Thursday, March 21, 2013
Issue 51, Volume 122
UT drops funding for ‘Sex Week’ RJ Vogt News Editor
said he backed the decision. “Some activities planned as part of sex week are not an appropriate use of state tax dollars,” DiPietro said. “Sex Week” was planned for the second week after Spring Break, and Rader said the last minute withdrawal
Chancellor Jimmy Cheek announced Wednesday that UT would pull funding from its first ever “Sex Week,” citing some of the week’s activities as an inappropriate allocation of state tax dollars. Brianna Rader, the creator of the event, he university said the loss of $11,145 took a hard-line stance cut nearly two-thirds of supporting our week. So the event’s budget. today, when we found out “I’m shocked by how big of a deal this is,” for the first time that we said Rader, a junior in are having funds pulled College Scholars. “It’s from us... we were just ‘Sex Week;’ it’s just blindsided.” sex education.” After an urgent sumJacob Clark mons to his office from Junior in College Scholars Dean of Students Jeff Cathey, Rader said she and fellow “Sex Week” creator Jacob Clark were informed that “Sex Week” — has put the program in debt. “I mean, it’s two weeks recent fodder of Fox News and Cosmopolitan web arti- before the events,” she said. cles — would no longer be “I don’t know who would’ve funded by Tennessee taxpay- thought that we haven’t spent the money, it’s not like the ers. UT President Joe DiPietro money was just sitting in the bank account... We’ve
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invoiced the t-shirts that people are wearing; now those aren’t paid for.” The decision comes two days after Knoxville’s Rep. Bill Dunn and Sen. Stacey Campfield raised concerns over approving UT’s budget based on a Fox News article. Tuesday, the official response from the university on the topic of “Sex Week” outlined a defensive argument against the article, including the fact that the students “have worked hundreds of hours on this program” and followed approval processes. “The university took a hard-line stance supporting our week. So today, when we found out for the first time that we are having funds pulled from us,” Clark, a junior in College Scholars, said in a phone interview late Wednesday night. “ … We were blindsided.” UT students have exhibited some outrage via social media engines Twitter and Facebook. The #iwantsex-
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Exonerated man, activist speaks to students Samantha Smoak Copy Editor He was sentenced to death because the judge saw him as a cold-blooded killer with no remorse. How could he show remorse for something he did not do? Ray Krone was shocked when he became the prime suspect in the murder of a woman he had only known for two months and was arrested for her murder on Dec. 31, 1991. He did not think he would be in jail for long. “I actually believed that the police … out there … (doing) the investigation would find out everything I told them was the truth and I’ll be out of (there)
any minute,” Krone said while addressing students and faculty at the Hodges Library auditorium Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Krone spent 10 years, three months and eight days behind bars — the first three on death row. Krone was convicted after a supposed expert witness testified that Krone’s dental impressions matched bite marks on the body. After the decade-long legal battle that included two trials, reanalysis evidence and the discovery that the expert witness that matched his dental impressions to the marks on the body was not certified, Krone was released from prison in Arizona on April 8, 2002.
Instead of letting the anger at the injustice consume him, Krone now travels as an activist, working to improve the U.S. criminal justice system. He is the 100th individual in the U.S. to be released from death row. “He’s been all over the world,” Stacy Rector, the executive director of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, said. “He speaks to students, he speaks to legislators, he’s spoken to world leaders … (He’s) helping people understand how broken the system is.” Rector, an ordained Presbyterian minister, served as a spiritual advisor to a Tennessee death row inmate before his exe-
cution in 2009. She emphasized many of the failings of the death penalty. “It’s unfairly applied … it continues to be racially biased … (roughly) 40 percent of the row is made up of people of color,” she said. “… People with mental disabilities are disproportionately affected (and) unable to assist their defense, sometimes confessing to things they didn’t do as a result of their mental illness. …” Where someone lives also contributes to being sentenced to death. Thirtyfive percent of Tennessee death row sentences come from Shelby County. See DEATH ROW on Page 2
found at sexweekut.org “I think it’s messed up that they said they were going to pay for it and now they’re not,” Ryan Williams, sophomore in business, said. “I get
why they don’t want to, but you shouldn’t back out at the last minute, especially when they came out and said they supported it.”
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Technology fair offers ‘hook up’ with OIT Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor Between Blackboard, Google and Microsoft products, the UT community heavily relies on technological services. To make life easier, the SGA Technology Services Committee will be hosting a Tech Services Fair on the Pedestrian Walkway today between noon and 3 p.m. The goal of this fair is to give SGA and the Office of Information Technology direct feedback about its effectiveness and services. Some services provided by OIT and SGA include Blackboard, Microsoft
Outlook and specialty programs like Matlab geared toward specific classes. Jonathan Jackson, a senior in computer science and an SGA senator for the College of Engineering, sees the event as a great way for students to connect with the OIT. “Students will be getting free stuff to give input on making their UT technology lives much more enjoyable,” Jackson said. This year’s free goodies are from technological providers like Cisco Systems and CDW-G. See TECH FAIR on Page 2
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 News Editor RJ Vogt
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Crime Log March 12 6:33 a.m. A victim reported the theft of her cell phone after she left it unattended for approximately three minutes while she went into a stall in the bathroom at Hodges Library. 5:08 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Alumni Memorial Building on report of a theft. The complainant reported that a university owned computer had been stolen from Room G011. 12:20 p.m. A victim reported the theft of her iPhone 4 with a purple case from her office.
