Partly Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain HIGH LOW “Hall,” “Too Much” among singles of week PAGE 5 67 43 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Issue 34 Vol. 115 http://utdailybeacon.com PUBLISHED SINCE 1906 THE EDITORIALLY INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Fisher defends rookie gaffe PAGE 6 Grace Van Dyke Staff Writer The Student Success Center hosted the first of sev- eral sophoMORE seminars on Sept. 29 in Hodges Library. The event, entitled “The Best is Yet to Come,” was held for sophomore students to explore what the UT has to offer. This is the second year of the program. Opportunities included study abroad, internships, summer jobs and finding a major that works best for each student. Representatives from Programs Abroad, the Student Success Center and Career Services were available to answer any questions for students in atten- dance. Once students have settled in with one year of col- lege experience under their belt, it is time to start look- ing into these opportunities, according to the SophMORE seminars. The seminars are meant to help build an impressive resume and provide students with invaluable and unforgettable experiences, according to program lead- ers. The seminars are free to students, hoping to elimi- nate any reason not to take advantage of the program and instead encourage students to seek out the many opportunities offered at UT. “Now is the time to ask the question: What do I want to get out of my UT experience?” Holly Odom, administrative specialist with the Student Success Center, said. Anton Reece, director of the Student Success Center, said that a lot of attention is given to freshmen in their transition from high school to college living, but juniors are also of urgent importance with their rapidly approaching graduation and job searching. “The catalyst was that sophomores have become the forgotten year,” Reece said. He said that this time is very important, because it is the time to declare a major. By the second year, most students have a good handle on general education requirements and need to start working on major requirements so that they do not fall behind. Some colleges also have deadlines, based on credit hours, for when you can no longer apply, which puts on even more pressure to make a decision. This is one of the reasons why these seminars are such a vital thing to take part in at UT. The seminars are aimed to help students find their major or if they are considering a change, help find the right major for each individual. Many opportunities exist outside of just figuring out a major. Reece said he wishes he “could have done more practicums — hands-on experience and internships.” He said this would have been easier if he’d started earlier than his junior year. Discussions take place on why now is the time to start looking at interning, and not just once, but mul- tiple times. “Students get a chance to be at ground zero of their field of interest,” Reece said. “... Employers see the experience as very important.” Reece also explained several critical reasons for the event. “There will be great information customized to the sophomore year and critical information to make good decisions,” Reece said. Also, he said it provides a great opportunity for net- working with peers, as well as a “good opportunity to clarify personal and career goals.” Reece also said that it is important that sophomores approach the second year as an experience, noting a great way to do this is by studying abroad. “It prepares student to be competitive,” Reece said. He also said it is important that students spend time learning about cultures and cultural norms. Odom said one of her most important opportuni- ties at UT was her study abroad experience to Cortona, Italy where she studied studio art. These seminars are for all classes, with an empha- sis on the second year, but not exclusive to that year. Another seminar will be held on Oct. 18. The theme will be “Service-Learing and Undergraduate Research.” Dates have not yet been set for spring, but topics will include housing advice and concentrating on declaring a major. For more information, contact Holly Odom at stu- [email protected]or visit studentsuccess.utk.edu/students/sophomores. A student snoozes in Humanities Amphitheatre on Friday, Oct. 1. The heat of the summer finally broke this weekend with a cold front, which has sent many students seeking warmer mid-day nap locations. Rebecca Vaughan • The Daily Beacon Sarah Murphree Staff Writer As part of the inaugural Anne Mayhew Distinguished Honors Lecture, UT honors students will have the change to compete in an essay contest. The Chancellor’s Honors Program will host eminent econo- mist James K. Galbraith for the lecture. In compliance with the lecture, an Anne Mayhew Distinguished Honors Lecture Essay Contest will be open to all honors students. Student participants in the contest should write a 750-to- 1000-word essay in response to the lecture. According to the Chancellor’s Honors website, student essays should “demon- strate serious intellectual engagement with the substance of the lecture. Reference to supporting sources, including the possibility of the lecture’s published work, is recommended but not essential.” Essays will be judged by a committee. The top three win- ners will be awarded $250, $150 and $100 UT bookstore gift certificates. Students unable to attend can still participate in the essay by watching the tape-recording of the lecture. All stu- dents are not guaranteed to have the opportunity to see the recording before the deadline, however. