wonder to behold when you live without it for a while. My computer recently crashed, and I had OIT fix it for me. They informed me they would have to reinstall software back onto my computer. Once I retrieved the computer on Monday, I realized I would have to go back and reinstall Firefox, my web browser of choice. The whole process of going to the website and downloading wasn’t a problem. The problem was losing all of my favorited web sites.

I have “gem” websites that I visit on the regular.

I have websites I use to quell my boredom. I have websites I have to visit on a day-to-day basis (thanks, UT). I have websites where I get my news. I lost all of these websites.

Finding the main ones that I use was not hard.

As of this writing, I have ten of the favorited websites back. Ranging from my favorite “gem” blog, Thought Catalog, to the always needed Outlook, my favorites bar is slowly getting refilled with my favorite websites.

The Internet has allowed so many different aspects of culture to take off. I am so dependent on my favorited Web site that I almost feel naked without them. I feel at a loss when I look to the top of the browser, and the bar is not filled with all the websites it used to be filled with. Certain websites allow for social interaction to occur and self-realizations to be made. Like I mentioned at the beginning of the column, Thought Catalog allows me to inspect the inner workings of myself through other people’s thoughts on the life of 20somethings.

The Internet has socially affected the way we view ourselves and the way in which we interact with each other. At all times throughout the day, I check Facebook, I read the news on BBC, and then I play a few games on Sporcle. The ease with which I have to have no interaction with people is appalling. I find myself reading blogs about how to find myself. Instead of reading a novel and pondering how it affects who I am, I have a blog writer tell me. I don’t use my alone time to lay around and think, I use it as an opportune time to procrastinate and surf the Web. Sometimes I think I am lucky enough that at least I go and find different websites online, and I do not just allow one website to rule my favorites bar. Then again, how healthy can that be? As summer winds down, we should all take time to step back from the computer screen and enjoy the cooling temperatures and the nice outdoor activities East Tennessee has to offer.

I feel like I am harping on a common theme from last week, to expand horizons and gain new perspectives. A new perspective on the internet could bring new joys, kind of like the new joy I have when I find a new website to indulge in.

Thanks, Thought Catalog for your insights, but I am going to try to find my own and work on detaching myself from this web we have spun worldwide.

— Brittany Vazquez is a senior in anthropology.

She can be reached at bvasqu1@utk.edu.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Students excited for UT football “It’s always good to have home games here with all of our fans, but I’m especially lookDavid Cobb ing forward to the LSU game. I’m anxious Staff Writer for them to come get a taste of Knoxville. I Evidence of the upcoming football sea- just want to tell everybody to be looking son can be found all across UT’s campus. forward to this season; it’s going to be a Program booths and portable bathrooms great year to be a Vol.” Frazier, on the other hand, offered a less are appearing all around Neyland Stadium.

The Pride of the Southland Marching Band optimistic outlook.

“I honestly have no idea what our record can be heard practicing Rocky Top from the will be, but if I had to guess I’d say 6-6, just intramural field. In Presidential Court, UT students have been counting down the days because that sounds good,” Frazier said.

Despite being unsure about the football until Saturday’s 6 p.m. kickoff against side of game days, Frazier is anticipating Montana. home games and the Katherine Frazier, pageantry that comes with sophomore in them.

English, summarized “My favorite pre-game what makes game activities are tailgating in days in Knoxville so Circle Park and watching the special.

Vol Walk,” she said. “I love all “Fall Saturdays are so the traditions of football great because everyone Saturdays because they show on campus comes togethhow strong the Vol nation is er along with all the and how much we support our other Vol fans,” Frazier team … I am looking forward said. “We tailgate, wear to homecoming (Middle orange and all pack into Tennessee on Nov. 5) Neyland Stadium to the most, just because cheer on our team. it is always a fun game Halftimes are fun too with so many fun tradibecause the band is – Katherine Frazier tions that happen durgreat. Fall Saturdays are Sophomore in English ing the game. And the just so awesome because weather is great because it’s of all the traditions that colder outside.”

UT has.”

Luke Saunders, a 2007 UT graduate, Abby Morris, freshman in biology, is especially excited for Saturday’s game summarized the approach Tennessee students should have towards the upcoming against Montana.

“I can’t wait for the Vol Walk,” she said. season.

“Paint up, celebrate hard, have fun and “I’ll probably head over to Stefano’s after go out hyping Derek Dooley,” Saunders that for some pre-game pizza.”

When asked to assess the 2011 campaign said. “I’m pretty pumped to know that our as a whole, Morris said, “Realistically, I’d be coach was named the frattiest coach in the country … so while we might not be in the happy with an 8-4 record.”

Tyler Stanfield, freshman in pre-med top 10, we are definitely near the top as far chemistry, made a similar prediction for the as cool leadership is concerned.”

With the completion of each laborious, upcoming season.

“I’m hoping that UT can pull out a good school-related chore comes the consolation eight or nine wins for sure,” Stanfield said. that Saturday is a little bit closer.

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Fall

Saturdays are so great because everyone on campus comes together along with all the other Vol fans.

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Vol more than intimidating pass-rusher because I’d be talking and yelling as myself, at myself,” Smith said laughing. “It would frustrate me, especially if I wasn’t playing good.”

Unlike some athletes whose careers are riding on whether they make it to the NFL or not, Smith has a back-up plan in place.

He is currently a communications major but has a primary interest in business, in which he is minoring.

“After I’m done playing football I would like to be on a marketing company for some major corporation,” Smith said.

“We have a family business in plumbing back in Chattanooga, and I want to go back and help spread the business to Knoxville. One of my biggest goals in life is to own a business one day.”

Owning a business of his own seems like someJacques Smith thing directed right down his alley, not only because he has grown up in a family that operated a plumbing business but also due to what he considers his biggest value as a person.

“Honesty is what I value the most,” he said. “I’m the type of person that is brutally honest. You can get nowhere without trust.”

As of right now Smith, along with his teammates, continues to work hard at practice where the team tries to put the final pieces together before they kick off the season with a Sept. 3 home matchup against Montana.

“Two of the biggest goals our football team has this year are to have a winning season and make it to a BCS game,” he said. “I think we are capable of winning a championship if we play up to our potential.”

Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer Upon first glance at the 6-foot-2, 255pound UT sophomore defensive end, Jacques Smith looks anything but harmless, especially after taking into consideration what he accomplished in his first year wearing orange and white.

After putting together an impressive performance in his freshman campaign in which he compiled 24 tackles, five of which came in the opponents’ backfield, and two sacks, Smith was rewarded with Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors and will have a starting job this year, so it seems. Not to mention, he shared the Vols 2010 Big Lick Award, an accolade presented to players who perform with the most physical toughness during the spring.

Although he has an intimidating presence on the gridiron, looks can be deceiving, as the Chattanooga native still has an inner child.

“Most people don’t know this about me, but I like animated real movies,” Smith said. “I like all the Pixar and ‘Monsters, Inc.’ type movies like ‘Up.’ But my favorite movie is, without a doubt, ‘Avatar.’”

In his free time away from the football field and weight room, Smith also enjoys hanging out with friends, finding new eateries around town, going to church, volunteering at the food bank and playing NCAA Football on Xbox. However, he refuses to play as himself on the video game.

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