Volume 136, Issue 7
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CAMPUS NEWS: The only thing you should be thirsty for in Neyland is a win. City Editor Cat Trieu and Asst. News Editor Neeley Moore report on SGA’s newest iniative-come-true and the way they’re keeping you hydrated in Neyland this season. See page 2
OPINIONS: Kelly Alley discusses automobile diasters and what she thinks fixes them in her most recent installment of Wondering Wanderer.
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Local alt-country and Americana band Handsome and the Humbles has had the dream of starting their own band since middle school. Staff writer Luna Brewer profiles the band and its second album’s release. See page 5
UT left 59 points on the field Saturday against ETSU. Sports Editor Blake Von Hagen breaks down just how well the Vols did and grades their performance.
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UT ranked as third most LGBTQ-unfriendly college campus Cat Trieu
Campus News Editor
In its 2019 version of “The Best 384 Colleges,” Princeton Review ranked the University of Tennessee as the third most LGBTQ-unfriendly college campus. The book was released on Aug. 8 and contained several lists of colleges ranked according to demographics, extracurriculars and quality of life. Senior in political science and SGA president Ovi Kabir attributed UT’s ranking as LGBTQ-unfriendly to past vandalism of the Pride Center and to the defunding of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Autumn Ragland, junior in architecture and member of the SGA diversity and inclusion committee, expressed her lack of surprise, believing that Greek life culture at UT had a large impact on the ranking. “I think another part of (the ranking) might be how strong the frat culture is at UT,” Ragland said. “I know that within fraternities, there’s presentations like hyper masculinity, which I think are inherently having negative effects on the LGBT community, especially for gay men or queer people who present as men.” Christopher “Cole” Tipton, junior in sociology and women, gender, and sexuality studies, expressed their lack of surprise as well. “Looking over information from campus climate surveys and talking to queer students on campus like myself provides the evidence that queer students are not comfortable or even safe on campus or within the community,” Tipton said. “I think a missed idea in just looking at the ranking is concept of the campus community.”
Bonnie Johnson, coordinator of the Pride Center, said that the ranking demonstrated the need for support of the LGBTQ community on campus. “To me, (the ranking) demonstrates that the marginalized communities cannot be advocating alone and screaming into the void about the issues, so to speak, and that every person and a large majority on our campus really need to be practicing ‘allyship’ daily for our campus to be more inclusive,” Johnson said. “Hiring one person — me — isn’t going to change an institutional system or culture, although it is a step in the direction of influencing it.” “I think it is up to everyone to make Rocky Top welcoming to all and hostile to none,” Johnson added. Tipton shared their personal experiences as an LGTBQ community member on and off campus. “My experience with the ‘big ’ incidents, like directly being called slurs, have occurred in the Fort or on the Strip, whereas the ‘small,’ everyday misgenderings and tasteless remarks occur more frequently on campus,” Tipton said. “In separating these negative experiences, I hope to make clear that UTK faculty and students, while still doing damaging things on campus, are allowing for a toxic culture to persist in the wider community. To create a welcome environment on campus, the beliefs and behaviors of Volunteers in other, overlapping spheres of life must be critiqued.” In terms of a solution, Tipton explained that the LGBTQ community, including allies, have several initiatives underway. “Safe Zone is re-debuting. The Pride Center hosts a variety of activities for queer students and allies. The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department brings inclusive lecturers to campus. Women’s Coordinating Council
The Pride Center is located at 1616 Melrose Ave. on the University of Tennessee campus. Quinn Phillips / The Daily Beacon
recently hosted a gender inclusive art show, and Sex Week always brings queer issues to the forefront,” Tipton said. “This is by no means an exhaustive list. There are a variety of things any concerned individual can seek out on campus to better the community and their own understanding.” “However, state legislators often have hostile views towards these programs and queer students as people,” Tipton added. “So Volunteers need to vet their representatives and vote in the midterms. Do not forget that state law restricts the promotion of gender neutral pronouns on campus and defunded our Office of Diversity.” Ragland believes that supporting the students in the LGBTQ community through funding and communication is key. “Once there is dialogue, then we can take action,” Ragland said. Tipton said that while “we can recognize the positive ideals of the Volunteer
community and creed,” UT has failed in the execution of those ideals. “The way to move forward has been clearly laid out over and over,” Tipton said. “All that is left is for students and faculty to take action. Until then, the Volunteer community will fall short of our professed values.” UTK was also ranked by Princeton Review as fifth for little race/class interaction, eleventh least beautiful campus and nineteenth for least happy students. Kabir’s goal is to not be on Princeton Review’s negative lists. Rather, he wants UT to show up on the “friendlier” ones and aims to support communities with higher needs in order to reach that goal. “(Getting off of the negative lists) is a journey,” Kabir said. “I really wish I had the answer for (how to improve campus for LGBTQ community members). What we need to focus on is how to bolster that community. We have to listen to students in those communities and learn how to do that.”