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Baker Center. The event will be held in honor of Anne Mayhew, UT’s for- mer vice chancellor for academic affairs. “We honor her by bringing noted public intellectuals to cam- pus and, in this way, contributing UT’s mission to connect stu- dents to pressing issues of the day,” Steven Dandaneau, associ- ate provost and director of the Chancellor’s Honors Program, said. During the lecture, Galbraith will speak on “the financial crisis and the economy: Where we stand, what we might have learned, and what we can do now.” Galbraith is currently the Lloyd M. Bentsen chair of govern- ment at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Mayhew’s alma mater. Some of Galbraith’s achievements include a number of published books, a column called “Econoclast” for Mother Jones magazine, comments on other commentary in many publications and serving in several positions on the staff of the U.S. Congress. The Chancellor’s Honors Program is made up of students who are chosen by their course of study, GPA, standardized test scores, leadership roles and extracurricular activities. The program is highly selective and usually offers admis- sion to about 250 students per year. Students may apply to earn admission into the program after their first, second, third or fourth semesters if they demonstrate high academic achieve- ment. Students in the program are required to maintain a 3.25 GPA, complete a minimum 25-credit-hour Chancellor’s Honors Program cur- riculum and complete an inter- national or intercultural learning experience. Those in the program earn an honors-designated diploma when they graduate. Some other benefits include priority in registration for classes and housing, extra peer advising, scholarship opportu- nities, library privileges and access to a 24/7 computer lab to use at their convenience. Mary Ann Bright, office manager for the Chancellor’s Honors Program, said the program tries to provide opportuni- ties like this lecture every semester. “We try to host one or two major guest speakers each semes- ter,” she said. All essays are due to Dandaneau on Oct. 12 by 4:30 p.m.. They can be sent via email to [email protected]. Lecture incorporates Honors essay contest Chancellor’s Honors Program requests honors student entries Center supports sophomores
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Grace Van DykeStaff Writer
The Student Success Center hosted the first of sev-eral sophoMORE seminars on Sept. 29 in HodgesLibrary. The event, entitled “The Best is Yet toCome,” was held for sophomore students to explorewhat the UT has to offer.
This is the second year of the program.Opportunities included study abroad, internships,summer jobs and finding a major that works best foreach student.
Representatives from Programs Abroad, theStudent Success Center and Career Services wereavailable to answer any questions for students in atten-dance.
Once students have settled in with one year of col-lege experience under their belt, it is time to start look-ing into these opportunities, according to theSophMORE seminars.
The seminars are meant to help build an impressiveresume and provide students with invaluable andunforgettable experiences, according to program lead-ers.
The seminars are free to students, hoping to elimi-nate any reason not to take advantage of the programand instead encourage students to seek out the manyopportunities offered at UT.
“Now is the time to ask the question: What do Iwant to get out of my UT experience?” Holly Odom,administrative specialist with the Student SuccessCenter, said.
Anton Reece, director of the Student SuccessCenter, said that a lot of attention is given to freshmenin their transition from high school to college living,but juniors are also of urgent importance with theirrapidly approaching graduation and job searching.
“The catalyst was that sophomores have becomethe forgotten year,” Reece said.
He said that this time is very important, because itis the time to declare a major. By the second year, moststudents have a good handle on general educationrequirements and need to start working on majorrequirements so that they do not fall behind.
Some colleges also have deadlines, based on credithours, for when you can no longer apply, which puts
on even more pressure to make a decision. This is oneof the reasons why these seminars are such a vitalthing to take part in at UT.
The seminars are aimed to help students find theirmajor or if they are considering a change, help find theright major for each individual.
Many opportunities exist outside of just figuringout a major.
Reece said he wishes he “could have done morepracticums — hands-on experience and internships.”
He said this would have been easier if he’d startedearlier than his junior year.
Discussions take place on why now is the time tostart looking at interning, and not just once, but mul-tiple times.
“Students get a chance to be at ground zero of theirfield of interest,” Reece said. “... Employers see theexperience as very important.”
Reece also explained several critical reasons for theevent.
“There will be great information customized to thesophomore year and critical information to make gooddecisions,” Reece said.
Also, he said it provides a great opportunity for net-working with peers, as well as a “good opportunity toclarify personal and career goals.”
Reece also said that it is important that sophomoresapproach the second year as an experience, noting agreat way to do this is by studying abroad.
“It prepares student to be competitive,” Reece said.He also said it is important that students spend
time learning about cultures and cultural norms.Odom said one of her most important opportuni-
ties at UT was her study abroad experience toCortona, Italy where she studied studio art.
These seminars are for all classes, with an empha-sis on the second year, but not exclusive to that year.
Another seminar will be held on Oct. 18. Thetheme will be “Service-Learing and UndergraduateResearch.”
Dates have not yet been set for spring, but topicswill include housing advice and concentrating ondeclaring a major.
For more information, contact Holly Odom at [email protected] or visitstudentsuccess.utk.edu/students/sophomores.
A student snoozes in Humanities Amphitheatre on Friday, Oct. 1. The heat ofthe summer finally broke this weekend with a cold front, which has sentmany students seeking warmer mid-day nap locations.
Rebecca Vaughan • The Daily Beacon
Sarah MurphreeStaff Writer
As part of the inaugural Anne Mayhew DistinguishedHonors Lecture, UT honors students will have the change tocompete in an essay contest.
