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Joe TolbertStaff Writer

The Hoopla on Market Square is a fundraiser to bene-fit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU, at theUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center.

The money raised from this event will benefit theexpansion of the private rooms system found in UTMedical Center’s NICU.

“UT Medical Center has the only NICU in the regionoffering private rooms for the care of premature andcritically ill babies,” Jim Ragonese, who works withpublic relations operations for UT Medical Center, said.“The 58-bed nursery features 29 private rooms, includ-ing twin-bed rooms.”

The private room system is the “next best thing to amother’s womb,” Ragonese said.

“The intent of the private rooms, which include care-fully controlled indirect lighting and sound-dampeningmaterials in the floor and ceilings, is to best replicatethe environment that a premature baby would experienceif he or she were still in the mother’s womb,” Ragonesesaid. “Studies have shown that minimizing noise andlight can have a positive physiological effect on prema-ture infants who need extra help to fully develop theirsystems. The developmental care approach at UTMedical Center provides a supportive, nurturing environ-ment designed to improve the baby’s development.”

The Hoopla benefit is an extension of a larger benefit.

“The Hoopla event was started last year as an exten-sion to the Hoops for Preemies fundraiser,” Seth Smith,brother of the founder of the event, said. “Hoopla wasstarted by my sister, Stacey Rivers, and her husband, Dr.Jim Rivers. We thought this would be a fun way to endthe day and provide another fundraising opportunity for

the NICU at UT Hospital.”

Smith and his family thought this was a good way togive back to UTMC after his daughter spent her first 100days in NICU.

“Although it was a difficult time, we never had a badday at UT,” he said. “They kept us well-informed andwent to great lengths meeting all of our needs. The nurs-es were loving and caring.”

Smith said the experience made him want to give backto the NICU.

“Because of the superb care we received at UT, we feelstrongly about helping the NICU,” he said. “One out ofevery seven babies in Tennessee is born premature, andwe are dedicated to doing all we can to prevent prema-ture births.”

Stacey Rivers, founder of Hoopla, said that this eventput their family’s resources to good use.

“It was a great way to use the resources ourfamily has in music and entertainment as a wayof thanking UTMC for taking such great care ofmy brother, his wife and my niece, Shelby, whospent 100 days in the NICU,” she said.

Rivers said those who cannot attend theHoopla event can donate in other ways.

“Individuals or businesses may make a tax-deductible donation directly to the DevelopmentOffice at UTMC designated to the PrivateRooms in the NICU,” Rivers said. “They mayalso contact UTMC for other volunteer opportu-nities, which will support the NICU. If individu-

als are not able to attend Hoopla on Market Square, theymay attend Hoops for Preemies at Webb School from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.”

UT Medical Center is celebrating its 40th anniversaryof the opening of the NICU. Ragonese said the NICUcares for 700 to 800 babies a year.

The Hoopla on Market Square will be held Saturday atLatitude 35 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The eveningwill feature food and music by The Vibraslaps.

Sam ScottStaff Writer

UT’s 2010 basketball team took to thecourt for the first time Tuesday in an exhi-bition game against the Brevard Tornados,cruising to a 91-42 victory.

Tennessee is abundant in talent, espe-cially from its freshmen. Two of thosefreshmen, Jordan McRae and TobiasHarris, started against Brevard. A third,Trae Golden, got ample playing time back-ing up point guard Melvin Goins.

“It was good to get out there,” coachBruce Pearl said. “The guys were excitedto play. We’ve got a lot to learn though.”

Tennessee took the lead early and wasnever really chal-lenged by the muchsmaller Tornadossquad.

In the first half,Harris led the Volswith 12 points andmade plays insidethe paint. Harriswould finish with16 pts, 5 reboundsand 2 assists.

“Tobias wasTobias,” Pearl said.“He’s just solid.He’s really uniqueas a freshman. He’ssuch a mature kid.He has a nice pres-ence.”

Despite being aMcDonald’s highschool All-American, Harrisisn’t concernedabout what fansexpect from him.

“I thought Iplayed pretty well,”Harris said. “Wegot the win, sothat’s all that really matters. Expectationsaren’t something I really look into. I’mjust going to go out there and play mygame each day.”

Harris moved the ball down the courtin transition with confidence, playing thepoint-forward position, which is key to theTennessee offense.

“Coach Pearl, when he recruited me,told me about the point forward position,”Harris said. “Tyler Smith also played (it),you know, brining the ball up the courtcreating for other people, that’s my game.”

Golden scored 11 points and 4 assists,and another freshman, Jordan McRae had5 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

“I thought with Trae, the pace of thegame offensively is going to be fine withhim,” Pearl said. “I think Trae can play alittle better. One of the reasons I’m sayingthat is this is the first time we’ve seen ourfreshmen. Jordan McRae, same thing.Jordan has played a lot better than heplayed tonight.”

The anchor for this year’s team is jun-ior Scotty Hopson. He led the team with17 points and was 3-for-4 from behind the3-point line. Hopson is stepping into aleadership role with confidence but needsto become a better leader going forward.

“I need to do more, I definitely need todo more,” Hopson said. “I’m looking for-ward to getting better every day.”

Hopson has big shoes to fill. Leaderslike Wayne Chism and J.P. Prince guidedthe Vols to their first ever Elite Eightappearance. Hopson said having leaderslike that set an example for him.

“JP and Wayne, and the rest of thoseguys, they were great leaders for me tolook up to,” Hopson said. “So just watch-ing them and how they do it and then just

stepping into thegame the way Iwant to do it, myapproach to thegame, it’s beenhelping me out alot.”