The victim left the phone unattended and her office door open when the theft occurred. March 14 12:25 a.m. An officer responded to South Carrick Hall in response to a reported vandalism. Two victims observed damage to their respective vehicles and provided the officer with a DVD of surveillance video of three unknown suspects kicking three vehicles in the fire lane parking lot. 1:00 p.m. A victim called to report the theft of her backpack containing her iPad and
a Dell laptop belonging to UT. The victim stated that she left items unattended in Ferris Hall. 5:30 p.m. A subject was stopped for speeding at River Drive and Joe Johnson and found to be driving on a suspended license. The subject was issued a misdemeanor citation. 10:00 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the UTPD lobby in reference to a stolen wallet. Upon arrival, the officer was met by the victim who stated his wallet was stolen at the Bubble earlier that day.
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said. “We hope to gain even more feedback.” The Technology Services Committee will provide free USB flash drives and shirts for students who participate. “Students should be interested because we represent their voice,” Billings said. “The information they give us doesn’t fall on deaf ears.” Surveys have helped engage OIT in catering to student needs. Starting next year, incoming freshmen will have the option of choosing Gmail or Microsoft Outlook as an email provider. “OIT is constantly searching
for what students want to do next,” Billings said. “We represent them and work hard to push what they want.” SGA and OIT are hoping to gain perspective from students and faculty on technology services, lending eager ears to the population they represent and serve. “Without students’ support, we can’t gauge what students want and need on campus,” Jackson said. “I want to see students expressing their opinions and helping SGA create a better university for everyone.”
“I think that everyone has kind of worn down and they’re really ready for Spring Break to come,” Arnette said. “I guess that could be bad because people could decide to have a lot of fun over Spring Break because they’re so ready for the break, but I think it will be a good time for people to relax.” Merrell Pressley, sophomore in nursing, said she’s going to Destin, Fla., for Spring Break with her sorority sisters. Pressley said she’s most excited for the nice weather and low responsibility of being on vacation. She said students
should take safety precautions as well. “Stay safe and wear sunscreen,” Pressley said laughing. “I hate when I get sunburned.” Pressley said she does not mind the later date of the holiday as it gives her the opportunity to spend time with friends during the week and family during the Easter holiday. “I like that it’s later,” Pressley said. “I think it’s good because you get the best of both worlds.” The Daily Beacon reminds all students to stay safe and smart over Spring Break.
continued from Page 1 Gregory Billings, a senior in computer science and the codirector of the Technology Services Committee, coordinated the event in hopes that students will express their concerns to OIT and give ideas on how to better the services currently offered. “We’ve used the survey data we’ve had in past years to help push OIT to improve Wi-Fi, include Gmail, etc.,” Billings
SPRING BREAK continued from Page 1 “Be smart,” Arnette said. “Be aware of what’s around you and don’t get into any situations that could cause trouble and make sure your friends are around you and have fun, too. That’s important.” Arnette said she didn’t mind the later date of the break but said the anxiety of being cooped up in classes for an extra week may cause some to overindulge.
Panel discusses women’s fight for equal pay Savannah Gilman Contributor Half a million dollars is a lot of money to have, but a painful sum to lose. As a part of the spring 2013 Center for the Study of Social Justice colloquium series, Becky Jacobs, a professor in the College of Law, said the average woman loses around $500,000 by failing to negotiate for her salary. Jacobs lead a panel in McClung Tower on Wednesday with three other distinguished women in order to reveal the relationship between women and social justice in the business world. Alongside Jacobs, the panel consisted of Micheline van Riemsdijk, an assistant professor in geography; Tracie Woidtke, an associate professor in finance; and Joan Heminway, a law professor. The panel members discussed challenging elements of women in the workforce, saying that although women make up a large number in the business world, many still face the challenge of negotiating their salaries. “I want people to under-
DEATH ROW continued from Page 1 “… Half the counties in Tennessee have never sent anyone to death row,” Rector said. “Which means you could be charged with a crime in Shelby County and charged with the exact same crime in another county and end up with very difference sentences.”
stand that the law is both impacted by and impacts gender,” Heminway said, who also coordinated the event. “The panel involved a lot more than that, having someone from geography and the finance department gives the subject a much more wellrounded approach.” The issue of salary gaps has reached the point that some women would have to work 12 years beyond their male counterparts to make up the difference, the panelists said. Women have also been affected by the reversal of gender dynamics in migration. Systems were not in place to accept families with females as primary financial supporters, causing both husbands and wives to accept jobs beneath their skill level. For Briana Flanagan, a sophomore in global studies, the lecture was encouraging yet challenging. “(Women) are progressing, but it’s slow,” Flanagan said. “It shows you that even though there’s been progress, there’s still a lot … I’m still curious as to what more do we need to do to progress.”
Binary male and female issues have expanded to diversity in general, gaining from other social groups’ contrasting perspectives. The speakers emphasized that social justice is contextual and it is important to evaluate the different experiences of individuals as well as situational factors that prevent objectivity. While listening to the lecture, Flanagan said she thought van Riemsdijk’s demonstration of difficulties faced by Polish nurses was an effective illustration of the challenge of gender dynamics. She said it brought the issue of women’s equality into a global discussion. Heminway indicated the importance of how women and social justice affect factors within everyone’s lives. “I wanted to make sure we made business a part of this discussion,” she said. “It often focuses on the social life, but people forget that economy and politics are a large part of that. It would be nice to bring those (elements) together because that was really in my interests.”
As the executive director for TADP, Rector said they often hear that speeding up the process of conviction and the death penalty would be better for the individuals and their families, and would cost less. While true, she said it would not help solve the larger problem. “If you speed up the process, those individuals who have been now been found to have been wrongfully convicted … would be dead,”
Rector said. “Most of them spent decades fighting their wrongful conviction.” Amnesty International at UT sponsored the event as a part of Human Rights Week. The 30 people who attended the event were encouraged to write their representatives as a part of UT’s annual “Write-aThon” event and get involved with TADP to encourage Tennessee to abolish the death penalty.
