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Letter from Dean of Students Shea Kidd Houze A Look Back: UT Alumnus on College Journalism All Vol Cheese Serves Classic Cheeses, Offers Student Growth Campus Community Finds Self-Help Through Online Platform Letter from the 2019-2020 SGA Executive Donde Plowman Shares Her Plans as Ninth UT Chancellor Janice Wilson Brings Positve Outlook to UT Students Tennessee Basketball Bonded by Faith as Chapter Ends Buyout, Faith led Barnes to Stay at Tennessee Harper Looks to Cement Own Legacy in Return to Knoxville Four Players That Stood Out in Orange and White Game Projecting Tennessee’s Offensive Depth Chart for the Upcoming Season RecSports Offers Ways for Students to Stay Healthy, Compete

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A Letter from Mayor Madeline Rogero Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness Provides Plethora of Opportunities Maker City: Printmakers Find Good Fortune, Collaboration in the Scruffy City A Day at McKay’s Crossword Puzzles

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Letter from the Editor

Hello future Vols! I am so excited to welcome you all to campus. My name is Alexandra DeMarco, and I’m a junior studying journalism and French. I recently stepped into the role of Editor-in-Chief at the Daily Beacon, UT’s student-run, editorially-independent newspaper. In this special edition of our working out.

Also included in this unique issue of On Rocky Top is our semi-annual

to turn to the Beacon throughout your time at UT for the latest updates about news, sports, entertainment and so much more. We are here to empower

as a Vol and what exactly our campus will look like in the fall. While I wish I could predict the future, I, too, am anticipating the changes that will come swinging from this pendulum of uncertainty.

But, fear not; no matter our new normal, new hygienic practices and new none of you expected the beginning of your college experience to play out in you from enjoying your time at UT. some way, endured in recent months, it is that life should not be taken for Thanks for checking out our issue of On Rocky Top, and I can’t wait to meet you in the fall. written by Alexandra DeMarco, Editor-in-Chief

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Tennessee football preview Jeremy Pruitt and his team pulled itself out of the gutter after a 1-4 start to the 2019 season that saw them drop games to Georgia State and BYU and get humiliated, 34-3, at Florida.

redshirt-freshman Spencer Rattler at quarterback.

week and will be the Vols’ third straight SEC game.

Rattler and that should be a major help if the Vols

Potential upset: Florida Tennessee’s 12 game schedule includes four teams -Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama and Georgia -- that the Vols will without a doubt be underdogs to.

has been nails in big games down the stretch of the second longest winning streak entering the 2020 season.

While Pruitt and company got the Vols out of the

far less winnable then the set, Sept. 12 meeting.

2020.

Trap game: South Carolina Tennessee ran the table against SEC teams that won eight games or less in 2019. The Vols pulled

Florida is Tennessee’s conference opener with showdown. Whether fans will be in attendance is -

Daily Beacon co-sports editors and football beat writers Ryan Crews and Ryan Schumpert take an early look at the Vols’ 2020 season.

ing Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, South Carolina,

Ryan Schumpert

It was a major step in the right direction for Tennessee’s program, but growth isn’t linear. For Tennes-

Most interesting game: Oklahoma -

homa in the season’s second weekend.

One of the reasons this game is so intriguing is because of the instability COVID-19 has created.

While this game is set for the second week of the season what happens if the season is postponed a few weeks? Does the game get canceled? Does it get

terback, turning away from the transfer quarterback system that’s become a staple of Lincoln Riley’s program. Instead the Sooners will start a homegrown,

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an impact.

Tennessee in the past two seasons but the Gators

good against those teams, but that is easier said than done.

the Gators lost most of the weapons around him

Carolina head coach Will Muschamp in 2019, beating the Gamecocks 41-21. While the Gamecocks struggled in 2019 talent remains in Columbia.

Florida struggled to run the ball consistently in

The Vols play at Williams Brice Stadium in 2020, a

Trask they could be ripe for a September upset.

In my presummer, COVID-19 uncertainty prediction

season as the starting quarterback.