Many of theyounger players,especially Harris,look up toHopson, who wasin a situation simi-lar to Harris’ inhis freshman year,being one of thetop recruits in thenation.

“I know exactlythe pressure onhim, I’m just help-ing him out any-way I can, justtalking to him onand off the basket-ball court,”Hopson said.“He’s great. At hisage, he’s a lotsmarter cominginto the game than

I was, but he’s a good player, and he’sgoing to do a lot of good things for us.”

The Vols won the game easily, andBrevard was never a factor, but Pearlthought there were many areas that needto be improved upon between now and theseason opener.

“We’ve got a long way to go,” Pearlsaid. “We didn’t create enoughturnovers.”

Plenty of talent is on this Tennesseeteam, which has fans on Rocky Top look-ing forward to the season. The task thatremains before them is finding chemistryon the court.

“There’s still a lot to be done as far aschemistry is concerned,” Hopson said.“We’ve got five new guys, and we’re alltrying to gel together, four new starterstoday, and I know it’s tough on us.”

The Vols have one more exhibitionNov. 8 against Indianapolis before the sea-son tips off against UT-Chattanooga onNov. 12.

Brian Williams blocks a shot against Brevard on Nov. 3. Williams is one of six sen-iors on the Vols squad. Last season, he averaged 6.4 rebounds per game and 5.6points per game.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Because of the superb care we

received at UT, we feel strongly about

helping the NICU.– Seth Smith,on why he contributed to UTMC’s neonatal care“ ”

Hoopla to benefit UT hospital neonatal care

New-look Vols cruise in basketball opener

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him, I’m just helping him

out anyway I can, just

talking to him on and off

the basketball court. He’s

great. At his age, he’s a lot

smarter coming into the

game than I was.– Scotty Hopson, junior guard,on helping 5-star recruit TobiasHarri s adjust to the college level

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I-House to host international fall festival

The I-House will celebrate its first internationalfall festival this year on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena.

This festival will showcase more cultures andcountries from all over the world than the springinternational festival.

The festival will feature food, music, crafts andcultural displays.

Throughout the event there will also be liveentertainment performances.

Admission to the festival is free. For more information, call the I-House at 865-

974-4453.

UT to hostr e s e a r c hconference

UT is host-ing the eighthA n n u a lT L S A M PR e s e a r c hConferencethis year.

TheTe n n e s s e eLouis Stokes

Alliance for Minority ParticipationProgram (TLSAMP) consists ofsix Tennessee universities:Tennessee State University,University of Tennessee, MiddleTennessee State University,University of Memphis, VanderbiltUniversity and Le Moyne OwenCollege.

TLSAMP is designed toincrease the enrollment and gradu-ation rate of underrepresented eth-nic minorities in science, technolo-

gy, engineering and mathematics by providing aquality learning environment that prepares stu-dents for graduate level study.

The conference is an opportunity for studentsfrom these schools to showcase their STEM (sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics)research area as well as gain valuable presentationskills.

The conference includes an opening reception,poster presentation, oral presentations, graduateworkshops, a networking mixer and closing dinner.

On Friday, the event will be held at the UC from8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A networking reception was held Thursdayevening at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

For additional information, please contact theOffice of Diversity Programs at 865-974-1931 orwww.engr.utk.edu/diversity.

Knoxville to host America Recycles Dayprogams

Knoxville’s Solid Waste Section is helping spon-sor America Recycles Day (ARD) in Knoxville forthe City of Knoxville and Knox County residents.

America Recycles Day in Knoxville will takeplace from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday at the EarthFare store on 40 N. Forest Park Blvd., just offKingston Pike in Bearden.

The theme for this year’s event is “Protect YourID and the Earth!”

Residents will be able to bringin old or unwanted documentsto be confidentially shreddedand recycled by Smith &Hammaker, a local office recordsmanagement company. There isno limit to how many docu-ments residents can bring, andthis may include items such asold tax documents, billing state-ments, receipts or any otherpaper document that needssecure disposal.

All documents will be secure-ly transported to Smith &Hammaker’s shredding facility.Knoxville TVA EmployeesCredit Union will be on hand toprovide free information on howlong old documents should bekept and when it is appropriateto dispose of them.

Other events happening atEarth Fare for “Protect Your IDand the Earth” include: used veg-etable oil collection for recyclinginto biodiesel by Clean EnergyBiofuels, battery recycling by theKnoxville Recycling Coalitionand a used mercury thermome-ter exchange for a digital one bythe City Solid Waste Office.

Residents can also take theARD pledge to recycle duringthe coming year to be registeredto win one of 10 Can Crushers tobe given away by the KnoxCounty Solid Waste Office.

Friday, November 5, 20102 • The Daily Beacon InSHORT

Alpha Omicron Pi performs at the UT men’s basketball opener against Brevard. Its theme were songs from Queen. The annual UT Lip Sync contest is meant for fresh-man sorority pledges to bond. The theme this year was “VH1 Greatest of All Time.”

George RIchardson • The Daily Beacon

LogCrime

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department. All

persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical

to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

Nov. 1

A UT student reported a disturbance inHodges Library around 9:45 p.m. The known sus-pect was a 36-year-old, white male with light-brown hair and blue eyes. He was not affiliatedwith UT.

Nov. 2

A UT student reported that her laptop wasstolen from the south end of the fifth level ofHodges Library around 2:50 p.m. The unknownsuspect was described as a white male betweenthe ages of 19 and 22, 5-foot-8 with sandy hair andbrown eyes. The suspect was wearing blue jeansand a black jacket, and he was carrying a blackbackpack.

A UT student reported that a cash amount of$80 was stolen from his wallet while it was in hisdorm room in North Carrick Hall around 5 a.m.