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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright
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It’s Spring Break, and like the rest of the university, your Weekender creators are going to be taking a break from the stress of school and life in general. We know many students can’t make it to the beach and instead will be enjoying a stay-cation in Knoxville, so we provided a list of events over the next week to become a tourist in your own city. Enjoy.
Saturday, March 23 Who: The Black Lillies with Slim Langhorne When: 8 p.m. Where: Tennessee Theatre Price: $26.50, all ages Victoria’s View: Folk-Americana band The Black Lillies is a band you want to categorize, but the group utilizes so many other sounds that you can’t quite place them in the ring with other folk groups. Yes, they have the acoustic qualities and yes, the lyrics are simple,heartfelt and personal. It’s probably the amount of country thrown into the mix that makes it hard to place the group into the pile with the rest. Check them out on YouTube and see for yourself.
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Thursday, March 28 Who: OTEP with One Eyed Doll, Picture Me Broken and Shallowpoint When: 7 p.m. Where: NV Nightclub Price: $10 - $12 Melodi’s View: OTEP, formed in 2000 straight out of Los Angeles, is an industrial metal band that has had its fair share of experience and is sure to impress the crowds in Knoxville. This nightclub in the Old City is the place to be any weekend, and with this collection of bands it is sure to be a good night among others during Spring Break. Opt for some metal while avoiding the cold weather forecasts for next week.
Friday, March 29
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Sunday, March 24 Who: Warm Soda with Burning Itch When: 10 p.m. Where: Groundswell Collective Price: N/A, all ages Victoria’s View: Oakland, Calif. based pop-rock band Warm Soda has the quintessential sound of the genre. They have a similar sound to Neon Trees with a little less vocal range but still using the same synthesizers. Despite sharing similar sounds with other band in the same sphere, there’s still something unique about the group. Maybe it’s their swagger, perhaps it’s the straightforward lyrics. I can’t put my finger on it, but the band is easy enough on the eyes and ears to be a good show during the break. Check them out on YouTube, especially their song “Warm Bodies,” and see them in action.
Tuesday, March 26
Who: Adam Hill with Dave Kennedy When: 8 p.m. Where: Union Place (ages 21 and up) Price: $5 Melodi’s View: The once frontman of Satellite Pumps, Adam Hill is a seasoned musician and is only building his résumé further with his album “Banjo Moon,” released in October. Having a vintage flavor within the genre he performs in, Hill is a great match with Dave Kennedy, the guitarist for alternative rock band Angels and Airwaves. This duo is sure to impress crowds and is a great option for people in town early before classes start.
Saturday, March 30 Who: Ryan Bingham with honeyhoney When: 8 p.m. Where: Bijou Theatre Price: $25 Melodi’s View: Having won an Academy Award alongside legendary music producer T-Bone Burnett for his song, “The Weary Kind,” from the film “Crazy Heart,” Ryan Bingham is an artist who is sure to bring out a huge crowd from Knoxville. With band honeyhoney, known for their single, “Ohio,” these two artists will inevitably fill the Bijou with beautiful music that will leave an impression on all music lovers.
• Photo courtesy of Ryan Bingham
Who: Kat Brock with Jen Rock and the Cry Babies and Shriek Operatort When: 8 p.m. Where: Pilot Light Price: $5, 18 and up Victoria’s View: If you enjoy the ethereal sounds of Lykke Li , then you’ll enjoy the music of Knoxville musician Kat Brock. The singer/ songwriting recently returned to the city after spending some time in Nashville and New York. It’s her simple acoustic sound paired with synthesized and whispering vocals that create a calm and enjoyable musical experience. It’s a good way to unwind on a Tuesday night in the Old City.
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Sentinel article as writing to dissuade members of the Senate Education Committee from approving UT’s budget for next year because of the “Sex Week.” Both legislators viewed this event as attack Christian sensibilities, which I find ironic. Firstly, I never knew that this public institution existed to protect Christian values when for the past four years I’ve thought that, in light of our school’s veneration of the Golden Calf that is UT athletics, I was getting a B.A. in idolatry. And secondly, the week serves the purpose of educating students about sexual health, something that, if you look at our state’s teen pregnancy rates, is much needed. “Sex Week” may have ridiculous events, but it also has serious discussions that need to be discussed openly on this campus, and if the search for a golden condom gets people in the seats, then I’m all for it. As for the issue of funding, which was a main thorn in Dunn’s side (who as a sidenote said his “deep orange blood” is “boiling,” which sounds like a medical condition), is it not convenient that our school would now start worrying about program topics once the issue is brought up by the people who foot UT’s bill (who probably wouldn’t have said anything if Fox News hadn’t run a poorly reported piece)? Where was this Puritanical mindset when UT hosted “The Great Porn Debate” two years ago with Ron Jeremy. I also find it funny that this state complains when there’s a plan to spend money on a sex-related issue, but are happy to receive money from sex-related things, like the funding the state got from “Black Snake Moan” and “Hustle and Flow” being filmed in Tennessee. It’s like blaming the man who goes to a prostitute, but congratulating the prostitute for making the money. “Sex Week” is about expression, education and acceptance. Too bad some people in our government and our school don’t see it that way. We don’t live in the 1860s, but, when it comes to sex, we’re doing our best to act like we do.
Sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in “Gone With The Wind.” It’s not that I’m living on a giant plantation, or that Rhett Butler is pursuing me with his creepy pencil mustache (sorry Clark Gable), but rather it’s because time and time again, this university and the state legislature bewhind it have shown that they’re stuck in an Ante-Bellum mode of thought. It’s a mindset where sex is a taboo subject. For those that have yet to peruse the front page, UT announced Wednesday night that Chancellor Cheek had decided to pull the over $11,000 dollars originally pledged to the “Sex Week” on campus. Cheek said in UT’s release that “We support the process and the students involved, but we should not use state funds in this manner.” But as of yesterday, the funds, which made up nearly 2/3 of the event’s budget, and the programs they went to were completely guaranteed. So what caused this shift in opinions? The answer, of course, is simple: state Representative Bill Dunn and Senator Stacey Campfield fanned the fire of Fox News’ biased reporting from last week and got the University to second-guess its decision. On Monday, Dunn and Campfield both vented their frustrations at the event’s perceived attack on students with Christian beliefs. Dunn called-out the scheduled condom-themed scavenger hunt and workshop on “getting laid,” “sex positivity” and “how to turn up the heat on our sex drive,” while ignoring the planned workshops for preventing sexual assault, a discussion on abstinence and several panels on faith, some — Preston Peeden is a senior in history. He can of which are sponsored by campus ministries. be reached at ppeeden@utk.edu. Campfield on Monday was noted in a News SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline
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Lindsay Lee When an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act was finally signed into law a couple of weeks ago it included a number of provisions not previously part of the law originally drafted in 1994 by then Senator Joe Biden. Each time VAWA was updated in 2000 and 2005, protections and provisions were expanded for women who are victims of violence. This time, the law includes landmark measures to give tribal courts more authority when dealing with non-Native American perpetrators of sexual violence on reservations and to provide domestic violence protections for members of the LGBTQ community. One important new provision that is especially relevant to us as UT students is the new Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act. The Campus SaVE Act seeks to address all types of violence that women on college campuses face, including stalking, partner violence, dating violence, rape and attempted rape. The new law beefs up the Clery Act of 1990, which requires universities to publicly disclose all crime statistics. The Clery Act was named after Jeanne Clery, who was a 19-year-old college student who was raped, tortured, and murdered in her own dorm room by a stranger in 1986. The Campus SaVE Act increases transparency of sexual violence at colleges. Students or university employees must be provided with their written rights to be assisted by police when reporting a crime, to change academic, professional or living arrangements to avoid hostile environments, to obtain a restraining order, to have a clear understanding of the institution’s disciplinary policy, and to receive counseling information. The new law also seeks to make disciplinary procedures at colleges more accountable by making sure proceedings are prompt, fair
and impartial, and conducted by officials who receive annual training on sexual violence. Also, both the accuser and the accused may have others present during any meeting related to the case. The Campus SaVE act also demands colleges include more educational programming for students and employees addressing sexual violence; that includes prevention and awareness programs, information about safe options for bystander intervention, and information about the warning signs of abusive and violent behavior. Laws like these are absolutely imperative to address issues of violence against women specifically on college campuses. The data shows that 20 to 25 percent of college women will experience rape or attempted rape, but more than 80 percent of victims do not report their assault. First of all, many women believe and are taught to believe that any sort of violence that happens to them is their fault. But even if they can get past this ever-present idea violently pushed on them by society, many do not wish to report because they think nothing positive will come of it. They fear that they will be publicly shamed or that people think the whole story is made up. These fears are completely justified. We know that 97 percent of rapists receive no punishment. We know that despite federal rape shield laws that are supposed to restrict how much of a victim’s past can be discussed in trial, details about a victim’s life are used to the rapist’s advantage. And we know that victim-blaming is society’s knee-jerk reaction to sexual assault, even though we know only 3 to 6 percent of cases are false accusations. This is why we still need the Violence Against Women Act and why the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act is such an important part of it. All women everywhere should have the right to be safe where they live, study and work, and the right to justice when safety is broken. — Lindsay Lee is a junior majoring in mathematics and Spanish. She can be reached at llee26@utk.edu.
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One of the, uh, “perks” of writing for The Daily Beacon is that many people, ranging from the genuinely concerned to the genuinely insane, like to send me emails. These can range from the informative to the insane. There is one mailing list I was put on that sends me an email every time someone in Congress is in a bad mood or they sense some injustice. Somehow these emails make it through even after switching my spam filter from “stun” to “kill.” There is something noble about people who intensely care about a specific issue, who not only sense an injustice but actually work to fix it. I have never been the type to feel like I have all that much power to change anyone’s mind about a particular subject. In my experience, political views are much more similar to religious beliefs than people might like to admit. Trying to convince someone that a tax cut is good for the economy or not is like trying to convince a Catholic that Protestantism is the way to go. A liberal may get a conservative to see something their way, but it is more likely to be the result of public or personal pressure than a substantive conversation. Of course, people apparently expect our politicians to be unreasonable jackasses; there is almost nothing worse than being called a “flip-flopper.” And yet, despite the fact that political views seem so intensely established, you have people who believe that spamming someone will make a difference. Perhaps reading a small text email from an anarchist organization will change my mind someday, but the cost-benefit analysis says that this is not a productive route of convincing anyone of anything except that you are not in touch with reality.