The game is Tennessee’s last before its lone bye

8-4 and earning a bid to play Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl, a rematch of the 2008 Outback Bowl.

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Tennessee football preview upset one of Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama or Georgia. sneak into the Citrus Bowl but the Outback seems most likely.

Ryan Crews Most interesting game: Alabama Tennessee currently sits on the wrong side of the

in, 2021 should be the year for the Vols.

years, possibly within striking distance of the Vols.

The most likely chance for Tennessee to trip up this coming season will be when the neighbor to the north

around the roster.

While this matchup on the hardwood may get more attention, these schools always bring their best on the gridiron. Of the last three games, two were decided by four points or less. The most recent time these two teams met, the Vols were able to defend the Wildcats’ option play in a goal-line stand.

last year’s loss came in extreme fashion. During the fourth quarter, the Vols were sitting on the edge of the goal-line about to score to bring the game within eight, pending the extra-point.

Mark Stoops has slowly built a quality program in

own number and because of miscommunication with

Contributing to this game’s quality as a trap game is its position on the schedule, coming two weeks after Alabama and the Saturday before Georgia. With the chance that the Alabama game could be rough,

two Crimson Tide defenders who forced a fumble.

Diggs put the game out of reach for Tennessee. when they meet the Tide again. Tennessee must take

Saban will be looking to make a statement that he’s not done yet.

While it does appear that Alabama may be cycling down at the same time Tennessee is cycling up, I

after what seemed like a coming out year. The Wild-

Some of the more notable departures include Jake

to Arkansas, whom many consider one of the top Add to all that, the Vols held their own against the face unfriendly territory as this year’s matchup is in Athens.

built to last.

a struggling Arkansas program, Tennessee will need Bulldogs.

Potential upset: Georgia Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama and Georgia are four be Tennessee’s best opportunity to steal a quality win.

The three-time defending champions of the SEC

son at 8-4. While I think Tennessee can easily shock drop a game or two like they did this past season.

If the Vols get a chance to matchup up with TCU, it met. Tennessee has won both prior matchups, with

Vols were 11-0 and unscored upon. The 1938 team is tory, but they actually didn’t capture the AP national title. That year’s AP national champions were actu-

Written by Ryan Crews and Ryan Schumpert, Cosports Editors

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Randy Boyd enters his first year as permanent president of the UT system pandemic but also from other highly communicable

said. “While the funding model for the institute is Letter from the UT System President Randy Boyd Abdullah Salim, Contributor

This crisis has also shed light on both the challenges In the 2020-2021 academic year, President Randy

students and 120 faculty members to work on rehome, and this new knowledge will be extremely helpful as more people consider e-learning and working remotely

system.

Lastly, but certainly not least, Boyd cited his ad-

During this time period, Boyd has garnered high

and the surrounding local communities to tackle challenging issues facing local communities across the state, such as the opioid crisis.

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“Our goal before this pandemic was to make this greatest decade not in spite of the crisis but because

businessman, engaged community leader and higher well as his gubernatorial campaign in the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election.

said. “One of the things we launched last year was a summit called SOAR – the Summit On Addiction

and great decades are remembered by how they

state has been opioid addiction and other forms of In discussing what he considers to be some of his most prominent accomplishments during the interim period, Boyd focused on three central areas.

First was expanding access to education through the UT Promise scholarship program, a program that guarantees free tuition and mandatory fees for Tennessee families with income under $50,000.

SOAR, which took place in August 2019, was year. backgrounds. The two-day summit consisted of -

Promise.

“It’s been incredibly rewarding to work with a

state, state agency response to the epidemic, federal to dream up big ideas and pursue them. He has a way of building enthusiasm that is refreshing and

a ladder up for the middle class to get an educa-

Boyd said.

Tennesseans will continue to be a central part of his administration.

state, Boyd also noted that the UT Promise has pro-

ernment, we are not here to ask you how you can

In looking to the future, Plowman explained that she looked forward to continuing to work with the president and outlined a few primary areas of collaboration.