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SGA to provide water coolers in Neyland Stadium for first game Cat Trieu
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Assistant News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) announced its collaboration with the Division of Student Life and the athletic department to provide three water coolers free of charge in Neyland Stadium for the first home game. This would be the first UT football game where water coolers are provided free of charge. According to senior in art and SGA communications director Kellen Clarke, this project has been in development in the past few months under the leadership of UT graduate and 2017-2018 SGA President Morgan Hartgrove and her executive team. Clarke confirmed that the 125-gallon water coolers arrived Wednesday evening. Coolers were located at sections Y8 (level one), C/D (level one) and E/F (level two). Cups were mounted on the wall by the coolers and recycling bins were located near each cooler in support of UT Recycling’s Zero Waste Initiative. The SGA executive also encouraged students to bring their own empty, clear water
bottles to be filled at the coolers. UT’s SGA Instagram account released a teaser on Thursday about the initiative captioned, “The only thing you should be thirsty for in Neyland is a win!” On Friday, members of the SGA executive team teased the launch on their personal social media and the SGA social media pages. The water coolers are part of the SGA’s initiative to keep students safe. “We know that it gets very hot in that stadium, even though we love (Neyland). The big thing we wanted to make sure of is students are still hydrated,” Ovi Kabir, senior in political science and SGA president, said. Clarke reaffirmed SGA’s purpose for this initiative. “Health is our number one priority,” Clarke said. “Water can help students before, during and after the game no matter what they ate or drank previously that day. Providing safety because of the heat is no joke.” Kabir also mentioned that this would prevent students from paying a “fortune” for water bottles. “This is something students have been asking for quite a long time,” Kabir said. Since the SGA executive team has primarily been focused on water for Neyland,
Ovi Kabir, SGA president and senior in political science, poses in front of one of the coolers. Courtesy of the Student Government Association
it currently does not plan on adding anything else to Neyland. “As for any other general project, we have been working very hard on water in Neyland since we switched into our administration, and (it) has been our priority to provide free water for students on gamedays,” Clarke said. “Once we launch this innovative, we will be looking to see what we can do next to help students. We love hearing feedback from our peers to see what concerns they have and how we can help them.”
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inextricably connected and that school integration closes the racial achievement gap. “Public schools were designed to be the great equalizer but also to tie all our fates together ... My own decisions were not only about what’s best for my child but what’s best for the other children in my neighborhood,” Hannah-Jones said. Shandra Forrest-Bank, associate professor in the College of Social Work, is directly involved in the categorical work Hannah-Jones has been researching and speaking about. Forrest-Bank encourages young adults of color to vote and works with SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development), a local organization, to find out what are the barriers in getting individuals to the polls and helping them register to vote. “I’m hoping that there might be some people who have a chance to hear a perspective from a real expert in understanding how racism functions in our society even though we think we do so much to deconstruct it. What we really could be doing might be very simple solutions… and think about what we might do with that at a community level, at a university level,” Forrest-Bank said. Hannah-Jones whizzed through charts of test scores and desegregation timelines, one of which indicated that “black children today are as segregated as they were in
1972.” Hannah-Jones said that despite popular misconceptions, the North was often “just as bad” as the South when it came to segregation. New York City, where HannahJones now resides, currently houses the most segregated school system in the U.S. Hannah-Jones closed with speaking on the systematic instructional harms she believes are posed upon African American students. “(African American students) know that the education they receive is not the one they have been promised. They know you’re supposed to have a textbook; they know there’s not supposed to be mold in your schools,” Hannah-Jones said. “They understand all of those things. They know that they’ve never had a science lab or been assigned a novel. But they also know that other kids have, and that those kids don’t look like them.” Hannah-Jones argued that this would change with integration. “When they’re in a classroom with white kids, they get what white kids always magically get,” Hannah-Jones said. While Hannah-Jones said that “there’s nothing wrong with entirely black learning environments,” she also said, “We’re past the time of forcing people to integrate; we’re going to have to choose.” At the conclusion of the keynote lecture, Hannah-Jones was granted a standing ovation by a packed house.