The unknown suspect was described as a whitemale wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt.

A UT student reported that his bicycle wasstolen from the front of Gibbs Hall while it wasparked there from 11 a.m. on Nov. 1 to 8 a.m. onNov. 2.

Around 7:10 p.m., a UTPD officer arrested aUT student when the officer observed a white1986 Ford truck run a red light at 22nd Street andCumberland Avenue. The student driving thetruck was arrested and charged with driving on arevoked license, disregarding a red light and fail-ure to provide proof of insurance.

A UT student reported that his bicycle wasstolen from the bicycle rack behind the UTCollege of Law while it was chained there from2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

— Compiled by Robbie Hargett.

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Friday, November 5, 2010 The Daily Beacon • 3NEWS

Sarah MurphreeStaff Writer

The Chancellor’s HonorsProgram will hold its fourth-annual Masquerade BallSaturday.

Each year the HonorsProgram hosts two events tohelp raise money for variousorganizations.

The Masquerade Ball is heldin the fall, and a different eventtakes place each spring. All pro-ceeds from the ball go toward alocal charity. In the spring, allproceeds go toward a charity inAfrica.

This year, the money from theball will benefit the Boys & GirlsClub of the Tennessee Valley.

According to Jasmine Au, co-chair of the Honors EventsCommittee, well-known chari-ties are a great way to attractmore people, because “peopleknow exactly where theirmoney is going.”

Last year, the MasqueradeBall raised $2,000 and soldalmost 400 tickets.

The committee is hoping todraw in even more people thisyear.

“We had to upgrade some

things this year, because theturnout was bigger than weexpected last year,” Au said.

The event will have free foodand drinks all night.

Texas Roadhouse, Chick-fil-A,Dominos and Salsarita’s FreshCantina will sponsor the food.

The ball will take place undera heated tent with entertain-ment provided by D.J. JasonLovely.

Tickets are $5 per person, $8per couple and $10 at the door.Tickets will be sold on thePedestrian Mall Friday.

“You only pay five dollars fora good cause, a great time andfree food all night,” ChelseaKnotts, secretary of the HonorsEvents Committee, said.

The dress is semi-formal.Students wear everything fromsuits to cocktail dresses andprom dresses.

Students are encouraged towear masks too. Masks will besold for $1.

Although the event is hostedby the Honors Program, all stu-dents are encouraged to come tothe ball.

The ball will take place from8 p.m. to midnight in CirclePark.

Alyce HowellStaff Writer

An SGA fundraiser worked to donate thousands of dollars toKnoxville community charities.

SGA’s Volunteer Services Committee helped organi ze a student-giving component of Campus Chest, a university-wide fundraiser thatfocuses attention on the health and social service needs of Knoxvilleand unites efforts in providing assistance to those who are less fortu-nate.

Campus Chest benefits many Knoxville-area charities, and thosewho donate can choose to contribute to any organization supportedby Campus Chest.

To meet the total goal, each participating group was given a sepa-rate, smaller goal to be added to the total.

“The campaign goal for 2010-2011 is $580,000, with the student-giving goal comprising $6,000 of this,” Margaret Ross, director ofSGA’s student services volunteer committee, said.

Avery Howard, student services director of SGA, said the record-ed total for Campus Chest was $462,581.70, with one more report tocome in.

“The money (from SGA) is going to the United Way and also tothe Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation,” Howard said.

Dinner and Dessert Night on the Strip, also called percentagenight, was the idea the Volunteer Services Committee came up withfor the student-giving component of Campus Chest.

Moe’s Southwest Grill donated 10 percent of its sales to United

Way, and 3 Spoons Yogurt donated 25 percent of its proceeds to theSusan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Oct. 20. 3 Spoons alsoparticipated in another percentage night on Oct. 24.

Ross said the management at both restaurants was helpful and will-ing to donate. He also said the percentage nights raised $200 at Moe’sSouthwest Grill and $146 from the two percentage nights at 3Spoons.

“This event was very successful, and we are very thankful to every-one who came out to help support UT Campus Chest through theseevents,” Ross said.

To raise more money for Campus Chest, SGA made connectionswith other organizations on campus.

Tommy Jervis, SGA president, helped connect the VolunteerServices Committee with the Inter-Fraternity and Panhellenic coun-cils to raise a total of $30,000 for Habitat for Humanity.

Ryan Sowell, president of Interfraternity Council, donated $15,000.Micah Johnson, president of Panhellenic Council, donated the other$15,000.

SGA’s fundraisers, with the help of UT students and the VolunteerServices Committee, raised $30,346, which far surpassed the originalstudent goal of $6,000.

“I am very thankful to Tommy Jervis, Ryan Sowell, Micah Johnson,Avery Howard, my co-directors Lauren Strickler and Aubrey Mannand the rest of the volunteer services committee for all of their effortsand donations to the UT Campus Chest Campaign,” Ross said.

Any students or student organizations who want to be a part ofCampus Chest next year should contact Margaret Ross atmross18@utk.edu.

Rob DavisStaff Writer

Nurses and nursing studentswere on hand in the UC Ballroomfor the annual Flu Clinic Tuesday.

The clinic was held from 10:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and cost studentsand faculty $20 for a flu shot. Allthe proceeds benefited KnoxvilleNews Sentinel Empty StockingFund.

“The Empty Stocking Fund ben-efits needy children in theKnoxville area by providing themwith gifts, as well as food for theirfamilies,” Charlie Barnett, area doc-tor, said. “We think that the pro-ceeds will (help) 6,000 to 9,000kids in the Knoxville area.”