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a ‘new normal’ when we are all together again, and

members to engage with students, with thousands ipating in the program. The UT Promise will also

people of Tennessee, and that’s our mantra – we are

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Boyd’s goals for the coming academic year include boosting enrollment and retention, raising gradua-

ment.

the hopes of guiding UT in the near future into the

Plowman explained that Boyd’s work has been instrumental in creating a plan for the future.

a lot of extra coordination and logistics to maxiPlowman said. “We’re also interested in how we take

number of prominent public research campuses and institutes. One way in which the Boyd administration has sought to do this is through the Oak Ridge Institute.

Boyd explained that while the pandemic has certainly challenged the UT community, it has not been without lessons learned.

“One of the most important relationships that we

Boyd explained that the response to this pandemic protect UT campus communities not only from this

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applying them to the future. The president has been

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How to make your dining dollars last all semester can stay out or, perhaps most importantly, what you One of the coolest things about freshman year at UT is your newfound access to all of the great on campus dining restaurants that you can use your newly acquired dining dollars on. As a freshman, you not allows you to eat for free at cafeterias such as those in Stokely Hall and Presidential Court Building, you also get $300 worth of dining dollars -- or more, if you so choose.

Three hundred dollars worth of dining dollars may sound like a lot, and if you budget correctly, they can er, many students burn through their dining dollars in less than a month. So, how do you make sure this doesn’t happen to you?

little less glamorous, the food at Stokely and PCB is genuinely great. As long as they are open, you can you could technically only eat at these cafeterias and Plan around your meal swipes Though Stokely and PCB will mix things up each

Fresh Food Company in Stokely Hall and the cafete-

worth $4.35. The swipe can be used once a day at Mabel’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and the P.O.D. Market.

cafeterias during the same time block.

Eat at Southern Kitchen One of the most underappreciated on campus dining

normally worth $4.85 and can usually pay for the -

that will grant you unrestricted access to the two

$4.85. The swipe can be used once a day at Panda Express, Raising Cane’s, Subway and the P.O.D. Market. to making your dining dollars last. When considering where to get food for dinner or lunch, try and go

can get tiring so, naturally, you’re going to want to eat out occasionally at the other on-campus dining locations. While you can use your dining dollars at these locations all day, the best way to make your dining dollars stretch is by using your meal swipes.

Take advantage of the cafeterias

Steak n’ Shake, Panda Express, Raising Cane’s and the P.O.D. Market.

lunch and dinner and can be completely paid for with your meal plan. It isn’t all you can eat, but it has some of the best food on campus.

Lunch lasts from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is worth $4.85. The swipe can be used once a day at

due to its location under Vol Hall being pretty far away from most freshman dorms. Trust me, though, the food is worth the walk.

Dinner lasts from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is worth $4.85. The swipe can be used once a day at

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Donde Plowman shares her plans as ninth UT chancellor Dear new Vol, students back to Rocky Top this fall. I’m

be more excited to see campus humming with

interesting classmates who both share your opportunities to conduct research as an

of Tennessee, you are becoming a Volunteer. leading by example and stepping forward

normally do, and there will be new protocols But plenty will stay the same here on campus.

You’ll get to be part of long traditions like Welcome Week, painting the Rock and Big Orange Friday. You’ll join the thousands of students who came before you to hike up The Hill, learn in beautiful new classrooms and laboratories, and study in Hodges Library.

communities and our world need Volunteers.

They need you.

I can’t wait to welcome you to campus and our Volunteer family.

Donde Plowman Chancellor

any student who wants to talk, and I look forward to meeting you. like UT, you will learn from faculty members

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Letter from the 2019-2020 SGA executive team Hi Vols!

You can also become a part of the branch These committees focus on direct student

Student Body President, Vice President, Student

more information on how to apply, email

Top will be like, we want to encourage you to join

welcoming faces in the Student Union: Student EnThis year, SGA is excited to announce the addition of the General Body Branch. Within this body, all

with any aspect of student life. Don’t forget to check

Within our department, there are many opportuni-

VOLink website.

students, you can apply to be a member of the First-Year Leadership Council, which is a cohort of opment and strategic student representation. To

Please do all that you can to stay healthy and safe in this time! Welcome to Rocky Top and Go Vols! changes you want to see on Rocky Top. For more information about how to join our departout our interest form.