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Facilities Services discusses new sprinkler system, potential water waste Gabriela Szymanowska Staff Writer
Water: It’s everywhere. It’s in our homes, our businesses and our schools. We need it to survive and we use it to better our lives. In East Tennessee, there is a large surplus of water. “We live in a really rich environment. It’s a lot different in East Tennessee than it is in Atlanta, for example, because we have a ton of water,” Garrett Ferry, stormwater coordinator at Facilities Services, said. “That makes water really cheap here. Environmentally speaking, irrigating with water is beneficial because obviously you irrigate the landscape, but that recharges the groundwater at the same time as well as reduce the heat island effect in the urban landscape.” Yet even with so much water, a lot of it is wasted. According to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report, Americans waste over one trillion gallons of water each year. That’s about 1,514,165 Olympic sized swimming pools. Most of the time, that water is lost through leaks
in our faucets or sprinklers. You could say that recently, the University of Tennessee has been wasting water by running the sprinklers during rain. Preston Jacobsen, sustainability manager at Facility Services, explained that the sprinklers that were running were most likely watering sod that had been newly laid out because of construction. The Office of Sustainability and Landscape Services has worked the past few years to ensure that UT is improving the sprinkler system and retention rates of water to avoid future loss. “To give you an understanding of what we have done in the last two years, we have roughly around 50 (irrigation) systems across this campus,” Matthew Layne, turfgrass manager, said. “So we have started going through and linking all these systems together online where they can be controlled from the computer or my cell phone. What that allows me to do is to turn those systems off. Now, there are a few systems, probably five across campus that have not been hooked up, but they will be hooked up very shortly.” Currently, the system has rain sensors
that determine how much water the grass needs. Inside the sensors, there are two pieces of leather that swell when there is about a quarter-inch of rain. When the leather swells, it indicates to the sprinkler there is enough water. Over time, the leather cycles through being wet and dry until it rots. The newer system will be more effective in determining the changes in amount of water. Cost is one reason why these are taking so long to install. Each system that is attached to the sprinkler costs $2,000, making it a financial burden for the Office of Sustainability. However, this will help UT save more in the long run. A centralized weather station, sophisticated enough to shut down all the systems simultaneously if needed, will be purchased this winter. Jason Cottrell, assistant director of landscape services, explained that the central control system will learn how much water is supposed to go to each zone. If there is a leak somewhere in one of the zones, there will be a faster response of shutting off that section and sending an alert to landscape services so they can fix it sooner.
Along with the central station, landscape services are also installing master valves and flow sensors. “What (installing these) allows us to do is make that system smart, so it would allow that system to shut itself off if there was a leak or a break in the system,” Layne said. “Currently, we have a quarter of the systems done. Now, again that process costs a little over $2,500 all said and done for each system, so you can see where the financial burden is. We’re making a lot of progress on it ... it’s just taking time.” Though no water is truly lost or wasted since it returns to the ground and finds its way back to the river, students can help reduce the mismanagement of water and are encouraged to take action. “If there is an issue, like a water leak ... or over sprinkling, I encourage them to call the One Call number,” Jacobsen said. “All they have to do is say, ‘Hey, Volunteer Boulevard in front of the music building, I saw a sprinkler going on for longer than it should. I think it was around four o’clock on this day.’ That’s all we really need to investigate. That way, we can get ahead of the issue.”