I’ve been tutoring out of an AP textbook that has a blindingly obvious slant that demonizes the rich and valorizes (almost unquestionably) socially progressive movements. This angers me not because I agree or disagree with these opinions, but because it is a terrible example to set for high school students. It is bad history and probably explains why lazy intellectuals like to call history a “lie.” A history textbook shouldn’t train students to see a particular narrative in history; it should show them how to look for their own. If fringe political groups really believe their views were logically or even theoretically superior they wouldn’t bother annoying people with claims that our “rights” are being infringed upon. They also wouldn’t pretend that every action done by their adversaries was done in secret and that they were revealing some bigger truth about how the world really works. They would be trying to make people more reasonable voters. Unfortunately, this isn’t how politics seems to work. Politicians who try to present their views as the result of a concerned logic range from the incapable to those who look to intentionally misdirect from the real purpose behind their bill. Political parties don’t cater to more intelligent voters because it’s much easier to pretend their party is the party of intelligent people. Party affiliation, ad placement and platitudes win elections. The latter two events leave little room for substantial conversation, and the first generates apologetic arguments. We shouldn’t be surprised that emotion wins elections where discussion would produce better results. Until we begin to teach students how to create their own impressions of our past, it is hard to imagine that they will be able to do so right now. Instead of telling students about history, we should give them the tools to do it on their own — and, perhaps, create a more independent voter. — Greg Bearringer is a graduate student in history. He may be reached at gbearrin@ utk.edu.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright
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New Crowes album has old style, semi-new twist Katelyn Hadder Contributor After two decades, The Black Crowes have been crossed off the list of new and upcoming artists and have been placed on classic or veteran musicians. After their release of “Lions,� the band went on a much needed hiatus between 2002 and 2005, shortly after realizing they were making their way into boring and outdated waters. When the Crowes came back with “Warpaint� in 2008 and “Croweology� in 2010, fans were surprised that the comeback returned with talk of an indefinite hiatus. Now three years later, The Black Crowes are releasing a new album, a new tour and a new sound. The new live album entitled “Wiser for the Time� was released Tuesday. The album contains 26 songs — 15 acoustic and 11 electric. While the band is no stranger to acoustic arrangements, “Wiser for the Time� produces tracks on this album that are much more mellow and toned down compared to those found on “Croweology.� While the Crowes have not lost their identity in the music that they make, their new album says more Gin Blossoms than Rolling Stones. “Sister Luck,� “Smile� and “Soul Singing� are three of the best acoustic tracks on the new album. While these three songs are all similar in composition with strong, leading vocals and rather repetitive chords, it’s a sound from the same old spirit. From listening to the music, it’s evident that the Crowes are trying to reproduce a sound that they have made famous, they are just doing so in a way that better expresses their experience and where they are on their musical journey. While most of the electric ensembles are good, there are a few that just don’t make any sense. Take “Make Glad� and “Only Halfway to Everywhere.� The overbearing female counterpart in “Make Glad� will prob-
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Variety theater provides benefit Spring Break concert Samantha Coley
Staff Writer Thursday night kicks off the first free night of Spring Break. Some students may be caravanning to the beach while others are preparing to head home. For students left in Knoxville this evening, the Relix Variety Theatre offers an opportunity to enjoy music off campus. Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Nick Lutsko, and the Samuel L. Jackson 5 will perform to benefit Child and Family Tennessee’s runaway and youth services programs through the “Sanctuary in Sound� concert. Reida Gillespie, business manager of the Relix Variety Theatre, assisted in coordinating the event. “We love helping our community with benefits,� Gillespie said. “I booked the event because we believe in community services such as this.� Not only do they have the
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opportunity to listen to music and escape campus, students support services geared towards locating runaway children and youth services programs. Bridget Jones, a sophomore in chemistry, said that she thinks this type of event is great when supporting a charity. “Benefit concerts are a good way to raise money for an important cause,� Jones said. Gillespie says that this event is different from others hosted at the Relix Variety Theatre because of the different performers. “We have a mixture of musicians, poetry and spoken word for entertainment,� Gillespie said. Jones said she does not know the bands that are performing, but she would be open to attending. “I would like to go to a concert like this,� Jones said. Gillespie expects a large turn-
out but just how large is unpredictable. “It’s hard to tell, but we expect 80-200 people,� said Gillespie. Gillespie encourages people of all ages to come to the Relix Variety Theatre and listen to the wide range of artists and said the event relays the reputation of the theater benefiting nonprofit events. “I think it will be fun. It is an all ages event and the Relix Variety Theatre will now be a Safe Place,� Gillespie said. “I don’t believe that we have a duty to do such things as this but I simply wanted too.� The “Sanctuary in Sound� event will take place on Thursday starting at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 and all proceeds will go to the Child and Family Tennessee’s runaway and youth services programs. The Relix Variety Theatre is located at 1208 North Central St. in Knoxville.
ably make a listener think he or she is sitting in church, listening to an overzealous choir with a booming, in-your-face type of leading lady. “Only Halfway to Everywhere� has a similar effect, but just longer — much, much longer. A song does not need to be over 10 minutes long, live recording or not. This is a new generation for music, audiences would agree that hearing the same sounds for five minutes, much less 10, is just a complete waste of time. Chris Robinson, the band’s singer, mentioned the band needed some space in previous interviews, not for specific reasons necessarily, but just to revamp and recuperate. That’s exactly what they have done, and they have a new vinyl record to show for it. “Wiser for the Time� breathes a new life into the band, showing that time away can do anyone some good. Robinson, Rich Robinson (guitar, vocals), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass), and Adam Macdougall (keyboards) released news of new guitarist/vocalist Jackie Green accompanying the band on their world tour. The first part of the tour, scheduled for March 24, will begin in Manchester, England and wraps in New Orleans on May 4. Sticking true to their heavy vocalist/acoustic style, the Crowes haven’t lost their touch over the course of their hiatus. While the sound and musical arrangements are much softer than previous albums, they still tap into the same deep, low-level monotone vocals that have made lead vocalist and guitar player Chris Robinson a fan favorite. Their new album can be bought as an original vinyl, keeping true to their roots and instrumental influences, however it can also be bought on iTunes. Regardless of the way in which it’s listened to, fans of the Crowes will simply see this album as a new crack at an old trade. The band is back, and back with an old, but semi-new twist.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell
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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu
Stanley lives dream, loves culture Lauren Kittrell
A.J. Hall • The Daily Beacon
Wide receiver Zach Rogers catches the ball over a Georgia defender on Sept. 29.