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The TRECS explained: What to know before you exercise The Tennessee Recreation Center for Students, TRECS for short, is one of the best places to exercise

But there’s a lot to know about the TRECS. It’s a big place with a lot of equipment. So here are a few essential things to know before exercising at the TRECS. The layout and access Aside from the entrance, the center has 10 main areas: the basketball courts, weight area, cardio area, racquetball courts, track, classrooms, locker rooms,

rent bikes, paddleboards and other equipment for The track is upstairs from the basketball courts.

ly to help with pace. There’s also another cardio and stretching area within the track’s circumference. basketball courts. They feature showers as well as lockers and toilets. Users need to bring their own basketball courts, weight area and track.

One can access the pool either from the locker

desk, which is also where one gets basketballs and

soccer, ultimate frisbee, rugby and football.

while doing it. As an added bonus, they’re completely free for all UT students.

style of exercise. Yoga and Asana focus on stretching and breath. Courses like battle robes, barre, boot camp, TRX killer core and strength circuits focus on building strong and dense muscle. Tabata, cycle, Zumba and kickboxing focus on both strength and cardio. and their times. The current pandemic led to group class cancellation, but one can still partake in Zoom Don’t go straight to the class once the time comes.

All participants need to check in at the weight area

The weight and cardio areas are downstairs from

semester, so be wary.

ready.

own desk used for checking out exercise equipment

Equipment rental

Gym etiquette and exercise time

area features four sub areas for free weights, squat racks, bench presses and weight machines.

The TRECS’ assortment of weight and cardio equipment is enough to make any beginner get started.

The cardio area is separated beside both, with a small area for stretching, yoga and core exercises The classrooms are past the weight area. Most are empty, multipurpose rooms with mirrors and equip-

checkout. racquets and racquetball racquets from the front the TRECS.

Weight equipment — such as resistance bands, dipping belts and lifting belts — are found at the weight area desk. like, you need your UT ID handy if you want to check it out. Simply walk up to the desk, ask for your desired UT ID or Student ID number and you’re good to go. Always remember to turn in equipment.

Return it to the desk you got checked out from once you’re done.

If you’re new to exercising and don’t know what equipment you If you can describe the exercises you want to help you out. If you see someone performing an exercise with equipment and want to try it out, ask that person what they’re doing and what they’re using. Gym goers may be scary, but most are happy to help beginners in need.

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a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 11 p.m. some times are better than others. TRECs is most crowded on weekdays after common class periods.

Going at 11 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. usually leads to a crowded gym.

Similarly, a lot of gym goers like to get in their be crowded as well. proper gym etiquette. your station in order. You may be tired or hyped, but that’s no excuse to be a jerk.

Always put up your weights. Dumbbells and weight with the rest on your squat rack or bench press. This makes it easier for other gym goers to access and for Most of all, don’t be rude to other gym goers.

When you ask for a weight or a spot, do so politely.

That also goes for when you ask how much longer a person needs on a machine or rack. We go to the ty for some, and the last thing they need is someone making fun of or accosting them.

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How to find the organization that’s right for you On a large college campus, it can be easy to feel lost

takes about a month to determine if the group is the

a great way to make campus feel a little smaller and

or are not enjoying your membership there, don’t be afraid to branch out and try something else instead.

Because the ORG has so many connections with

At a school as big as UT, there are a plethora of

Attend student engagement fairs This step is fantastic for someone who is unsure

ment in the Student Union, or you can send an email to one of the group’s members.

join. At the beginning of each semester, UT holds a your search. students and also attract interested students. tion Resource Group, which helps form and support

career. pertaining to a particular subject, looking into some

If you are someone who has a pretty tight schedule, Gauge your interests -

commitment. Asking this question right away is a

a student group. Are you interested in a particular subject, such as science or history? Is it important to

Peruse VOLink

often contain subgroups within the whole that are

work? Or, are you simply looking for a community on campus?

browse through an online catalog of hundreds of

Best Buddies. Recruitment information for all of

particular subjects that you may be interested in.