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Indicators of automotive disasters and how to fix them Kelly Alley Staff Columnist
Kelly Alley is a junior studying journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at kalley2@vols.utk.edu.
Today is not the day to give a crash course in things that annoy the Wanderer when driving. On the contrary, today’s goal is to avoid crashes at all, at any cost – time being your only cost in this case. Free advice! No monetary bartering whatsoever! Sounds good, eh? Let’s start with something that instills fear into the heart of the Wanderer: minivans and SUVs. That’s right, the Wanderer isn’t afraid of those large tractor trailers nor those slippery motorcycles. Why? Well, generally those drivers are respectful, using their turn signals and paying attention to the road both ahead and around them. Some – whom I’ve noticed to be mostly minivan and SUV drivers – typically don’t. Some of these minivans speed like a bat out of you-know-where, zigging and zagging through traffic. The Wanderer is impressed but utterly mortified; it only takes one mistimed swerve to be fatal. SUVs are unique – some will speed right up to you in the middle lane on the interstate and just stay there. Others won’t get over into the left lane to pass you, they’ll just tailgate you until you move out of their way. In a
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small car, such as the one the Wanderer drives, this scenario is nightmarish; the time drips with fear, the driver with a cold sweat. Let it be understood, however, that there are exceptions to the rule. The Wanderer has encountered many unyielding tractor trailers and motorcycles; meanwhile, quite a few minivans and SUVs are decent road navigators. Although in the most memorable of cases, the terrible drivers – mentioned in the paragraph before – outweigh the exceptional ones. This has probably been preached to you a million times by now, but please stay off your phone when you’re driving. That text can wait. Your life can’t. Use your turn signal when you intend to turn or merge lanes. At least be respectful when you’re being slightly reckless. Speaking of merging, if you see someone trying to merge into the lane you’re in, let them. Do not speed up or match speeds when you’re in their blind spot, and definitely do not try to pass them along the median. (Yeah, that’s happened to the Wanderer before.) If you see a large gap
in front of another car, look before you merge. The driver of that other car may be giving space for a tractor trailer to merge over – you don’t want to be in their way. Slow down, especially if the roads are wet or the weather is bad. If you drive along most of the roads in East Tennessee, you’ll start to figure out that curves aren’t banked right, even along the interstate. Don’t try to speed through them. The Wanderer has witnessed quite a few accidents happen because of this. Some were pretty nasty. It’s hard to get where you’re going on time when you flip your car upside down. Finally, don’t pull out or quickly merge in front of a truck hauling a horse trailer. Like a train, the horse transporter can not stop quickly. Too many accidents have happened because of this, too many lives – equine and human – have been lost. Slow down, pay attention, and enjoy the drive. The view out of your windshield is a better view than the screen on your phone anyways.
Has recycling become a novelty? Emma Heins
Staff Columnist Nothing in life is easy. It may seem like something is, but I believe that is just because we’ve been doing whatever it is for a long time. “It’s as easy as riding a bike,” is one of my favorites, for I distinctly remember it not being even the slightest bit easy when my dad tried teaching me the first six or seven times (don’t worry though, I’ve got it down now). Things like driving a car, typing or writing your name are all everyday things that we no longer have to think hard about. But what about recycling? I don’t think it’s too hard, but I’ve been doing it the same way for most of my life, so I’m used to it. You put the paper in the blue bin, rinse the plastic and put it in the green bin, food waste goes into compost, and all the rest goes in the trash. Now, what if I told you that almost everything about American recycling was about to change? You see, after we sort our lovely Diet Coke bottles and rinsed cans of black beans (that’s almost exclusively what goes into my recycling bins) into their appropriate bins at UT Recycling, we don’t really think about what happens next. We don’t have to. We know it gets taken to some other location and turned into new cans, bottles and sometimes clothing! Like I said before, this is where it gets hard. Up until recently, the U.S. sent a large portion
of its plastic waste to China to be dealt with there. China has the bigger facilities and can manage the job a lot better than we ever could. In fact, China imported two-thirds of the world’s recyclables and processed them. They turned them into those new bottles and thread we were talking about, sold it back to other countries and made a profit. Except now the economy isn’t doing as well for processing recyclables, and the Chinese plant workers are dealing with more environmental health hazards and making less of a profit. So in 2017, China announced that they would no longer purchase recycled plastics. I’ll readily admit that I’m not an economist, but looking at it from the Chinese perspective, that’s a smart economic move. Why would you keep buying into an industry that isn’t profitable? Once again, this isn’t a simple decision, for most of our recycling infrastructure is dependent on the percentage that we export to China. So here we are, still accumulating all of this single use plastic that should be used for recycling but now isn’t. It’s piling up in our storage facilities, and when those fill up, it ends up in landfills with all the rest of our waste. Emma Heins is a junior majoring in environmental studies. She can be reached at eheins@ vols.utk.edu.