The Chancellor’s Honors Program will host eminent econo-mist James K. Galbraith for the lecture.
In compliance with the lecture, an Anne MayhewDistinguished Honors Lecture Essay Contest will be open toall honors students.
Student participants in the contest should write a 750-to-1000-word essay in response to the lecture. According to theChancellor’s Honors website, student essays should “demon-strate serious intellectual engagement with the substance ofthe lecture. Reference to supporting sources, including thepossibility of the lecture’s published work, is recommended butnot essential.”
Essays will be judged by a committee. The top three win-ners will be awarded $250, $150 and $100 UT bookstore giftcertificates. Students unable to attend can still participate inthe essay by watching the tape-recording of the lecture. All stu-dents are not guaranteed to have the opportunity to see therecording before the deadline, however.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will beheld at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Baker Center.
The event will be held in honor of Anne Mayhew, UT’s for-mer vice chancellor for academic affairs.
“We honor her by bringing noted public intellectuals to cam-pus and, in this way, contributing UT’s mission to connect stu-dents to pressing issues of the day,” Steven Dandaneau, associ-ate provost and director of the Chancellor’s Honors Program,said.
During the lecture, Galbraith will speak on “the financialcrisis and the economy: Where we stand, what we might havelearned, and what we can do now.”
Galbraith is currently the Lloyd M. Bentsen chair of govern-ment at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at theUniversity of Texas, Mayhew’s alma mater. Some of Galbraith’sachievements include a number of published books, a columncalled “Econoclast” for Mother Jones magazine, comments onother commentary in many publications and serving in severalpositions on the staff of the U.S. Congress.
The Chancellor’s Honors Program is made up of studentswho are chosen by their course of study, GPA, standardizedtest scores, leadership roles and extracurricular activities.The program is highly selective and usually offers admis-sion to about 250 students per year. Students mayapply to earn admission into the program aftertheir first, second, third or fourth semesters ifthey demonstrate high academic achieve-ment.
Students in the program are requiredto maintain a 3.25 GPA, complete aminimum 25-credit-hourChancellor’s Honors Program cur-riculum and complete an inter-national or interculturallearning experience.
Those in the program earn an honors-designated diplomawhen they graduate.
Some other benefits include priority in registration forclasses and housing, extra peer advising, scholarship opportu-nities, library privileges and access to a 24/7 computer lab touse at their convenience.
Mary Ann Bright, office manager for the Chancellor’sHonors Program, said the program tries to provide opportuni-ties like this lecture every semester.
“We try to host one or two major guest speakers each semes-ter,” she said.
All essays are due to Dandaneau on Oct. 12 by 4:30 p.m..They can be sent via email to [email protected].
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Tuesday, October 5, 20102 • The Daily Beacon InSHORT
Sept. 29A UT student reported a burglary in his dorm roomin North Carrick Hall. The items were stolen some-time between 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 and 1 p.m. onSept. 25.
Sept. 30A theft was reported in the North Commons ofHodges Library. The items were stolen sometime
between 9 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 12:30 p.m. on Sept.28. The crimes listed in the report wereMiscellaneous Theft and Fraud.
A UT student reported the theft of her silver 2005Nissan Altima. The theft occurred around 4:30 p.m.on the fifth level of the Volunteer Hall parking garageon the Clinch Avenue side.—Compiled by Robbie Hargett
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.
Cory Yandell, left, senior in social work, and Ashley Shoemaker, senior in political science, purchase food from Starbucks in Hodges Library on Sunday, Sept. 26.Students line up to buy coffee from the café to help get them through long study sessions.
George Richardson • The Daily Beacon
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 The Daily Beacon • 3
Last day for applications for IssuesCommittee
The purpose of the Issues Committee isto bring interesting and informative issuesto the UT.
The Issues Committee shall guide itsprogramming toward ideas and issues thatcan stimulate and enrich the universitycommunity. These programs will be flexi-ble in their forms and will reflect the diver-sity of values in the university community.
The Issues Committee is one of the pro-grammatic committees that comprise theCentral Program Council under the aus-pices of the Office of Student Activities.Recent speakers have included Bill Nye theScience Guy, Reverend Al Sharpton, AlanKeyes, sports journalist Frank Deford, pho-tographer James Nachtwey and activistAngela Davis.
Applications to apply for the IssuesCommittee can be found atactivities.utk.edu.
Today is the last day of accepting appli-cations, currently due by 5 p.m. in UCroom 305 with a completed resume.
If selected to be considered for member-ship, you will be contacted by e-mail to setup an interview time. Interviews will beheld the week of Oct. 11.
Ready for the World Café to offer anarray of tastes
Dishes from Spain, France and theMiddle East will be on the menu at theReady for the World Café this week at UT.
The café will be open Monday throughWednesday, but closed on Thursday andFriday for UT’s Fall Break.