Vols reunite, participate in ‘Pro Day’ Thomas Duggins Staff Writer On Wednesday morning, 15 former Tennessee Volunteer football players came together to showcase their skills at UT’s “Pro Day.” For former Vol players such as quarterback Tyler Bray and wide receivers Cordarrelle Patterson, Zach Rogers and Justin Hunter, it was the first time they had been on a field in an organized setting since the Vols’ 37-17 victory over Kentucky to end the 2012 football season. “I think everything went well for us guys,” Patterson said. “We came in today. We’ve been working all week with each other. I think we all had a good day.” The Vols’ familiarity
with each other on the field helped the players display their skills for scouts and representatives from all 32 NFL teams. “We didn’t miss a beat, we were back to old times,” Rogers said. “It was good to have a good quarterback out here and he did pretty well for himself.” For some former Vols like Hunter, Patterson, Bray and tight end Mychal Rivera, “Pro Day” represented an opportunity to improve on their performances at the NFL Combine in February. Hunter showed some weight gain which was a good sign for a player who struggled to fill out his frame during his time at Tennessee. Hunter weighed in at 200 pounds, four pounds heavier
than he did at the Combine. For other former Vols like tight end Ben Bartholomew and Rogers, who were not invited to the NFL Combine, “Pro Day” was their opportunity to put themselves in front of NFL scouts. “I wanted to show my versatility,” Bartholomew said. “I wanted to show that I could run a fast 40 (40-yard dash), I’m able to play tight end, run routes and catch balls and that I’ve got the strength to play the fullback position.” Rogers also felt he did well at “Pro Day” after running a 4.52, 40. “I thought I had a pretty good showing today,” Rogers said. “Always room for improvement, but I was pretty pleased with today.”
The event was not only for Tennessee players that played for the Vols in 2012 but also featured Da’Rick Rogers and Montori Hughes, former Vol players who were dismissed from the team over the last two years. “Leaving Tennessee was a wake-up call,” Rogers said. “I had to go to Tennessee Tech and I was humbled. Being there with guys that would’ve killed to be at Tennessee. I had to look in the mirror. It was a lot of maturing I had to do, but I’ve done those things and I’m in the right direction. I’m making those strides.” For players getting ready for the NFL Draft, opportunities like the Combine or “Pro Day” represent a new challenge that heavily differs from playing in a game. “It’s just the biggest job interview of your life,” Hunter said. “That’s how you’ve got to treat it. Like I always get nervous before a game, same here and I think it brings the best out of you.”
Sports Editor Knoxville holds a history, a culture and a tradition like no other. Memories young and old haunt every street corner, every building and every home. At the center of it all is Neyland Stadium and UT’s football program. David Stanley’s induction as a Vol for Life began at a young age. His dad and grandfather were both Vol fans, immersing him in the culture of the Orange and White from his early childhood to his years as a student at UT. His decision to join the football program was simple. As a senior defensive end for the South Doyle High School Cherokees, Stanley had received several letters from UT inviting him to attend the university. After observing one of the Vols’ practices in the spring of 1998, he unknowingly committed to one of the greatest teams in Tennessee football history. From the fall of 1998 to the summer of 2000, Stanley was a part of the legend that is UT football. Under the guidance of former defensive coordinator John Chavis and in the company of NFL greats Shawn Ellis, Will Overstreet and many others, Stanley was a small fish in a big pond, but he was in that position during the few years when it all really mattered. The Knoxville native walked onto a National Championship team, and he has the ring to prove it. “I can’t believe I walked on the year we actually won,” he said, shaking his head. “I can’t believe we actually went and we won the game.” That year, the team flew to Tempe, Ariz., to beat Florida State 23-16 in the 1998 National Championship. Stanley flew out for the game but never had a chance to play. He watched the game from the stands with his dad. “There’s times in your life when you have sweet moments with your dad and that was one of them,” he said. “That’s what I
remember. Being there together, winning the championship, we’ve always watched football together. It’s just one of those moments that I’ll remember forever.” Looking back, Stanley said he never really fully grasped how incredible his experience at UT was. Whether he was running through the “T” at Neyland Stadium or sitting in the stands with his dad watching his team win a national title, the experience didn’t register until years later. “It was just crazy,” Stanley said. “I don’t think I ever realized how big of a deal it was.” But life wasn’t just about football. During college, Stanley was busy investing in his campus ministry, Volunteers for Life, and falling in love with his future wife, Emily Lewis. He even had a little time for school. “I actually did go to class. I went to all my classes,” he said. “I wasn’t the smartest guy, but I would work hard and study and go to every class.” The logistics and transportation major said that while college life was fun and the memories are lasting, he loves his life now as a husband, father of three and businessman. He said he loves his job as a commercial real-estate appraiser and couldn’t living anywhere but Knoxville. “I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else,” he said. East Tennessee is where it’s at. “All my brothers graduated from (UT) and I just grew up living and breathing Tennessee.” Stanley said everything from the culture to the geography beauty of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains keeps him in town year after year. He said it’s really the culture that he has grown to love. “There’s nothing like on a Saturday doing some charcoal barbecue and throwing the football with your boys,” he said. For Stanley, being a Vol isn’t about being a fan or being an athlete, it’s about family and the memories and moments that will never be forgotten.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell
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Vols step forward for NCAAs Preston Peeden Associate Editor
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Ed Walsh swims during SEC Championships in College Station, Texas.