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Local band focuses on camaraderie, looks to have fun Luna Brewer
Staff Writer As local alt-country and Americana band Handsome and the Humbles venture forth with the recent release of their second album, the group has their sights set on recording their next album already. The group, consisting of guitarist Josh Hutson, bassist Tyler Huff, frontman Josh Smith, drummer Chris Bratta and guitarist Jason Chambers, formed when Huff and Chambers decided to make a Ryan Adams cover band in middle school. Once Smith reached out to Huff with some songs, the bassist knew that they could come together to make original music. “We were sitting around, throwing a bunch of stupid, vulgar [band] names off the wall and I made some joke about how handsome and humble I am and we decided that was our name,” Smith said. “It’s kind of ridiculous, but in a way it accurately captures us,” Huff said. “We aren’t too serious about us, we just like to have fun. Plus people remember us, [the name] sticks.” The band’s newest album titled “We’re All The Same” dropped Sept. 7 and draws from stories vocalist Smith has heard from his day job as a physical therapist. Smith said that the album is an attempt to help people realize that
they aren’t so different, even in these divisive sociopolitical times. “I talk to 80-year-old people all day long, they have really good stories,” Smith said. “A lot of the things I write about come from conversations I’ve had or from experiences I’ve had. The title track came from a time when I went to a bar and felt like I wasn’t cool enough to be there.” While “We’re All The Same” just released, many of the songs have been in the band’s vault for years. The group has written many songs through the years, but the collection of older songs chosen for the album seemed perfect in conjunction with their new tracks for use in their new album. “It’s a weird thing, releasing a new record,” Hutson said. “We’ve lived with these songs for so long now and we’re kind of to the point where we want to do something different, but now everyone is hearing [these songs] for the first time.” The group plans to start recording for their next album within the next few months. In addition to working on new music, the group hopes to play more local live shows and will play at the International Fried Chicken Festival in Kentucky. In October later this year, Huff will venture out on a solo tour through Texas with local artist Brian Paddock to support the Humbles’ new record. The group often collaborates with other local artists including Mic Harrison and Andrew
Handsome and the Humbles test the sound before their Blue Plate Special Performance on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Quinn Phillips / The Daily Beacon Leahey, but the group has also gotten help from members of The V-Roys and Hotshot Freight Train. “Knoxville is a really supportive music scene,” Smith said. “Of course you want to do
the best and be the best at what you are doing, but here you don’t feel like you are just competing with people. Making the music is fun, but one of the best things about what we do is the people we’ve come across.”