The menu includes grilled vegetarianpaella with a basil-tomato slaw, kifta(Middle Eastern meatloaf), curriedcoconut chicken, snappy halibut skillet,Lyonnaise potatoes, roasted asparagus andmushrooms and strawberry bleu cheesesalad.
The café is an international buffet oper-ated by students in the advanced food pro-duction and service management class,Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT)445. It is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Monday through Thursday in theHermitage Room on the third floor of theUC.
Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eatbuffet or $9 for a plate of food to carry out.
This semester, 18 students are in theHotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT) 445course. In small groups, they take turnsplanning the menus, marketing the caféand working in the café. ARAMARK, UT’sprovider of dining services, prepares thefood.
Katie Frith, a senior in HRT from
Nashville, who works at Macaroni Grilland wants to be an event planner, andBobby Clymens, a senior in HRT fromKingsport, are this week’s student man-agers.
Event offered on reporting bias inci-dents
OUTreach is presenting “They DidWhat?!: How To Report Bias Incidents OnCampus.” The event will be held at 6:30p.m. on Tuesday, at the LGBT & AllyResource Center in Melrose Hall Room F-103.
Sgt. Meshia Thomas of the UT PoliceDepartment will share what to do, whenand how to report incidents of hate crime,harassment or bias on campus withoutrisking personal safety or the safety of oth-ers. All students, faculty and staff are wel-come.
OUTreach serves as a physical symbolof the University’s commitment to diversi-ty.
The LGBT & Ally Resource Center pro-vides information and referral services ontopics relevant to the lesbian, gay, bisexu-al, transgender and ally community andserves as a resource to all students, facultyand staff at UT Knoxville.
OUTreach strives to bring about greatervisibility and awareness of LGBT issuesimportant to campus and the Knoxvillecommunity and fulfils the educational mis-sion by offering programs on issues ofdiversity, tolerance and civility.
Gubernatorial Debate to take place atUT
Gubernatorial candidates Bill Haslamand Mike McWherter will debate onThursday at UT.
Sponsored by WBIR, the News Sentineland UT and its Howard H. Baker Jr.Center for Public Policy, the debate beginsat 8 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium in AMB atUT.
Free parking will be available in StaffLot 9 on Phillip Fulmer Way, across thestreet from the building.
The election will take place on Nov. 2,and the two-week early voting periodbegins Oct. 13. McWherter, theDemocratic Party nominee, is a business-man; Haslam, the Republican, is the mayorof Knoxville.
During this debate, the candidates willface questions from a panel featuringHallerin Hilton Hill, radio talk show hoston News/Talk 98.7 WNOX and televisiontalk show host of “Anything is Possible” onWBIR-TV; Tom Humphrey, Nashvillebureau chief for the Knoxville NewsSentinel and author of the knoxnews.comblog, “Humphrey on the Hill;” and a UTstudent. WBIR anchors John Becker andRobin Wilhoit will emcee the debate andprovide the candidates with some ques-tions solicited from viewers.
The first debate was held Sept. 14 inCookeville; the third gubernatorial debate,on Oct. 9 in Memphis, is being sponsoredby WREG, the Memphis CommercialAppeal and MPACT Memphis.
To submit questions for the candidatesto answer, please send all queries to
Alyce HowellStaff Writer
UT is challenging all students to “imagine abetter future. Then do something about it.”
Students may have seen the video for the“Imagine a Better Future” campaign during half-time of UT football games.
The video is an opportunity to showcase theUT system and campus. It shows students, facul-ty and UT’s signature sites like the PedestrianMall, Torchbearer and Ayres Hall.
“It aired for the first time at the first UT foot-ball game, then we posted it on our website andFacebook,” Abigail Taylor, UT information spe-cialist, said.
Erik Bledsoe, assistant director of UT’s creativecommunication group, said the video was part ofa television contract.
“For every televised game, the university gets30 seconds to advertise their campus nationwideduring halftime,” he said.
UT’s marketing team wanted to focus on stu-dents and their accomplishments through thiscampaign.
“The ‘Imagine a better future. Then do some-thing about it’ tagline is a continuation of the uni-versity’s future marketing campaign,” Bledsoesaid. “The tagline encapsulates the Volunteer spir-it. Whether it is through community service, cut-ting edge research, artistic achievement or any
number of other ways, every day the students, fac-ulty and staff of the university are both imaginingways that our world could be better and workingto make that happen. UT is a place where thosetypes of dreams can be encouraged and nurtured.That’s the spirit of the video.”
The video features faculty members, who carrythe speaking parts. The Office Communicationsand Marketing worked closely with faculty mem-bers to encourage them to appear in the video.
Taylor said the idea to hold a contest on UT’sFacebook page is a way to get more people towatch the video.
The contest was to see which fan could identi-fy the various students and faculty members inthe video by Sept. 24 at noon. At the end, threewinners were determined. The first-place prizewas two tickets to the UT vs. Ole Miss game, thesecond place prize was a $100 gift certificate tothe UT Bookstore and third place was a $50 giftcertificate to the Bookstore.