Influenza, or the flu, is a conta-gious disease, which has the high-est rate of infection among children. Symptoms for the disease includefever, sore throat, cough, chills, fatigue and muscle ache.

“Other than getting the vaccine, the best advice to protect againstthe flu is to move to the top of a mountain where there are no otherpeople,” Barnett said. “The flu is highly contagious. To prevent thespread of germs, it is best to do simple things, like wash your handsfrequently.”

Students were asked to sign a waiver form which asked if they were

allergic to eggs, and students who had a fever or had contractedGuillain-Barré syndrome were advised against getting the vaccine.

Nursing students were on handto help disperse vaccines towhichever students wanted toreceive the shots.

“It’s great practice for nursingstudents,” Hannah Wilson, juniorin nursing, said. “We give aboutthree each and then switch out.”

After students received theshots, they were asked to wait atleast 10 minutes to see if they hadany adverse reactions such as anallergic reaction.

“We received the shots a littlelate, so I believe a lot of studentsalready received them throughWalgreens or through their nor-mal physician,” Wilson said.

Two types of vaccines for theflue are available, but the only one

available at the clinic was the inactivated vaccine or the one that isinjected into the muscle. A high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine isavailable for people 65 years of age or older, and it is recommendedthat they receive the vaccine.

“It’s important that people get vaccinated for the flu,” Barnett said.“This season isn’t predicted to be particularly terrible, but if enoughpeople get sick and not many people get vaccinated, it could be a dis-aster.”

Meredith Leeper, employee of the engineeringfinance department, prepares for a flu shot Nov. 2.The shot this year was a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, aswell as the normal flu.

Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

The Chancellor’s Honors Program will host its fourthMasquerade Ball Saturday at 8 p.m. The proceedsbenefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley.The ball had a large turnout last year, with more than380 UT students and guests attending.

File Photo • The Daily Beacon

Flu Clinic offers flu shots for charity

UT Chancellor’s Honors to sponsorMasquerade Ball benefiting youth

In addition, Alcoa will be givingaway 22-gallon recycling binswhile they last and Choose toReuse, a graduate student advo-cacy group from the Departmentof Public Health at UT, will bepresenting educational materialson the environmental and finan-cial costs of plastic bag use inKnox County. They will also dis-tribute free reusable shoppingbags while supplies last.

“Protect Your ID and theEarth” is sponsored by the Cityof Knoxville and Knox CountySolid Waste Offices, KeepKnoxville Beautiful, theKnoxville Recycling Coalition,Waste Connections, Alcoa, MakeBig Orange Go Green, WasteConnections, Knoxville TVAEmployees Credit Union,Knology, Clean Energy Biofuels,UT Public Health GraduateProgram, Keep Blount Beautiful,Smith & Hammaker, IjamsNature Center, WBIR-TVChannel 10 and Earth Fare.

UT Libraries honors life ofHorace Kephart

UT Libraries will host anevent focusing on the life ofHorace Kephart, a figure instru-mental to the establishment ofthe Great Smoky MountainsNational Park Monday. Theevent also will celebrate theacquisition by the UT Librariesof a significant collection of let-ters, photographs, newspaperclippings and other records ofKephart’s life. Materials from thecollection will be on display inthe libraries’ Special Collections.

No other individual in the his-tory of the Great SmokyMountains is more the stuff oflore and legend than Kephart(1862-1931), a librarian who leftbehind his wife and six children,the directorship of the St. LouisMercantile Library, and hisstanding in both social and pro-fessional communities, to ven-ture into the wilderness of theSmoky Mountains where hespent the remainder of his life.

Kephart was a moving force inthe creation of the Great SmokyMountains National Park, a rolewhich was commemorated byhaving a Smokies peak named inhis honor. Kephart also was theauthor of an enduring classicabout the people of the region,“Our Southern Highlanders: A

Narrative of Adventure in theSouthern Appalachians and aStudy of Life Among theMountaineers.”

The controversy surroundingKephart’s life will shape theLibraries’ program on Nov. 8. Hislife will be examined by threeauthors with different perspec-tives:

Janet McCue is a librarian atCornell University and a Kephartscholar. McCue and GeorgeEllison co-authored the introduc-tion to an upcoming reissue ofKephart’s book “Camping andWoodcraft.”

George Ellison has writtenseveral books on the natural his-tory of Southern Appalachia aswell as the introductions to threeof Kephart’s works, including arecently published posthumous“lost” novel. He writes the“Nature Journal” column for theAsheville Citizen-Times.

Jim Casada is a former histo-ry professor, an avid outdoors-man, and the author of numer-ous books on conservation, hunt-ing, fishing and cooking wildgame. His most recent book is“Fly Fishing in the Great SmokyMountains National Park: AnInsider’s Guide to a Pursuit ofPassion.”

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As an editorial columnist, one must be verywilling to wait and to watch. Being a good editorialcolumnist means you have to grasp at the heart ofsome relevant or timely matter and make itaccessible — through the print medium only — tothe audience.

Most of you are not newspaper writers, butyou’ve likely had to deal with the same sorts ofissues that columnists voluntarily put themselvesthrough every week, and this makes us kin. Whatbinds us, apart from our genetics, is the problemof inspiration.

What makes inspiration such a tricky conceptis that it requires you to wholly place your faith inthe unknown — that is, you have to be willing tosit still, and quietly, and patiently wait for an ideato fall down from the sky and hit you on the head.It is difficult, in light of this, to be a genius (of anysort and in any field) without a good deal of luckand a measure more patience.