Sahara Mediterranean Grill provides food oasis, friendly staff Sam Still
Contributor
Located close to campus in the Fort Sanders area stands a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that at a quick glance would be easy to pass by. However, if you were to stop and go in, you would be treated to some amazing Mediterranean and Indian cuisine, as well as friendly employees who are there to make sure you enjoy your meal. Sahara Mediterranean Grill is a great place for you and your friends to pick up a bite to eat whether you just got out of class or if you want some food for a study session. No one wants to eat at a restaurant where the employees don’t want to help you, but this is not the case for Sahara. In fact, their employees were very kind, and were always there to answer any questions customers had about the menu. The employees also greeted customers when they walked in, and wished them a good day when they left. It’s Sahara’s great personal experience that plays an important part in making the restaurant worth revisiting. As the name suggests, Sahara has an
impressive menu featuring classic dishes from Mediterranean and Indian cultures. They have appetizers that should not be passed up, such as falafel, which are warm and tender like they should be, and grape leaves, which are a good choice for the adventurous eater that wants to try something different. The appetizer menu also features Mediterranean staples, such as hummus and baba ghanoush, that are definitely worth a try. Once you’re ready to move on to the main course, Sahara has great dishes, such as kabobs, that make for a simple but delicious meal, and shawarma wraps that, from personal experience, are highly recommended. If you’re looking for Indian-inspired dishes, Sahara also offers specialties, such as chicken tikka masala, which is a great choice if you want something different but not completely out of the box. The chicken vindaloo is comprised of chicken and potatoes in hot sauce, and that description alone made my mouth water. The possibility of choosing the wrong dish is highly unlikely, and after one taste, you’re sure to return. For all the vegetarians out there, Sahara has plenty of options for you, too. They offer vegetarian options of Mediterranean and Indian
foods that are sure to be just as great as the rest of their menu. Choices such as mujadara and vegetable masala are among the most notable. Additionally, Sahara has several salad and soup options for the health-conscious eater or someone trying to eat on the lighter side. Sahara also has daily specials and desserts that sound appetizing. One chef’s special worth noting was the lamb shanks that, for anyone who has not tried lamb before, should try at least once in their life. The desserts attract the eye because of their location on the counter, and they look sweet and savory if you are looking for something of that nature. Needless to say, Sahara has plenty of options for all kinds of eaters. Sahara also has takeout options, so you can show up, pay and be on your way to a delicious meal wherever you are going. Sahara also offers food delivery through the online ordering service, GrubHub. Overall, Sahara has a variety of dishes and ways to get your meal. So, no matter your schedule or taste, Sahara is a great choice for lunch or dinner, and they will certainly please you with whatever you choose.
Sahara offers an extensive menu featuring classic dishes from Mediterranean and Indian cultures. Sam Still / Contributor
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Local business trains dogs, discusses good ownership Natalia Capella Staff Writer
Kevin Duggan, owner of the new Knoxville training center for pets All Dogs Go to Kevin (ADGTK), is passionate about promoting people and dogs to work together in a way that is beneficial for both the dogs and their owners. ADGTK opened its doors on Sept. 8, 2018. The training center provides services such as puppy socialization, leash reactivity and other dog behavior lessons. These lessons are taught in both group classes and one-on-one training to fit the needs of every dog and owner. “There is a lot of poor information out there, and people are doing things to their dogs that they think is a must in order to get their dogs to behave a certain way ... and the passion in [the business] is to show them a better way,” Duggan said. Duggan said that their training methods are highly successful because of their education and ability to help people where other trainers may not be able to. Sierra Hampl works as a Mentor Trainer at ADGTK and said that many people can motivate their dog to train and learn better behaviors
through food, as dogs need motivation just as people do. “Most people don’t realize they reward themselves for basic things such as a hard day at work means they can binge-watch a series on Netflix. A three mile run means they can enjoy a candy bar. In the same way, we use food to motivate our dogs to do things for us,” Hampl said. ADGTK offers both group classes where puppies can learn good behaviors in socialization and other activities, as well as one on one training, where dog owners can target a certain poor behavior in their pet. The training center allows dogs to learn new or alternative behaviors to replace the ones that were causing troubles in the owner’s home. “They also learn to earn some of their resources and by doing so, holding a down-stay during meal time or walking nicely on leash equals some cheese, and in this way, we begin to bridge the gap when it comes to communicating with our canine companions,” Hampl said. Another aspect of Hampl’s job is to show what is and isn’t normal behavior in dogs. “Lots of times dogs get punished for being dogs, and I feel like it is my job to point out normal dog behavior and help people teach new behaviors they can be happy with,” Hampl said. At times, owners can see their dog as untrain-
able and not intelligent, but in training, the dogs’ abilities to learn through rewarding processes grow. “People quickly learn how valuable hand signals are in training. Not only do dogs pay close attention to our body language, but a hand signal provides a backup to a verbal cue. This way we have more than words in our training toolbox,” Hampl said. “Additionally, for puppies, it’s a great way to get a head start in terms of preventing unwanted behaviors.” Hampl loves her job because of the support and education she can provide to others beginning to work at the center. “It is very important at All Dogs Go to Kevin that each of (the staff members) train exactly the same and give the same advice to our clients, so my job is to make sure that our interns and assistants are on board with our training methods and are also learning how to implement our training methods with their own dogs and then with dogs in class,” Hampl said. A personal goal that Hampl has as a trainer is to show dog owners that working with their pet can be fun and rewarding. “I particularly enjoy challenging cases because I get to see people grow in their understanding of dog behavior and ultimately bond more with their dogs,” Hampl said.