“The first-place prize was won by a studentwho tried to determine the teachers by their sur-roundings then looking them up,” Taylor said.“The second place was won by a professor inresearch and the third was won by a Facebookfan.”
Next year, the message, “imagine a betterfuture. Then do something about it” will beretired by UT Marketing in favor of another one,which will fit the new year.
‘Imagine’ video ignites competitionStudentLIFE
Dear America,Why do you hate boobs?Or maybe I should address that, not to America
itself, but to the American news media. Hey media,why do you hate boobs? What negative things haveboobs ever done to you? I’d really like to know. Sinceaccording to you, dearest media, a woman with theaudacity to have boobs at the same time she’s ontelevision is inappropriate.
As a journalism student, I adore the media. I studyit, analyze it and think about it way too much.However, the good things to talk about are far andfew in between in regards to how you, my dear media,treat the female population. I wouldn’t have to singleyou out as this week’s problem child if it weren’t forthe Katy Perry video.
You know the video. Katy visits “Sesame Street”to sing and play dress-up with Elmo. As it turns out,he doesn’t want to play dress up, he just wants to playtag. Awwww, cute. But I doubt anyone from MSNBCto Fox News even got to the tag part at the end,because Katy Perry’s cleavage is the most offensivething children will ever see in their LIVES.
I know the news media survives and thrives onscandal to a certain degree, but this wasn’t evenscandalous. At its core, this isn’t even news. The worlddidn’t stop because her segment was pulled. I doubtanyone would have even known if the mainstreamnews media didn’t point and shout, “Look! Boobs!”
Furthermore, about 40 percent of the video wasclose-ups of Perry making funny faces. Howscandalous. Yeah, she showed some skin on a kidsshow. Big deal. The target audience for “SesameStreet” is children ages 2 to 4. By age 2, a child shouldbe done breast-feeding, so it’s not like they’ve neverseen a boob before.
I don’t have kids, but if I did, I’d let them watch it.It’s a cute song. It’s in character. There is a little jigglinggoing on in the chase segments of the video, buthey media, in case you didn’t know, that’s what boobsdo.
We won’t even get into the issue of how womenwith small boobs can get away with wearing
“inappropriate” outfits or “skimpy” clothes, asopposed to their larger sisters who are labeled trashyfor wearing a similar top. But that’s another column.The point here is that boobs or cleavage should notbe scandalized in the media. Period.
You producers and writers know that boobs arenot rare, right? Your mother has boobs. Your grandmahas boobs. And as much as you don’t want to hearthis, your little sister or little cousin is going to growup one day to have boobs. If you’ve had plastic surgeryor a mastectomy in your life, you may have fauxboobs, but they’re still boobs.
It’s not like we can control puberty or how big thesesuckers get over a lifetime. That’s God’s doing.
If a woman doesn’t feel like wearing a turtleneckevery time she makes a television appearance to avoidoffending someone, that’s her prerogative. If you,mainstream media, have a huge problem with that,you’re the one who should check yourself. Not her.
People wonder why little girls grow up with self-esteem issues and why little boys think it’s sociallyacceptable to grope a classmate. We’re inadvertentlyteaching the new generation that not all bodies arecreated equal, and if a young lady so happens to bewell endowed through no fault of her own, that’s anawful thing, and she should be ashamed of herself.
News programs, with your mocking of JanetJackson’s nipple slip — which happened during amassive Super Bowl party at my house, where theattendants couldn’t recall seeing anything — andentertainment talk shows with your endlessquestioning of which Hollywood starlet got implantsthis week, you are part of the problem.
Can you imagine if this level of contempt showntowards boobs on TV was shown towards peoplewith eyes on TV, for example? The discussion wouldsound something like this: “Singer’s segment pulled,because her eyes were too racy for kids. Should shehave covered her eyes? Are parents being tooinsensitive about the kinds of eyes they allow theirchildren to see? We’ll report the full story next.”
If that sounds completely ridiculous to you, itshould. American news media, get over yourself.They’re just boobs. They’re a part of life. Instead ofplacing the latest non-important boob scandal at thetop of the hour, report something that matters. Likeunemployment rates, debt, war, the midtermelections, etc., etc.
—Melody Gordon is a senior in journalism andelectronic media. She can be reached [email protected].
Tuesday, October 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.
You’ve fallen in love with the girl or guy of yourdreams. You can’t get them out of your head. Yourmind is consumed with thoughts of them. When youlook into the future, they’re there with you. Heck, youmight even be sitting across from them right now.But here’s the catch: They see you as nothing morethan a friend. You’ve unfortunately and unwillinglybeen categorized and thrust into the dreaded friendzone.
