Issue 119.70
Friday April 27, 2012
The Knoxville skyline shows behind the Volapalooza crowd on May 1, 2010. This year’s show has been moved to Thompson-Boling Arena due to the chance of inclement weather.
Volapalooza ups ante with five acts
The night of much anticipation is finally here.
Volapalooza 2012 will be held Friday at 6 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena. The event will host Ziggy Marley, Big Gigantic, Three 6 Mafia, the Black Cadillacs and DJ Hailstorm.
Andy Garber, chairman of the Campus Entertainment Board and Volapalooza Director for 2009–2010, said that this is one of the largest events in Volapalooza history.
“I think that the diverse array of artists is the biggest highlight of Volapalooza 2012,” Garber, senior in English, said. “We always try to bring in artists that represent the tastes of the student body, and ...
Adventure opens new possibilities
There is no other way to say this: I love October.
Those who know me well understand that October holds a very special place in my heart: it takes on fairy wings and demon claws and it transforms into this magical month known as “Adventure-tober.”
Adventure-tober is an annual personal retreat in which I strive to find myself in a different physical location each day for the 31 days of October. It may seem like a simple thing — to go somewhere new — but the principle behind it is a bit daunting. It is a personal challenge to get out of ...
Trip to Titan offers organic potential
Exploration has served as a main contributor in molding mankind into the advanced entity it is today.
From Christopher Columbus to Neil Armstrong, humans have been occupying the forefront of discovery for hundreds of years. This tendency to become more ...
Award honors cultures
The Spanish department is preparing to celebrate an award ceremony for first-year students at 3 p.m. Friday.
The award will recognize the efforts of students’ end-of-the-year cultural projects. First-Year Language Program director Dolly Young said the ceremony is a ...
Lecturer accuses politics
America has no comprehensive plan to address the environmental problems plaguing our future, and Christine Todd Whitman blames politicians.
“There is an ongoing need to craft an energy policy that respects our environment, providing clean air and water,” Whitman said ...
InShort
Marshall Miller pauses during her presentation “The Female Orgasm” on April 12.
Tattoos lose taboo status on campus
According to a recent Gallup poll, approximately one in four young people today is getting inked.
Matthew Crigger, apprentice at local tattoo studio Synergy Tattoo, said tattoos may be losing their negative stigma, but American culture still has a ways ...
Farewell to journalism
Leavetakings are strange beasts, even for those of us whose sentimentality is as dormant as a bear in the depths of hibernation. Saying goodbye to a way of life can be like observing and processing a death — impossible to fully ...
Hike of the Week: Mt. LeConte
Mt. LeConte is the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, towering at 6,953 feet. Almost 70 miles of trails lead to Mt. LeConte in some way, shape or form. Trillium Gap, Rainbow Falls, Alum Cave ...
Party hopes to become UT tradition
As another year goes into the books and students prepare to disperse for the summer, various organizations gather to provide a proper send off.
This year a new tradition begins thanks to a few advertising majors whose sense of adventure ...
Sports as important as academics for UT image
When I started college at Tennessee in the fall of 2007, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I actually had no idea how I was admitted into UT. Quite frankly, I still don’t ...
Opportunities were a blessing
The first time I visited UT (circa 2006), my high school buddy/four-year college roommate and I came with his parents to take in our first Vols basketball game.
At one point during the weekend, he and I went off ...
‘Veep’ showcases Louis-Dreyfus
There is something about the character of Elaine in “Seinfeld” that stands out from the rest of the ensemble.
Kramer is the obvious favorite. He has all the bombastic breakdowns, the physical comedy out of nowhere. George brings the Woody ...
Imagine complete, online libraries
Ever since humans first felt the need to document facts and ideas, we have had a need for storing those documents in such a way that they could be accessible and attainable for others — after all, what good is an ...