Kevin Duggan started All Dogs Go to Kevin out of a desire to help owners and their dogs communicate better with each other. Parker Inniss / Contributor
VOLLEYBALL
Lady Vols bounce back with program win No. 900 Blake Von Hagen Sports Editor
The Tennessee volleyball team bounced back from its 3-0 loss to No. 16 San Diego with a 3-1 victory over the Toreros on Saturday. For the Lady Vols, the win marks the 900th victory in program history and is also the first time that Tennessee has defeated two ranked teams in the same season since 2011, when Tennessee won the SEC Championship. A season-opening victory over No. 22 Michigan State at Thompson-Boling Arena was the first of the two wins. “I told them it was up to them,” head coach Eve Rackham said. “If they wanted to make changes, we were fully capable of being successful. We talked this morning and watched some film. It was disappointing to see where we lacked discipline from the night before. “I thought there was some changes we could make that were totally in our control and they did that which helped us find success.” San Diego jumped out to an early lead with a 25-22 first-set victory. Tennessee responded
by jumping out to a 5-2 lead to start the second frame. The Lady Vols closed the set with a 6-0 run and two kills from junior Tessa Grubbs to equalize the match at 1-1. Tennessee took the third set 25-22 to take a 2-1 lead in the match. “We blocked 16 balls tonight which tells me we were reading the game a little bit better,” Rackham said. “They definitely served much better tonight which made things a little bit easier on our defense. We put the other team in bad positions and the expectation is that we do something positive with it. “We did it more often tonight than we did last night but still a lot of room to grow there.” San Diego held an 18-13 advantage in the fourth set, but the Lady Vols went on an 8-2 run to put Tennessee ahead 21-20. With the match tied at 22-22, Grubbs earned her 14th kill of the night and the Lady Vols took the lead for good. Freshman Rachel Perinar led the team with 15 kills, hitting .387 on 31 attempts. “The energy and the way that our team was treating me,” Perinar said. “It felt so natural playing with that crowd and my teammates. In the middle of the first set when we were really keeping it together and putting everything that
we had out there, that’s when I realized there was no reason to be nervous. “I just wanted to keep pushing through and I kept telling myself this was excitement, not nerves.” Senior Erica Treiber finished with a teamhigh .474 hitting percentage, including 11 kills against the Toreros. Sedona Hansen had a teamhigh 26 assists, which means she is also just 16 assists away from tying Kelsey Mahoney for ninth in Tennessee history. Tennessee will play its next match at 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 14 against the Dayton Flyers. That match is part of the Flyer Invitational, which includes Dayton, Ohio State and Evansville University. “We knew our main focus was putting as much effort into this match as we had in us,” Perinar said. “We went for every ball and every point like it was our last. Knowing that we could do it and it was all on us, we really executed well.” Sedona Hansen, #11, serves the ball against University of Tennessee - Chattanooga on Aug. 25, 2018 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Megan Albers / The Daily Beacon
PUZZLES&GAMES
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SPORTS
The Daily Beacon • Monday, September 10, 2018
Football Grades: How did the Vols fare against ETSU? Blake Von Hagen Sports Editor
Tennessee responded from the week one loss to West Virginia with a 59-3 victory over East Tennessee State University on Saturday. Here are some grades from Saturday’s game: Quarterback
Grade: B Offensive Line
Sophomore Jarrett Guarantano looked sharp at quarterback once again for Tennessee. He connected on a few deep passes, something he was unable to do against West Virginia in the season opener. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt did not ask Guarantano to throw the ball much, but he was an efficient 8-for-13 passing for 154 yards. The pair of 51-yard strikes to Marquez Callaway and Josh Palmer stand out. He did miss on a few other deep shots, but overall it was a solid performance from Guarantano. Keller Chryst, who was expected to battle Guarantano for the starting role, played well in the limited snaps he saw at quarterback. Chryst was 3-for-3 for 70 yards, including a 50-yard pass to Jordan Murphy.