Okay, so we all know this is not the most choiceof destinations, but the frightening part is that mostof the time, you don’t even know how you ended upthere. One day you wake up and find yourself singingalong to Taylor Swift with her in the car sippingpumpkin spice lattes, or once again, you’re the onlygirl partaking in the guys’ night of drinking beers,playing FIFA ... and winning.
First, let’s define the oppressive friend zone.“The friend zone is like being trapped on an island:
You love the view and safety it offers, but deep insideall you truly desire is to escape.” —Alex, junior
“The F-zone is the place where guys, or even girls,involuntarily, yet often, find themselves in their effortsto woo the apple of their eye. The situation is ironic,because the method used to pursue the individualultimately backfired, making them un-dateable.” —George, junior
How dismaying would it be to be considered un-dateable? So before they slap that label across yourforehead, you’ve got to look out for the telltale signsyou're headed in that direction ...
1. They talk about other girls or guys openly andwillingly in front of you. While this may mean they’recomfortable with you, you’re more likely the“trustworthy BFF” type.
2. You’ve been called a brother or sister. (You’rein the F-zone pretty deep at this point.)
3. They don’t make time for you, but rather seeyou or talk to you when it's only convenient to them.
4. They will share anything and everything toyou without being embarrassed. Upfront, this mayseem grand, but you don’t want to become a humandiary for the other.
5. If you’ve ever brought up dating, they “don’twant to lose such a good friend as you,” and wouldnever do anything to “jeopardize the treasuredfriendship you two have.”
Ugh. The dreaded “let’s just be really, really greatfriends” speech. That phrase alone puts a bad tastein my mouth, because we all know it’s a cop out.They’re just trying to let you down “easy,” but they’restill letting you down. Don’t let it get to this point.Here are some ways to avoid this conversation:
1. Make your intentions known. Don’t send mixedsignals. In fact, I’m just going to say don’t ever, in anysituation, send mixed signals. Be honest and direct.
2. Don’t make yourself too available. Just have alife of your own — you shouldn’t have to alter yourlifestyle to fit theirs, and you shouldn’t have to jumpat every text or phone call. A little mystery goes along way, and remember — desire builds in absence.
3. Be vulnerable. You’re going to have to be willingto be let down. Hey, high risk, high reward, right?
4. Let’s get physical, physical (cue Olivia Newtonfor those of you who know what I’m talking, or rathersinging, about). But seriously, I’m not saying divein for that kiss, but reach for their hands, shoulders,hair or back. Touching communicates attraction witha hint of confidence.
5. Strive for romantic one-on-one time. Even asjust friends you’ll get plenty of one-on-one time, butin order to be more, make sure there’s a noticeabledifference in how you treat your friends, and how youtreat that certain individual.
Once you’ve set up camp in the friend zone, it’sextremely difficult to get out, but it’s not impossible.Hope still exists. Take my parents for example. Aftermy dad first asked my mom out, she ever-so-politelytold him she’d rather they be friends.
My dad’s response? “I don't need another sister.”Six months later, they were engaged. My mom mayhave friend-zoned my dad, but he didn’t stay therefor long, because he didn’t put up with it.
Once you’ve accepted your reality, make a pointto change it. At this stage, it’s not about convincingthe other person to be with you; you’ve got to let themfigure that out all on their own. Distance yourself, bewilling to walk away, and most importantly havefun with other people. When they see what they’vetaken for granted in the past and what they’re missingout on in the present, only then will they realize their“best bud” could be something much more.
—Kathryn Cunningham is a junior in psychology.She can be reached at [email protected].
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DOONESBURY • Garry Trudeau
One of the greatest injustices facing young Americanstoday is being born into a family that cannot afford tosend them to a private school. There has been a lot oftalk recently regarding the state of the public educationsystem in this country.
Most, if not all, can agree that we are failing ourchildren’s and our country’s interests in the long run,falling behind yearly in international comparisons ofeducational standards.
Last month, President Obama threw his supportbehind extending the school year to negate the seasonalsystem, which has persisted for outdated practicalreasons.
If you look at international comparisons in math,science and reading, extending the school year currentlyseems to be the worst option.
U.S. students rank high in the three categories earlyon in their schooling but decrease substantially, incomparison, the longer they remain in public schools.
To sacrifice being counterintuitive, I do agree thatlonger school years can help but are simply not thesolution. It would be like asking someone to stickaround on the Titanic in hopes that it will miraculouslystop sinking.
The public school system is a vessel in desperateneed of repair, before we witness its complete doom,or worse yet, the doom of its pupils. Though manyareas are admittedly in shambles, it is the teacherswhom I am especially concerned with.
A key step to fixing the problem lies within theinstitution itself. The public school system has becomea bureaucratic cog, which seems to be more concernedwith the teachers than the students.
As unpopular as it might seem, the quality ofeducators is a huge problem currently. We are doinga disservice to American students by surrenderingthem to ineffectual teachers, who care more about theirown interests than the students.
