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Friday, March 28, 2014

Issue 51, Volume 125

Faculty senate passes Big Orange Orchard resolution senior in chemical engineering, and UT alumnus Chris Staff Writer Weller, the Big Orange Orchard would establish a Liz Wood series of edible, self-sustainStaff Writer ing gardens across campus; the entire Knoxville commuOn the way to class, students nity would be welcome to may soon pass an orchard lush munch. Tuesday, the Student with fresh fruit, ripe for the pick- Government Association ing. Senate passed a resolution Conceived by Neil Brown, in unanimous support of

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If we do this, we won’t be on the Top 10 List of Ugliest Campuses. It’ll make the campus a beautiful place to be. –Julianne Burchett

this concept, placing the project under the jurisdiction of an SGA committee on environment and sustainability. Their next steps? Finalize the design, calculate a total budget and present the proposal to Facilities Services for final approval. Also working to evaluate student support, landscape architecture students pre-

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sented orchard design ideas for McClung Plaza and the green space beside it. While Brown and Weller will likely combine the designs along with their own ideas for the final presentation, Julianna Burchett, junior in environmental science, believes the project will help showcase UT’s efforts to ‘Make Orange Green.’ See ORCHARD on Page 2

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Crime Log: unpaid cab fares, pot in Clement Hall, and a stereo theft

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No vodka here – read why one Knoxville liquor store is protesting NEWS >>pg. 3

Everything you need to know about Big Ears Music Festival ARTS & CULTURE>>pg. 6

Senior forward Jeronne Maymon rallies his teammates during Tennessee’s Sweet 16 open practice at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Thursday. The Vols will take on No. 2 seed Michigan tonight at 7:15 p.m.

UT, Michigan’s post game becoming X-factor for Sweet 16 matchup Steven Cook Copy Editor INDIANAPOLIS—Glenn Robinson III wasn’t four months old when his father and Cuonzo Martin were in their collegiate glory days. Two decades ago this month, a 22-year-old Martin and a 21-year-old Glenn Robinson Jr. led Purdue’s topseeded 1994 squad into the NCAA tournament. The duo combined for nearly 64 percent of the Boilermakers’ points in three tournament games before being upset by Duke in the Elite Eight. Fast-forward 20 years. Martin has coached the Tennessee Volunteers into the Sweet 16, where they will face Robinson III and the second-seeded Michigan Wolverines at Lucas Oil

Stadium in Indianapolis tonight at 7:15 p.m. ET on CBS. Having known the youngest Robinson since he was born, Martin couldn’t help but gloat about the son of “Big Dog” as he embarks onto college basketball’s biggest stage. “He is a great kid, and his family has done a great job of raising him,” Martin said Tuesday during his press conference. “I am happy for him and the success he is having.” Martin’s relationship with the Robinson family, however, transcends the hardwood. Evidence of that was seen Thursday when Robinson III’s first thought of Martin wasn’t about basketball. Rather, it regarded family. “He’s a great family friend,” Robinson III said. “I know my mom and my grand-

ma are all close with him and his family.” Robinson III, though, has a ways to go before matching his father’s 30.3 points and 11.2 rebound average from his final season at Purdue. After all, Martin still calls his former roommate “probably the best I’ve ever played with and against.” But the sophomore, who puts up 13.1 points per game, still poses a unique match-up problem for the Vols. At 6-foot-6, 220 pounds and boasting an athletic frame that works from the perimeter in, Robinson III’s playing style clearly differentiates from Jeronne Maymon — the 260-pound Vol he will go up against Friday. That’s an advantage, however, that could teeter in favor of the Vols just as easily.

Spring has sprung on Rocky Top. Or at least, it has been planted. As the weather warms, Vols Educating about Growing Garden and Inspiring Environmentalism (V.E.G.G.I.E) has begun planting and tending to their community garden. Candice Lawton, senior in sustainability and French, started Project V.E.G.G.I.E. two years ago when she and fellow student Neil Brown, senior in chemical engineering, decided to bring a garden to UT’s main campus. After approaching administration and Facilities Services, the group received a plot of land beside the Andy Holt parking garage and became an official UT organization. “Project V.E.G.G.I.E. started as an idea among strangers and grew into a mission among friends,” Lawton said. “Co-founding Project V.E.G.G.I.E. has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my college career, and it helped me discover my interest and passion for sustainability.” Since its first days, Lawton has seen many improvements in student involvement in the garden. Project V.E.G.G.I.E. has also been able to prepare and plan what changes need to be made as the seasons change, resulting in better scheduling abilities, something Lawton said has impacted the number of students that participate. Justin Leduc, senior in plant science, found Project V.E.G.G.I.E. while “pursuing different environmental-minded” organizations across campus and said the garden project “grew on me right away.”

See BASKETBALL on Page 8 See V.E.G.G.I.E. on Page 2

Competition for starting spots up for grabs as spring practice gets heated SPORTS >>pg. 8

UT’s female writers celebrate their craft Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Commission for Women highlighted three of UT’s most successful female writers: Marilyn Kallet, director of creative writing, Margaret Lazarus Dean, associate professor of English and Stephanie Dugger, Ph.D. student in English.

Wednesday night’s event in the Mary Greer Room, Women Writers at UT, gave these women the opportunity to share their creative work with students and faculties, all in the name of promoting women in a field where they are often not taken seriously. Stephanie Metz, graduate assistant for the commission, introduced the writers and said she was excited for the work

they are doing at UT. “We wanted to celebrate this group of writers,” Metz said. “I think a lot of times women have been shut out of the canon. People read their work, but we don’t always think of them as the greatest writers in our culture. “It’s great to support (women) and show how great women writers are.”

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