Some would argue with this, I realize. ThomasEdison is attributed with saying that success andgenius are very little inspiration andoverwhelmingly perspiration. But I’ve never heardan Edison quote that addressed from where that1 percent of inspiration is supposed to come. Whatthis implies is that the inspiration necessary tosucceed (at anything creative) is not something wecan conjure up at will, no matter how much we may“work at it.”

How to proceed after finding this out is anothermatter. You can always despair, I suppose, but itwon’t help you any. Rather, the best way to go aboutsearching for inspiration is simply to believe thatsome will come to you. The world has an excellenttrack record as far as ideas are concerned, and manyof them have even been good ideas.

However, I’m not condoning idleness. In orderto best make use of the wait, we must activelyengage ourselves (and others, so long as you aren’t

concerned with intellectual property rights suitsdown the road) in active mental dialogue. Call itdaydreaming if you will, but this sort of leisurelybrainstorming is exactly what we need in this worldof split-second decisions. As adults, we lose muchof our capability to indulge in this sort of relaxedmental atmosphere because of the “maturity” thatdefines so much of the grown-up world.

I consider this a shame, that we as an age group,or any age group as a category, should be practicingonly this sort of “respectable” thinking. Of course,daydreaming can’t be our only vessel, but too muchthere is an emphasis on results. While results aregreat, the process can be just as valuable andbeneficial; when results are needed fast, oftenquality is sacrificed for conciseness. In the questfor inspiration, we can’t be too hasty, and we can’tbe too picky. Those unknown variables that morpha terrible or middling idea into a fantastic one can’tbe cherry-picked from a list of potential outcomes— the thing is, we just don’t know what will happennext.

Oscar Wilde said, “Experience is the nameeveryone gives to their mistakes.”

Since our experience makes inspiration possible,I think it is also safe to say that our mistakesfacilitate our inspirations. With a wealth of lifebehind us, we know what works and what doesn’t,and we know what we’ve seen and felt and whatwe haven’t. The rich background we have, just bydint of being alive, makes inspiration all the morelikely to visit us when we need it to.

But really, at the heart of it all, I’m calling on eachof you to have faith in the emergence of somethingyou may or may not ever receive an adequateamount of. In the face of deadlines, sometimes aninspired work is left abandoned in favor of a staidbut reliable one. Sometimes that’s unavoidable. Butif you have the chance to sit it out, try to wait untilthat one perfect, inspired idea lights inside yourhead and starts to sing. Those “aha!” moments areso satisfying when they occur, but they’ll onlyhappen if there’s a place for them to grow that’squiet and inviting.

— Anna-Lise Burnette is a junior in global andAsian studies. She can be reached atkburnet7@utk.edu.

Friday, November 5, 20104 • The Daily Beacon OPINIONS

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

I simply don’t get vegetarianism. I never have, and Imost likely never will. Since the start of the semester, Ihave tried to avoid writing about the subject, but I canno longer keep my feelings bottled inside of me.

As someone who loves every aspect of nearly everyfood, I struggle with the idea of vegetarianism. In mymind, it is the self-deprivation of one of the most enjoyableaspects of living.

So much of Southern culture is centered on theenjoyment of eating meat. Ever since I can remember,I have eaten every kind of meat put in front of me. Foodslike pork belly, beef short rib and veal shank (I’m goingto hear about this one …) have become essential to mywell-being.

Vegetarianism is not about the love of vegetablesbut rather the dislike of meat. It would be similar topulling for UT, not because you love the Vols, but becauseyou hate Florida. There is something wrong with this.

As much as it pains me to admit it, I have some respectfor lifelong vegetarians. There is a lot to be said forremaining committed to a cause for more than half ofyour life. My roommate’s girlfriend — a foodie in herown right — is a devout vegetarian. She has told metime and again that she was raised on a meatless diet,and the thought of eating meat is not something she hasever considered. She has also never attempted to convertme to vegetarianism, for she knows better. On the flipside, I would never try to force my meat-eating waysupon her.

Along with the lifelong vegetarians, I can also gleansome respect for the textural vegetarians. These are thepeople who opt not to eat meat because its texture isunappetizing. Though not as valid as the lifelongvegetarians, these people do have a reasonable argumentfor their meatless diets.

Selective vegetarians are the worst. So often I hearpeople say, “I am a vegetarian. The only meats I eat arechicken and seafood.” Guess what? If you eat chickenand seafood, but not pork and beef, it doesn’t make

you a vegetarian — it makes you a picky eater.Three summers ago, while I was backpacking in

Alaska, a girl on my trip refused to eat tuna, because sheclaimed to be a vegetarian. She ridiculed me for eating“innocent fishies.” The next meal, I watched her scarfdown an entire bag of pepperoni. When I asked her whyher vegetarianism allowed her to eat processed sausage,but not canned fish, she glared back at me with noresponse. I took this as a victory for the not-so-pickyeaters of the world.

So you ask yourself, “Why so hard on the vegetarians,Jonathan?”

My harsh feelings toward vegetarians don’t comefrom the people who cannot stand meat, but ratherthe people who crave the taste of meat but choose notto eat it for social reasons.

This column is about the pleasure food brings us.Though eating food is one of the essential functions ofliving, it is also essential to enjoying life. You wouldn’tspend $50 on a plate of seared sea scallops and roastedduck breast if you didn’t absolutely love the feeling andflavor of that crispy skin crackling into the fatty duckbreast with every bite. Food has the power to transformpeople and cultures. Removing one of the essentialaspects of this power — meat — would take away fromthe entire experience of eating.

I understand that I have almost no shot at convertinglifelong vegetarians to meat eaters, but that is not mygoal. My goal is to convince all of the people on the fenceabout eating meat that meat consumption is, indeed, agood thing, as long as it makes one happy. I have neverbeen one for prudence in the kitchen. If it tastes good,eat it.