Walsh adjusts, shines in Knoxville Preston Peeden Associate Editor For senior swimmer Ed Walsh, his time in the Orange and White has been defined by a culture clash. A native of London, the lanky six-foot, 165-pound sprinter will end his UT career next week with the NCAA Championships as a different man than the one who first arrived in 2009. “I’m a lot more mature,” Walsh admitted. “I was more of an individual when I first came here.” Coming from the English style of competitive swimming, which places more emphasis on the individual performance and less on the team mentality, Walsh’s individualistic nature was immediately challenged and shaped by his new teammates. “Throughout the past when I was a freshman, we had great leaders on this team,” Walsh said. “They showed me the tradition and the importance of the team and that opened up my eyes a bit. They taught me so much that I know that I need to teach the rest of the guys so much.” From there, this AllAmerican and four-time NCAA Championship-qualifier developed not only as a swimmer — a process which involved rais-
ing the bar on his morning performances and preparedness for later events in big meets like the NCAA Championships — but also as a person. This growth culminated in his appointment to the position of captain this year. “It shocked me to be made captain. It was probably one of the highest moments in my life,” Walsh said. “To have these guys look up to me as an example has been the best experience of my life so far.” While Walsh’s future is currently uncertain, he is planning on weighing the merits of continuing his swimming career professionally with head coach Matt Kredich after the season against getting a graduate degree (he applied for graduate school at UT in kinesiology). He is not worried about what the immediate future will hold at the NCAA Championship. “For me, there’s no tomorrow,” Walsh said. “This is my last race as a Tennessee Vol in the last competition. But I’ve done so many great things in my career here, that it’s going to be a great meet no matter what.” With a busy slate of individual events and relays, including a Day One schedule of six races, Kredich is certain, however, that his seniors, Walsh included, will appreciate the experience of their last races.
“What I’ve seen with seniors in the past is that usually they stop playing games with themselves, and they realize that this is just another meet,” Kredich said. “So they don’t have to wonder if they belong. But at the same time it’s something special for them in their last competition. So I want to see them bring a lot of joy with them.” Ultimately, Walsh plans on swimming the best races he can to end his career in style and continue the lessons he was taught. “I’d want people to say that I’ve left a mark behind on Tennessee swimming and that I won’t be forgotten,” he said. And while Walsh hopes to leave a mark at UT, he admits that Tennessee made a mark on him. “I’m completely Southern now. I’m talking gravy and biscuit Southern,” Walsh said with a laugh. “… I’ve developed a family out here.” But, Walsh, who stubbornly proclaims that Butch Jones is an “American football” coach and that he’d rather go see Oasis over Kenny Chesney, at times proves the adage that you can take the Englishman out of England, but you can’t take the England out of the Englishman. “Fish and chips, you can’t take that away,” Walsh said. “I will always love fish and chips.”
For the Tennessee men’s swimming and diving team, the theme of the coming NCAA Championships is simple: moving forward. After a turbulent year that saw the Vols lose their head coach of 20-plus seasons in John Trembley over issues of addiction and “fantasy communications,” then join with the women’s to form a combined program, and eventually finish with only a .500 record in the regular season. If the NCAA Championships were held in January, those negatives would be the storyline that UT would carry with them into the competition. But then the SEC Championships came and (like everything else in this season) the script changed. “We performed amazing at SECs, we shocked a lot of people,” senior All-American freestyler Ed Walsh said. “And that just gave us so much energy and positivity.” For Walsh, who’s been through the ups-and-downs of the past, the Vols’ fourthplace finish at the SEC Championships was the culmination of over a year’s worth of hard work. “The team, we’re taking a lot of guys, and it’s a good group of guys who have been gelling together as a team and as a unit,” said Walsh. “It’s going to be a good NCAAs not just for me, but the entire team.” With Walsh as the only senior swimmer, the Vols are taking six athletes to Indianapolis for the three-day meet, including senior diver Brent Sterling, juniors Samuel Rairden and Renato Prono, sophomore Tristan Slater and freshman Sean Lehane. Rairden is the only Vol entered in three individual events as he will compete in the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly. He swam these exact same events
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Brent Sterling flips during the NCAA Zone B Men’s 3m Prelims on March 12. at the SEC Championships in February, taking second in all three. On the boards, Sterling, a three-time NCAA qualifier, is looking to get over the hump and score for the first time at the NCAA Championships. “I was close last year,” Sterling said. “If I do what I’ve been doing this year, then I should score, just looking at past results. That’s definitely my goal.” Head diving coach Dave Parrington has faith in his scrappy five-foot-six diver. “I like Brent’s chances to get up there and make finals,” he said. “He’s been twice before, so he’s got good experience under his belt … He’s got better and better every year and now it’s his time to shine. It would be an awesome way to finish his career.” For Parrington, however, this
attitude is something he shares with all of his athletes. “Every time I go into a meet, I take my divers in there to win,” he said. Sterling, like Walsh, views the NCAA Championships as an opportunity for the Vols to move beyond the past. “My freshman year, we were a Top 10 program,” said Sterling. “But after a couple down years, it’s been really exciting to get back to where we were.” Walsh, speaking as the team captain, summed up not only Sterling’s feelings but also the team before practice on Monday. “At NCAAs, at the pinpoint of the mountain, we’re going to use all the energy we’ve had all season to bring it in one last time to show everyone that we’re not a team that’s bouncing back,” Walsh said. “We’re stepping forward.”