Educating children is a serious job, but it would behard to tell if you looked at the makeup of the publicschool system currently.
Nearly 80 percent of all employees at private schoolsare educators, while a little more than 50 percent ofthose employed at public schools actually teach. Theprimary goal of a school, if not obvious enough, is toeducate students.
When nearly half of those employed by the publicschool system do not actually teach, I think it wouldbe safe to assume we have lost focus somewhere alongthe way.
For those who actually do teach, they have thebuilt-in security of tenure, which creates a system thatrewards both good and bad teachers arbitrarily, andyet seems to always hurt the students in the long run.
If teachers are not doing their job of educatingchildren, no matter how hard they try, they should befired.
Just imagine you were a parent with children inschool, and the teacher put forth a good effort but stillfailed at educating. It would not be a hard choice formost, and since your children are not going to leaveschool, the teacher should.
Those who teach well should be rewarded, and thosewho don’t should be let go, not put in a different school,no questions asked.
Effective teachers should not even need tenure ifthey are confident of the their capabilities.
In fact, the D.C. public school system proposedeliminating tenure and, in return, allowed teachers tomake nearly double their salary, based on how effectivethey were at teaching. Not surprisingly, this initiativefailed in the face of the teacher’s union.
A former President of the American Federation ofTeachers sadly summed it up, “I don’t represent thechildren; I represent the teachers.”
Does anyone else feel like the most important partof the formula — the students — is being ignored?
Like I said, good teachers should be rewardedmonetarily, but that shouldn’t be the driving force toimprove education, even in a capitalistic society suchas ours.
Everyone can agree that effectual public schoolteachers are not paid enough, but the reality is thatanyone entering the teaching field in hopes of makingit rich does not have the brains to teach even a 5-year-old.
Firemen and police officers do not get paid enough,but no one would say that their quality of work hascategorically declined over the years and then excuseit because of low wages.
We must address the performance of educators,coupled with a holistic review of our public schoolsystem, which is in desperate need of repair. Every daywe wait, more students are sent into the worldunprepared and destined to fail.
I am not against teachers. The work they do isessential to the success of this country. The only pointI am trying to make is we address other issues whilecircumventing the biggest piece of the puzzle: publicschool teachers.
The children of America are not being born lessintelligent than those of fifty years ago. Instead, theyare being educated in a system that is not keeping upwith the changing times and by educators who havefostered a system of mediocrity amongst themselves.
—Kyle Turner is a junior in political science. He canbe reached at [email protected].
This last track off Baths’ first album opens with a bright burst of electronic sounds, then quick-ly settles into a bass-heavy, slightly stuttered rhythm. Behind the bars of the over-pumped bass,the listener gets glimpses of the underlying atmospheric qualities so prevalent throughout Baths’work. About halfway through the track, Will Wiesenfeld’s falsettoed voice comes in with a sim-ple yet completing melody intent upon soaring upwards. A great new track for the fall weatherand for those who like pop themes but want something more experimental.
— Ross Stansberry
“Too Much” — Sufjan Stevens
“Too Much” is a promo track for Stevens’ new album. The track is filled with electronic soundsreminiscent of some of his earlier works, “The BQE” and “Enjoy Your Rabbit.” The drum soundsat the beginning are enough to give an “Illinoise” fanatic a heart attack. (Sorry, there is nobanjo.) But don’t get too exasperated. The piano comes in, and Sufjan is back in his singing,orchestral director seat — well, sort of. While interesting, this song tries for too much and endsup being a massive electronic headache. Sufjan should stick with the orchestra of acoustic instru-ments and leave electronic productions to those artists better suited.
— Ross Stansberry
“Helicopter (Diplo and Lunice Remix)” — Deerhunter
Electronic producers Diplo and Lunice joined forces in making the remix of this track offindie-rockers Deerhunter’s new album. The two producers have toned down the bright soundsfrom the original and, in turn, somehow made it triumphantly melancholic. The drum soundsare nothing too new, as anyone who’s heard dub or hip hop before will recognize them. However,the beauty comes with placement, and the way the synths build and flow around Bradford Cox’svoice. It’s not great enough to revisit time and time again, but hey, it might come in handy on aFriday night party mix.
— Ross Stansberry
“Chorus” — Coolrunnings
This band may be a lot of things. Unabashed devotees of 8-bit wave? Yes. Revellers in reverb,illicit substances and hormonal anguish? Fer sure. The best band in town? Debatable, but withits prolific streak of releases, each one-upping the last in quality, the title seems all but in the bag.“Chorus” accentuates some of its signature quirks: Brian Wilson-in-space harmonizing, enoughechoey reverb for a Trojan Records single, and lyrics whose meaning inevitably turn around onthemselves. The first verse captures the band’s ethos perfectly: “I can do/ What I want to/ WhenI want to/ Some of the time/ Ain’t nobody gonna f*** with my head/ Ain’t nobody gonna get meout of bed.” Three EPs and several singles in, Coolrunnings shows no signs of dropping itsDGAF vibe. Be sure to catch the band at the Word Reviews show this weekend, or catch thegroup on its upcoming tour with Millionyoung and Sunglasses. Werd, bro.