Several times in my life, I have found myself beingostracized by vegetarians for eating foods like veal andfois gras. It is no one’s place but your own to decide whattastes good and what is “right” to eat. I would nevertell a vegetarian that they couldn’t eat squash because Idon’t like the color yellow. All I ask is that I be left alonewhen eating the foods I want to eat.

In a society of strong social pressures, we should beable to enjoy food without someone judging our everymove. There are few places in this world where you canbe your true self, and the kitchen table needs to remainone of them.

— Jonathan Grayson is a senior in advertising. Hecan be reached at jgrayso3@utk.edu.

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THE DAILY BACON • Blake Tredway

To me, DUI has always seemed like a senselesscrime that shouldn’t exist. “Why would you everpurposefully drive a car while intoxicated? You’reputting yourself and everyone else on the roadthat you encounter in potentially lethal scenariosjust by getting behind the wheel drunk,” is oftena lament that I have had with those around meabout the nature of the crime.

So, as this is a health and wellness column,I decided to dedicate this weekend to alcoholabuse and the nature of alcohol consumptionand recreational drug use in college.

The first question to ask is, what does it meanto be “drunk?” If you base your assumptionsfrom a legal standard, it means anything over a.08 blood alcohol level. If you base yourassumptions not from numbers but rather fromfeelings, drunk is the point in which your alcoholconsumption has clouded your judgment andimpaired your natural ability to make decisionsand cognate information.

Drug use is a hair trickier to define, mostlybecause there isn’t one type of drug upon whichto base your standards.

Marijuana is often cited as the most populardrug of choice for the collegiate set (low cost,non-lethal, non-addictive but habit forming), butit falls along a list of things, including cocaine,prescription pills, ecstasy, LSD and others.

This column isn’t dedicated to teaching youabout drugs, though. If you have any questionsabout that, e-mail me and I’ll make sure you getthe appropriate information about drugs andtheir particular symptoms.

Instead this column is dedicated to addressingwhat the effects of drinking and drug use are onyou, the student and the participant in youngsociety.

The first question to ask yourself is, why areyou drinking or using drugs? What is your goalwhen you set out to have a drink or get high?Are you doing it for relaxation, fun, to fit in, tobe drunk, for emotional reasons, etc.? Whenanalyzing the nature of your alcoholconsumption, it is important to consider whyyou are drinking, what you are drinking and howmuch you intend to drink. Do you find yourselfgetting intoxicated alone, drinking or usingdrugs to be able to have a good time, drinkingor abusing drugs to cope with your daily

stresses… if so, perhaps you need to step awayfrom the bottle and reflect on your choices moreclosely.

Another thing to consider is how your alcoholconsumption and recreational drug use impactsthose around you. If you are intoxicated, not tobe some fear-mongering teetotaler (because, yes,I am of age and I do enjoy alcohol regularly insocial situations) you are putting yourself at risk.Excessive drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning,impair your judgment, make you vulnerable tophysical danger and create memory loss, amongother scenarios.

You’ve probably heard all of this before. Youprobably already know that alcohol can bedangerous, but that it depends on how youaddress your alcohol consumption. You probablyalready know that drinking excessively cancreate all sorts of lifelong health problems, leadto uncomfortable social situations and put youat risk for physical danger. You know thatunderage drinking is a crime, and selling tominors is a very serious offense. You alreadyknow that drugs are illegal and can ruin livesand destroy families.

It isn’t about what you know and what youdon’t know. It’s about how you address the natureof how it impacts you and your studies.

You probably came to college to learn a bit,live a lot and have some fun. There is nothingwrong with that goal. What is important tounderstand is when having fun has become thecenter focus of your life, when you aren’t able tohave fun sober, when you find yourself gettinginto dangerous situations to deal with everydaystruggles… it’s time to step back and ask yourselfwhere your priorities really are.

If you find yourself or someone you knowfitting the above symptoms, (drinking alone,drinking to the point of blackout every time youdrink, drinking or drugs to be able to cope withstress, falling behind in school due to drinkingor drugs, losing relationships due to substanceabuse, etc.) there is help out there. We have awonderful Student Health Center and StudentCounseling Center here on campus who existjust to help you or someone you know livethrough an illness, and substance abuse is anillness.

Next week, the fantastic Dr. Spencer Greggis guest writing in my place to address strepthroat and how to prevent it. On that note, I bidyou adieu and wish my wonderful father a veryhappy eight-year anniversary of sobriety! Loveyou Dad!

— Brandi Panter is a junior in political scienceand history. She can be reached atbpanter1@utk.edu.

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The Campus Entertainment Board,CEB, and the Central Program Council,CPC, will host the Fall Coffeehouse Nighton Friday, the first of the semesterly cof-feehouse events this year.

The tradition of the CoffeehouseNights allows students to come together,listen as fellow students perform musicand enjoyt h e m -s e l v e s .This eventencouragesan intimatesetting inthe midst ofUT’s largec a m p u s .T h ea c o u s t i cmusic envi-r o n m e n t ,the freefood, and ofcourse, thecoffee, setsup a placewhere students can leave their troubles atthe door and immerse themselves in theentertainment.

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UT students interested in letting theirpeers get to know their music, like PublicDisplay of Music. Variety in the smallgroup of artists will make for a diverse,musical night, which all audiences canenjoy.

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Friday, November 5, 20106 • The Daily Beacon SPORTS

How UT will win

Tennessee enters the match-up as thedecisive favorite over Memphis.

For the Vols, they will need to come out andattack the Tigers’ defense that ranks 119 out of 120FBS teams in total defense.