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Vols fall to Mercer, 75-67, season ends Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer Add one more thing to the list of disappointments that has been associated with the Tennessee Volunteers’ basketball team this postseason. If the Volunteers were upset about the NCAA Selection Committee snubbing them from the NCAA Tournament, they are not going to be too happy with the result of their first round NIT performance either, as their season has come to an abrupt end after being stunned by the Mercer Bears, 75-67, Wednesday night at Thompson Boling Arena. The Vols were able to get out to a very early 12-11 lead in the first seven minutes of action, but when the Bears took a 14-12 lead following a threepointer by guard Travis Smith with 13:31 remaining in the first half, there was no going back. While the UT faithful will
be in a uproar about the team’s lackluster performance against a team with far inferior talent, head coach Cuonzo Martin said that Mercer won the game, Tennessee didn’t lose it. “This is a good opponent,” Martin said. “Whether you are in the NCAA Tournament or not, this is a very talented team. It’s a team that has been together, and they run a lot of different set plays, so if you don’t have a lot of prep time, it can be a long night for you. We knew as a staff it would be a tough game because of their talent, not necessarily because we didn’t make the tournament.” The biggest problem the Vols faced was their inability to get a stop. Smith scored a game-high 25 points and his teammate, center Daniel Coursey, went a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor and scored 15 points. “Their timing was perfect on the offensive end today,” soph-
omore forward Jarnell Stokes said. “Our rotations on defense really hurt us in this game.” The one bright spot for Tennessee was the play of Stokes, who scored 14 points to go along with 13 rebounds, 12 of which were offensive. The performance was Stokes’ 16th double-double on the season. The Vols had a strong stretch towards the end of the season, after a slow start in the early part of the year, but back-toback losses quickly killed their momentum. Even with these two tough games, Martin said he was very proud of the way his team played this year. “I thought it was a good season,” Martin said. “We started out slow, but these last two games don’t define our season. I thought our guys did a great job really fighting back, showing a level of mental toughness down the stretch of the season and guys got better. We just
lost against Alabama, we just lost to Mercer and that’s how I look at that, it’s just two games we lost.” With their season now over, the Vols will now turn their attention to the offseason where Martin said the team will focus on individual defense so that they can hopefully reach the NCAA Tournament next year. “We just need to continue to improve with our individual defending,” Martin said. “In some cases with some guys they probably played to many minutes this season, and when you play so many minutes the focus level isn’t where it needs to be individually defensive wise on a consistent basis. “... We have to take better pride individually defending one-on-one guys and shutting guys down.” The Vols finish their season with a 20-13 overall record and a 11-7 record against the SEC.
While one tough inning and an early deficit was enough to keep the Tennessee Volunteers at bay in past games, Wednesday night was different. Only two innings mattered on the board and the Vols ultimately came out on top with a 10-5 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts. Head coach Dave Serrano said the midweek game was a big win for the team, boosting confidence levels and giving his team a chance to realize that they can always get the win, regardless of the score. “I don’t think there was anything more needed than that,” Serrano said. “...The tendency when you start to lose and you start questioning yourself is your confidence level goes down and I think this group needed something positive to happen and it couldn’t have happened at a better time.” Western Carolina entered the game with an agenda, taking a 5-0 lead in the second and putting the Vols in a must-score position in the third. Freshman right-hander Aaron Quillen could not stop the Catamounts’ onslaught, and when the Vols failed to respond in the bottom of the second, it looked like the team would not be making the much-needed comeback necessary for a win. “The feeling in the dugout that I got was ‘Oh no, here we go again,’ when they put the five on the board,” Serrano said. “I give our guys a ton of credit because they could have easily have said, ‘Well, it’s not our day again’, and ‘This could get ugly.’” The pendulum swung Tennessee’s way when it managed a stop in the top of the third, thanks to freshman pitcher Trevor Charpie, who pitched six scoreless innings in relief. “That was huge. Trevor’s outing was huge for us,” Serrano said. “Never in my wildest
dreams when I went into today’s game plan did I think he would go as many innings as he did, but that outing for him was big for us, and more importantly for him as well.” In the bottom of the third, sophomore Parker Wormsley came to the plate to leadoff an inning that no one could have expected. Wormsley worked his way to second with the help of sophomore Will Maddox, but both Maddox and freshman Jeff Moberg failed to reach base. Junior infielder Scott Price hit a double to left field and sending Wormsley home, giving the Vols their first run of the night, and putting a run on the board. It was 5-1 with two outs, a man on second and six innings left to play. But the Vols decided they only needed one inning to clinch the win. Hit after hit moved player after player to first, second, third and home. The Vols scored nine runs that inning, taking the 9-5 lead and never let go. “It was pretty special,” junior Pierce Bily said. “Nine hits in a row, I’ve never seen anything like it. It was pretty sweet to be a part of it.” The two big innings took place early and zeros filled the scoreboard until the Vols managed an insurance run in the eighth. While Serrano was happy with the defense, he felt the team could learn offensively to keep fighting even when they’re ahead. “We talk about winning innings. We won one big inning and they won one big inning and we won an inning when we put a one on the board, but we need to do that more,” Serrano said. “We need to win more frames throughout a game. I’m satisfied with the win, but we can’t have those lulls in games like we tend to do.” The Vols week is not over. A tough SEC matchup against Missouri is set to begin Friday at 6 p.m. in Knoxville.