Additionally, VOLink has a calendar of student idea what you are seeking out in a student organi-

Editor keep students up to date about what certain student

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Class of 2020 gives advice to class of 2024 For all the talk about acclimating incoming fresh-

Sophia Cui

“During some rough patches, I thought that I must be doing something wrong because I was supposed

“If I were to go back to freshman year, I would want here. Oftentimes, it’s easy to fall into a trap of comparing yourself to peers and feeling like you’re not knows this better than the graduating class of 2020, past spring from home.

anything wrong if you feel that way -- they’re called growing pains for a reason! Be patient with yourself

Daniel Power because your path is not the same as your friend’s,

In order to help the members of the class of 2024 “Take things slow, and don’t be afraid to explore your options. There is no rush. Feel out the organithey had known when they started college. As their these alumni are passing the torch to a new class of Vols.

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Caitlin Lloyd “Rocky Top truly can be rocky sometimes. Whether it be hate speech on the Rock or a pandemic ending your last semester early, college is hard, and it is

Adam Larkey

to turn something in. You will want to change your

it. Take a day before classes to go around campus

out with. People on this campus are so welcoming, about an expectation that you join one group or another. Find what you want and what you like. This

Laura Phelps

wait until the day of. Do not be intimidated to go to “And all of that is okay. What matters is that you take care of yourself throughout these four years.

Be there for yourself just as you would for your new

Shivang Patel

that are fantastic, so it’s easy to get caught up in them and neglect classwork. I’d start with something that is related to your major and then work from

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you buy the right laptop! With technology constantly wares to use in and out of class. Therefore it is important to know what technology you will be using in your classes, and make sure you get a computer

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dents. From the Student Ambassadors to the Jones “Don’t fall into the pressure of the statement ‘College is the best 4 years of your life!’ Yes, it’s a really fun, exciting and memorable 4 years, but it’s also something you’re passionate about and make the

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Although the class of 2020’s time at UT was abruptabout their time on Rocky Top.

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Five restaurants to try within walking distance of campus Poke Bros -

Sunspot Sunspot is a great place to take family when they both indoor, outdoor and roof patio seating. The menu puts a spin on classic American bar food by incorporating decadent sauces and spices to create a more urban and tasteful experience.

Sunspot boasts a lengthy wine and cocktail menu, with half-priced bottles each Wednesday.

This restaurant is hard to miss on Cumberland next to Pilot gas station.

Apart from the dining halls and restaurants included in UT meal plans, there are many independent restaurants within 15 minutes of the students and families alike: Victor’s Taco Shop taco joint has become a staple for UT students in the past few years. Located on Cumberland featuring the classics: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, taco salads, fajitas, nachos and much more. bargain considering the quality of the food.

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Copper Cellar While there are three Copper Cellar locations in campus. In addition to the main menu, Copper Cellar also has special brunch and gluten-free menus. While somewhat similar to Sunspot, Copper Cellar has more of a rustic bar feel with well-known burgers, sandwiches and steaks. famous for its wood paneling and upscale bar atmosphere.

unique cuisine with roots in Hawaii. Poke bowls are commonly described as similar to Chipotle in their bowl-like nature, but with sushi ingredients rather than Mexican food. At Poke Bros there build your own by selecting a base, protein and other toppings to create a healthy mix of grains, Chaiyos Perhaps a hidden gem of the area surrounding campus is this Thai and sushi restaurant located and James Agee Street. From the street it looks like a hole-in-the-wall, but the inside boasts lots men frequent Chaiyos because it is one of the only Asian restaurants within walking distance of campus. All items on the menu taste like they able and close by for students to order.

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Alternate transportation options in Knoxville on the sidewalk. That is what makes rentable scooters so easy. All you need to do is download an app, enter payment information and ride as long as you need.

Apartments, with the Henley Apartments and sible public transit. Here are a few options.

the area, you can easily catch the trolley before either stopping downtown or transferring to the Orange Line. There are only three stops: the 303

separate apps, so be sure to check which one a scooter belongs to.

transfer station. It runs the same times as the Green and Orange Lines. method.