With freshman quarterback Tyler Bray making hisfirst career start, expect a big day through the air forthe Vols. Look for senior wide receiver Denarius Mooreto have another big game as he matches up against theMemphis secondary well.

The player that can take the most pressure off of Brayis running back Tauren Poole. Poole is coming off his worstgame of the season against South Carolina, where he saidhe didn’t see the field well and trust his instincts.

Freshman James Stone is expected to start at center forUT. Stone is left-handed, and his awkward snap has kept himoff the field the last few games. The Vols will need Stone andBray to have clean hand-offs and not put the offense in longdown and distances.

Defensively, the Vols will need toget pressure on Memphis quarter-back Cannon Smith. The defensiveline and blitzing linebackers havegotten more pressure on opposingquarterbacks in the past two gamesand will need to do the same so theTigers can’t attack a banged-up Volssecondary.

Tennessee is nearly three-touch-down favorites for a reason.Memphis is one of the worst teamsin the FBS.

If the offensive line can give Braytime to throw and Poole holes torun through, the Vols should beable to have one of their best offen-sive days of the year.

Lauren KittrellStaff Writer

With Tennessee just 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the SEC, the seasonis coming to a dreary close, but the team still has hope as it entersMemphis Saturday.

The Tigers aren’t exactly putting pressure on the Vols with theirlackadaisical performance this season, but the Vols face plenty ofchallenges of their own. The quarterback situation has been backand forth this year, but coaches have officially decided to start truefreshman Tyler Bray, and quarterbackcoach Darin Hinshaw felt that he wasready for the task.

“I do know that Tyler has done agood job and worked hard,” Hinshawsaid. “So has Matt. Matt’s workedreally hard and put a lot of time in.Whoever is in there has got to per-form and play hard, and the team’sgot to be behind whoever’s in there.”

The quarterback situation wouldseem to be a problem, with competi-tion between two players on the sameteam, but the coaches believed thatthis will spur the quarterbacks to per-form to the best of their abilities.Hinshaw said that, though Bray willbe starting this game, both athletesneed to be ready to play and try theirhardest.

“Competition, I think, is alwaysgood,” Hinshaw said. “Competingand going out there and working hardis always something that you want. Ifthe competition is good and both ofthem again, talking to them about,‘You’re one snap away from being inthere, and you’ve got to be mentally ready to play, whether it’sbefore the game or whether it’s during the game,’ so that’s what I’vebeen talking to them about, and both of them are ready to play.”

While junior transfer Matt Simms has been starting for themajority of the season, Bray has gotten some quality playing time

and used it to show that he’s ready to compete. Starting with a fewbad plays, Bray has kept his head in the game and continued toimpress his coaches, but offensive coordinator Jim Chaney saidthat both quarterbacks are equally prepared to play.

“They’re doing good,” Chaney said. “They’re competing hard,and it will be interesting to see them play on Saturday. I thinkeverything is like status quo, just seems like we keep right on mov-ing in the offense, so we’ll see what happens.”

The team as a whole is preparing and working hard, regardlessof whom they’re competing against, working on getting ready for

whatever challenges may arise.“It’s just about practicing,” Chaney

said. “Practicing what you’re going to doover and over again and putting the rightplayers in the right positions so they feel alittle more comfortable.”

The team will face challenges thisweekend, but with the new quarterbacksituation and with the efforts of the coach-ing staff and team, Chaney hoped to seeresults. With wide receiver Gerald Jonescoming back from a broken right hand, hiseffect on the team is evident.

“You could see how much we missedhim when he wasn’t on the field,” Chaneysaid. “Him coming back opens up a lot ofplays for us. He’s wise, he’s a good player,he’s been around a long time, he knowshow to play the game (and) he’s helpingthese young kids as they grow into theirspots. We’re real pleased with Gerald.”

The game Saturday will be a time forthe team to regroup and prove itself totheir fans. Coach Derek Dooley said theMemphis team it faces this Saturday is thebest it’s had since 2001, but he believesthe Vols are capable of a stellar perform-

ance this weekend.“Looking forward, the biggest thing we have to do is improve

our stamina — physically, emotionally, intellectually,” Dooley said.“The deeper the game goes, continue to trust in your technique,keep competing and not let anything break down.”

Denarius Moore outruns a UT-Martinplayer on Sept. 4. Moore had six recep-tions for 228 yards and a touchdownSaturday against South Carolina, which isthe highest receiving total in the SEC thisseason.

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Tennessee looking for elusive win

The Daily Beacon • 7SPORTS

How Memphis Will Win

Pressure, pressure, pressure theyoung quarterback.

This is the one and only thing thatshould be written on the defensive whiteboard

inside the University of Memphis locker roomSaturday. The Tiger defense has already proven

it can’t stop the passing game, or the run forthat matter, and rank second to last in pass

defense and third to last in points against (41.5per game) in the FBS.

The only way the Memphis defense has achance to stop the normally sputtering Volunteer

offense is by making quarterback Tyler Bray makemistakes. The freshman is making his first start at

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Saturday and hasalready shown flashes of brilliance against bigger,

faster defenses.One thing that many people may not know about

Memphis is that it possesses the second-leading tacklerin the nation in linebacker Jamon Hughes. Hughes, a

transfer from Mississippi State, is averaging 12.29 tack-les per game. Against Southern Miss., Hughes registered

21 stops, the second highest of any Tiger ever. The Tigersmust utilize him in some way to slow down the rushing

attack of Vol running back Tauren Poole.On offense, any production is key.