— Jake Lane
Guest speaker Bob Wilson, digital media manager at Moxley Carmichael, explainshis work with social media to students at the Public Relations Student Society ofAmerica meeting Tuesday, Sept. 21. After hearing examples of how to use socialmedia for marketing purposes, students created their own campaigns, which theypresented to each other, for Buddy’s Race Against Cancer.
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Caroline Brown, 25, battles for position in the open field against a Kentuckydefender on Sunday, Oct. 3. The Lady Vols put on a flurry of action at the end ofthe game, but a goal by the Wildcats late in the first period was the only pointscored on the day, leading to a 1-0 win for Kentucky.
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NASHVILLE — Rookie kick returnerMarc Mariani saw the ups and downs of theNFL first hand Sunday as the TennesseeTitans lost 26-20 to the Denver Broncos.
The seventh-round draft pick out ofMontana returned a kickoff 98 yards in thethird quarter for a touchdown, Tennessee’sfirst since 2001. Then Mariani muffed afourth-quarter kickoff in the wind that even-tually led to the Broncos' clinching fieldgoal.
“Those are the highs and the lows you gothrough,” Mariani said. “(The touchdown)was pretty special, and so I obviously won’tforget that. We didn’t get the win, and that’sthe ultimate goal. At the end of the day,that’s all that matters.”
Mariani was ready for a short kickoffbecause the wind was strong the wholegame.
“We knew it was going to be short justbecause the wind was blowing in theirface,” he said. “They were kicking in thewind. We were prepared. I don’t think wewere prepared for it to be that short. Theball didn’t bounce our way ... And it’s myresponsibility to secure that thing and makesure we have the ball at the end of the play.”
Mariani stayed late, even when the lock-er room was nearly empty answering ques-tions with the ball from his touchdownreturn tucked in his left arm.
Coach Jeff Fisher defended his returner,saying the wind held up the ball on the kick-off.
“There was a gust of wind, and it actual-ly went backward or stalled and camestraight down,” Fisher said. “So, they got aunique bounce. It was one of those thingsthat sums up the game today.”
ON FURTHER REVIEW: Titans coachJeff Fisher challenged two calls.
And lost both.The first challenge involved a fumble by
running back Chris Johnson at the Titans28 in the first quarter. Johnson ran up themiddle and lost the ball when Denver’sMario Haggan stripped him and RyanMcBean recovered.
“He (referee Clete Blackman) couldn’toverturn it because he didn’t get an oppo-site look,” said Fisher. “I thought he wasdown, down by contact, but you have to
have indisputable evidence and there wasnot a camera angle on the backside thatwould show the ball coming out and theknee down.”
After the play Fisher wanted to get a sec-ond look on the stadium’s video screen tosee if he should throw the red challengeflag, but a beer commercial was showinginstead. Fisher could be seen turning to abooth, then animatedly pointed to his eyesthen to the video screen for the stadium’screw to show a replay, which they eventual-ly did after the advertisement was finished.
The second challenge dealt with the spotof a ball. Denver quarterback Kyle Ortonsuccessfully ran a quarterback sneak onfourth-and-1 at the Titans 12. Fisher didn’tagree with the spot, but the referee ruledthat Orton got the first down by roughlyhalf the length of a football.
ROOKIE DEBUT: The Denver Broncospicked on rookie Alterraun Verner in hisfirst NFL start in place of the injured JasonMcCourty. The Titans think Verner held hisown against a team that threw 50 times.
Verner had 11 tackles that ranked secondonly to linebacker Stephen Tulloch, and histhree passes defensed was a team-high.Titans coach Jeff Fisher said the Broncosmade some plays on Verner in play-action.
“He was there to make the tackle, and weexpected that they were going to makesome of those plays. He (Kyle Orton) madethose against everybody, but I thought hebattled. I thought he was in the right place,doing the right things. This game is not, byno means, too big for him,” Fisher said.
Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegansaid Verner played a wonderful game.
“He just kept the guy in front of him.That’s all you can ask,” Finnegan said. “Hemakes plays on the ball. I have no doubt hewill continue to make plays.”
McCourty had surgery Tuesday to repairhis broken right forearm and could miss atleast a couple more weeks.
EXTRA POINTS: Mariani’s kickoffreturn was the Titans first touchdown on akickoff since Derrick Mason did it Nov. 18,2001. Fisher coached his 250th regular sea-son game with this franchise, making himone of eight head coaches in NFL history todo that with one team. He trails Bud Grantnow who coached 259 such games withMinnesota.
Titan rookie plays hero, villain in loss Return man Mariani returns kick for TD but muffs late kickoff