Maintain the rules of the road while riding. Stop at stop signs and ride in bike lanes or on the right side of the road. Make sure to park on the sidewalk once

All lines meet on main street, making transfers easy and quick. Hop on a trolley and see what you

downtown and downtown’s immediate surroundings.

easily accessible. regions.

23 routes and 1,100 stops. Buses go as far north as Fountain City, as far south as Lake Forest and East

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Some buses take you directly to your destination ture center. It runs Monday through Thursday from and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

But most rides will warrant a transfer to another

online or in person,

because of this, so plan accordingly. You can spend the extra time studying, reading or doing other portable tasks.

Green Line’s a good option if you want to eat or shop in the Old City. There are 14 stops concentrated on South Gay Street, Locust Street, West Summit Hill

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‘An Important Community Service’: The Family Bubble partners with community outreach programs Bright blue paint adorns the walls as washers and dryers hum standing in rows in the middle of the room and along two walls. sunlight through, highlighting a children’s lending library that sits in one corner.

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“When you look at a laundromat, the things that I always heard the most complaints about were nobody wants to go wash their clothes in a place place where they don’t feel safe, and if you got a laundromat and people walk in and none of the machines work, it’s really tough to get them to do their Abernathy explained that the Family Bubble is a completely automated launed timers.

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City Hills Church recently partnered with Abernathy in the last year with munity members.

since been back to Family Bubble a few times.

Family Bubble, I don’t know, sometimes, sometimes we don’t. It’s just been a real blessing to us to just be able

Another partnership Abernathy has connected with in the local community is West Hills Elementary. Abernathy connected with the elementary school to promote literacy through donation of books to the laundromat for library.

“So, we get books from the program from West Hills, and we encourage our them and read with their kids while they’re there, but also, we encourage the kids Abernathy said. “You know, take them home, read them and when they’re done, if they bring them back that’s awesome. They can share them with somebody else, and

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they can come to the Family Bubble to do their laundry, one of the steps in helping the mothers learn a life skill to help get their kids back.

For Abernathy, the laundromat business has been an enjoyable experience, and he’s happy that he’s

the lending library in the Family Bubble, it was a people that come in. 99.9% of the people that walk swapped out as well.

Abernathy said. “All kinds of mixes, you know, and from them. They come to our space because it is well

We get a lot of folks, especially when you come into our place on the weekends, it’s a lot of families. It’s

majority of the crowd, they are delightful people who treat each other with respect and treat my

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Abernathy mentioned how certain community members come in to do their laundry and will take the time to wipe down the machines, so they’re clean for the next person or contact Abernathy if something has happened in the space to get it corrected.

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the opportunity to get done something they need to

court system through its program: The Safe Baby

would come in would use one of her own rags to wipe down all the machines. After noticing this, Abernathy set aside a collection of rags for her so

Court. The program is designed to help mothers reunite with their children after they had legal problems, according to Abernathy. The program helps the mothers with learning life skills so they can get their children back.

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Furnished vs. unfurnished apartments: What to keep in mind Deciding whether to rent an apartment furnished or unfurdamages if they occur. decide which option is best for you.

Set-up In terms of moving in A furnished apartment may be the best option for those who -

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When you purchase a furnished apartment, you often not times of need. Whether the handle on your dresser drawer typically be able to come to your aid in a furnished place.

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How to make Rocky Top home For many entering freshmen, adjusting to life away from home can be hard for any number of reasons, but thankfully there are so many ways in which students can make Rocky Top a new home.

here’s the bottom line, the best way to get connected to the community and feel

Dorm Involvement In most cases your roommates and neighbors

Throughout the year there are many opportunities to

on campus, and our RAs frequently put together nuclear physics to white bond with those people. This is honestly the easiest way someone new to Rocky Top can make new friends, especially if you don’t want to just talk to someone you see going down the hallway.

niche like dancing to your outside of a paycheck.

If you see a club that interests you at all, sign

with the community in a way that also keeps

sure people are doing what they want, when commitment to go to that meeting, but it does

Just try and be a little social, and you’ll at least with.

like-minded people who will become your best friends throughout your college career. There

Club and Greek Life Involvement accounting.