Running Backs
Grade: A
Tennessee was forced to play without sophomore running back Ty Chandler, who was held out with an injury, despite dressing for the game. Last week, sophomore Tim Jordan stole the show with 118 rushing yards. Jordan carried the ball 15 times for 65 yards against ETSU on Saturday. Jeremy Banks added 13 touches for 62 yards and two touchdowns, which came on back-toback offensive plays following an ETSU turnover. Redshirt senior Madre London had eight carries for 47 yards and two touchdowns of his own. Wide receiver Josh Palmer added a fly sweep that went for 20 yards and a touchdown. The touches were split between a mix of players on Saturday, but all of them looked pretty good. ETSU does not have a great defense, but the Vols made the most of the opportunity.
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Defensive Line
Grade: A-
Grade: B
The defensive line was able to create pressure in the backfield against ETSU, something they did not do much of against West Virginia. Junior Emmit Gooden made the most of his playing time, as he totaled eight tackles, including three for a loss and one sack. Alexis Johnson had four tackles, one of them going for a loss. ETSU was able to run for 4.3 yards per carry, so that is something Tennessee will have to work on heading into the SEC slate.
Linebackers
Grade: A-
Tennessee’s linebackers showed vast improvement from the week one loss. The unit was headlined by Darrin Kirkland Jr.’s interception that he returned for a touchdown in the second quarter. Will Ignont had five tackles and Daniel Bituli added three. ETSU did not have many carries that made it past the linebacker unit, and the passing game was limited over the middle of the field.
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Callaway and Palmer were standouts, due to the long completions they each had. Murphy’s catch later in the game was also a bright spot. Dominick Wood-Anderson also had a catch and Jauan Jennings added a short completion late in the contest. While the wide receivers group was not asked to do a whole lot, they were efficient and looked good on their routes.
Grade: C+
Even though there was vast improvement from the West Virginia game, the first quarter struggles have to be recognized. ETSU’s small defensive front was able to push Tennessee’s offensive line around for a few drives in the first quarter, something that Pruitt surely was not happy with. The Vols were able to wear the Buccaneers down as the game went on, and the offensive line struggles were mitigated. This was a group working without Brandon Kennedy, who was the Vols’ starting center before being ruled out for the season with an injury earlier this week. It is also a group that needs continued improvement against UTEP on Saturday.
Grade: A
Coming off one of the worst performances a secondary can have, the Vols rebounded nicely against ETSU on Saturday. The Buccaneers mustered just 69 yards through the air. Freshman Bryce Thompson, who Pruitt said practiced well throughout the week, had two tackles for a loss and an interception. Nigel Warrior added four tackles and Micah Abernathy had four as well. The secondary could have received a crucial boost of confidence from this win.
Top: Bryce Thompson, #20, runs the ball with teammates Micah Abernathy, #22, and Nigel Warrior, #18, during the game against ETSU on Sept. 8, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Bottom: Marquill Osborne, #3, fights off defenders while carrying the ball during the game against ETSU on Sept. 8, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Stu Boyd II / The Daily Beacon
Special Teams
Grade: B+ Coaching
Tennessee made just a pair of errors on special teams against ETSU on Saturday. Kicker Paxton Brooks sent a kickoff out of bounds, resulting in a penalty. Callaway failed to call for a fair catch on a punt return and was blasted for a loss of one yard. Outside of those mistakes, the unit played another solid game. Notably, Marquill Osborne blocked an ETSU punt and scooped it up for a touchdown.
Grade: A
I gave Jeremy Pruitt and his staff a C last time out for failing to make halftime adjustments after the long weather delay. The opposite was the case on Saturday against the Buccaneers, as Tennessee came out and dominated following the lightning delay. Pruitt will continue to make mistakes and learn from them, it is part of being a first-year head coach.