The offensive line has been pooragainst C-USA opponents and hasbeen a large reason the nation’s 96th-ranked passing attack, which aver-ages only about 172 yards per game.The running attack, led by GregoryRay, is picking up thanks to a 176-yard performance against Houston,but mistakes and fumbles must beeliminated to have a chance.

Stadium noise will not be a factorunder the lights to help Memphisthis Saturday. In fact, Rocky Topmay be the loudest thing that ringsthrough the Liberty Bowl. TheTigers must practice what theircoaches have been preaching, whichis cutting out the mental mistakesand turnovers, in order to even thinkabout upsetting the Vols this week-end.

Preston PeedenStaff Writer

The University of Memphis Tigers willlook to defend their home turf Saturdayagainst their in-state rivals, as theTennessee Volunteers come to town.

For both teams, this game will haveserious ramifications, as Memphis (1-7, 0-5) and Tennessee (2-6, 0-5) are looking toright their ships and end their seasons ona high note. Also, this game will serve asa means to end a long losing streak, withthe Tigers standing at five consecutivelosses, and the Vols not far behind at four.

Overall, this series between the Volsand the Tigers has been a lopsided affair,with the Vols winning the last sixmatchups, and Memphis’ last, and only,win in the series coming in 1996. Thelength of this streak is something thatTigers sophomore defensive linemanDontari Poe knows.

“The last time we beat Tennessee was1996, and I was 6 years old then,” Poesaid. “So it would be great to get a winnow, when we’re having a season that weexpected not to have. But this could kindof change it around.”

Last week, the Tigers were defeated bythe University of Houston in a game thatsaw the Tigers’ defense give up 56 pointsand 651 yards, 403 of which were passing.

But last week was not without bright spots, as senior run-ning back Gregory Ray carried the ball for 176 yards and atouchdown. The ground game is something that coach LarryPorter hopes will help open up the rest of the stagnant Tigeroffense, as he plans to utilize the passing game more.

“Well, I think we have to take more shots down the field,which means that when the opportunity presents itself, we haveto make the play.” Porter said. “But, we also have to protect thequarterback and things of that nature.”

With the proximity of bothschools in mind, Tennesseecoach Derek Dooley recog-nized the obvious motivationthe Tigers must have.

“I expect them to play theirbest, because they have a lotof Tennessee guys on theteam,” Dooley said. “I knowthey’ll be ready to go.”

A key for MemphisSaturday will be its ability tostop Tennessee from startingoff at a fast pace, somethingthe Vols have done all seasonlong.

“The thing we must do isput ourselves in position to beable to respond and matchtheir intensity and high levelof execution early in thegame,” Porter said. “They’vedone a great job throughoutthe year of starting fast, andthat’s something we have tomake sure we neutralize ormatch, and we’ve been work-ing very hard to put ourselvesin a position to do that.”

Regardless of streaks and losing records, the game is animportant stepping stone for two rivals looking for some late-season momentum.

“When you talk about Tennessee, I think this week speaksfor itself,” Porter said.

Kick-off is at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS College Sports.

Memphis hoping to upset rival UT

Gregory Ray, Memphis running back, has runfor 497 yards this season. UT plays atMemphis at 8 p.m. EDT.

• Photo courtesy of Joe Murphy Photography

Friday, November 5, 2010

Friday, November 5, 20108 • The Daily Beacon THESPORTSPAGE

“If I see three fumbledsnaps in warmups, I

might say, ‘Boys, we’regoing to wait one moreweek.’ But he’s going tobe a really good center,and I don’t want to wait

until March.”— UT coach Derek Dooley on

freshman James Stone starting

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Matt DixonSports Editor

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Pick ‘Em1. Tennessee at Memphis2. No. 1 Oregon vs Washington 3. No. 4 Boise State vs Hawaii 4. No. 6 Alabama at No. 10 LSU 5. No. 8 Oklahoma at Texas A&M6. No. 13 Stanford vs No. 15 Arizona 7. No. 17 Oklahoma State vs No. 21 Baylor 8. No. 18 Arkansas at No. 19 South Carolina9. No. 24 Florida State vs North Carolina Game of the week: No. 3 TCU at No. 5 Utah

1. Tennessee (45-14)2. Oregon

3. Boise State4. Alabama

5. Oklahoma6. Stanford

7. Oklahoma State8. South Carolina9. Florida State10. TCU (27-23)

Last week: 7-3 (.700)Overall: 63-17 (.788)

1. Tennessee (48-10)2. Oregon

3. Boise State4. Alabama

5. Texas A&M6. Stanford

7. Oklahoma State8. South Carolina9. Florida State10. TCU (31-24)

Last week: 7-3 (.700)Overall: 60-20 (.750)

1. Tennessee (48-14)2. Oregon

3. Boise State 4. Alabama

5. Oklahoma6. Stanford

7. Oklahoma State 8. South Carolina9. Florida State 10. Utah (42-35)

Last week: 8-2 (.800)Overall: 63-17 (.788)

1. Tennessee (38-21)2. Oregon

3. Boise State4. Alabama

5. Oklahoma6. Stanford

7. Oklahoma State8. South Carolina9. North Carolina10. TCU (17-7)

Last week: 8-2 (.800)Overall: 58-22 (.725)

1. Tennessee (38-13)2. Oregon

3. Boise State4. Alabama

5. Oklahoma6. Arizona

7. Oklahoma State8. South Carolina9. North Carolina10. TCU (31-28)

Last week: 6-4 (.600)Overall: 53-27 (.663)

1. Tennessee (38-14)2. Oregon

3. Boise State4. Alabama

5. Oklahoma6. Stanford7. Baylor

8. Arkansas9. Florida State10. Utah (28-17)

Last week: 7-3 (.700)Overall: 60-20 (.750)