I know, it sounds cliché, and you’re probably pressured by any number of sources to join as

plugged into campus life, but it also allows you to again meet other like-minded students and feel like you’re a part of the larger community.

Make Friends

On-Campus Employment This is one of the best ways to feel connected to the community, and thankfully there types for students: sistant, Resident Assistant, Orientation Leader, Campus Tour Guide, Vol Dining, POD market, tutoring, work-study opportunities, library desk assistant and newspapers name a few.

entire life. Don’t let that put you down. If you want to make Rocky Top feel like home, you portant thing in making that happen is making In all the examples listed, human interaction factor in contributing to how enjoyable your college career will be. So it doesn’t matter what you

and making steps toward feeling like you’re at home.

As they say, home is where the heart is.

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Tips for having pets in off-campus housing without a furry best friend can make students miss their pets and prompt them to bring in a pet when

Consistency

pets, so consistency is important in order for them to feel safe.

Research

One way to make your pets feel safe

The best way to make sure that a pet is the right

the apartment, such as their own bed, blanket, cat tree or special area. Temperature, while it may not seem like a

rodents like hamsters and guinea pigs, can be great apartment pets because they don’t need much space and are fairly easy to take care of.

Cats are also great pets for apartments because they don’t require as much outdoor time and space as dogs and can be lower maintenance because of their independence. than others. Dog breeds that are known to be good apartment dogs may surprise you! Spoiler: They’re not all small dogs.

By making sure your apartment stays at a consistent temperature, your pets can feel more stable.

Routines are another way to make your pets feel safe. Bathroom and eating

can also be at a routine time of day, but make sure that it’s a time that you can stick to if you choose to schedule it.

The biggest thing to keep in mind when choosing a pet for an apartment is the

they’re actually large couch potatoes that just need a good spot to lay down for most of the day. Small-

what’s best! The most important aspect of owning an animal is to make sure that they’re

French Bulldogs, Pugs and Boston Terriers.

friendship.

Exercise cise. It’s important that regardless of the amount keep them healthy.

For small animals, a large enough cage and an exercise wheel of some sort are essentials. Tunnels and cage can be great additions.

extra money to spare, cat towers are a way to ensure that your cat has more space and a designated area to play in.

Depending on the breed, dogs should get about 30 minutes of exercise each day. This can mean two 15-minute walks or one longer hike. Especially for for both their mental and physical health.

Dog parks are a great resource for keeping dogs healthy and happy. The Petsafe Downtown Dog Park and Dogwood Park are two close to campus that could be perfect for your pup.

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How’s it hanging: A guide to damage-free decorating can be a way of increasing personal comfort

from the stress of school and work.

Whether you are sprucing up an already furhance your style of a room is to hang decorations on walls — anything ranging from lights Those of you that spent time in the dorms are already familiar with the strictly enforced options are limited. When you explore other housing options, this rule typically remains, and hanging without being aware of potential damage to the paint can run the risk of a hefty charge when your lease is up.

Here are some damage-free options: Command strips Command strips were your go-to tool for hanging anything on the walls or furniture in

use and damage-free nature.

items, and I would not recommend trying to

the traditional command strip, like a built-in hook, which is ideal for hanging string lights, bathroom mirror built into the command strip. Each product is clearly labelled with

Monkey hooks Some landlords do allow you to make holes end of your lease. A good product for making

the command strip will hold the item you’re trying to hang.

The downside with command strips is that it can become pricy. Buying a lot of these can mend strip and need to re-hang something,

perfect for posters and pictures, though.

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Aspen Heights Aspen Heights is a brand-new, upscale student housing community coming to

steps from campus, Aspen Heights tance away from nightlife on The Strip with nearby hotspots like Hannah’s and Uptown, and they’ll certainly enjoy the accessibility of the nearby restaurants and shops like Sunspot, Cookout, and students will be able to get all their essentials (including late-night munchies) from

appliances. Plus – all apartments are pet friendly!

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