Issue 119.57
Tuesday April 10, 2012
Sal Mattson Pedstrian Preacher 4-10
Photo courtesy of Katy Campen

Sal Mattson, right, poses with Teddy Strunk on the Pedestrian Mall in this photo on Oct. 1, 2010. Mattson, best known for his preaching on the Pedestrian Mall, passed away on Good Friday after years of battling colon cancer.

Campus evangelist passes away
Lauren Kittrell, Sports Editor

After battling colon cancer for many years, former campus evangelist, Sal Mattson, died at the age of 53 on Good Friday, April 6. A funeral service was held on Monday at First Baptist Church Powell in his honor.

As seen on campus day in and day out, Mattson served as a mentor and friend to many students at UT. While his formal title might have been “street preacher” or “campus evangelist,” Mattson became a part of the campus and students’ lives as he shared his Christian faith day in and day out while people walked to and from classes.

Brett ...

Melissa Brown against Georgia 4-10
Photo courtesy of Wade Rackley/UTADPHOTO

Personal goals unimportant for Brown
Riley Blevins, Staff Writer

Most people have heard the saying the apple does not fall far from the tree. When it comes to UT softball junior Melissa Brown’s family, it happens to be apples.

“My dad was the athletic one; he played basketball, football and baseball and all that,” Brown said. “He went to a junior college and played there. My mom is more pageantry, so definitely, I think I get it from my dad’s side.”

However, Brown was not the only one to follow in the footsteps of her father, Douglas.

Brown’s twin brother, Trevor, is  a junior catcher on ...

News

Panel discusses LGBTQ issues with students
Victoria Wright, Arts & Culture Editor

Amnesty International at UT held an LGBTQ discussion panel Wednesday in the I-House Great Room as part of their second annual Human Rights Week.

Though this year’s theme covered a spectrum of victims who suffered from injustice, Amnesty members ...

Britany Sheffey at Tennessee Challenge 4-10
George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Brittany Sheffey charges ahead during the women's 1500-meter event at The Tennessee Challenge on Saturday. Sheffey won the event, adding to a dominant 15-win performance by the men's and women's track teams.

Entertainment
Game of Thrones 4-10

New ‘Thrones’ to establish characters
Jake Lane, Arts & Culture Editor

A hand clutches a bloody crown, both illuminated in a goldish crimson hue against a stark black backdrop, with the motto, “The North Remembers.”    For those of us eagerly awaiting last Sunday’s season premiere of “Game of Thrones” (or ...

Sports
Zach Godley against Alabama 4-10

Godley, Vols take one of three from Gamecocks
David Cobb, Assistant News Editor

Junior pitcher Zack Godley leads UT in both starts and wins, so the fact that he was Tennessee’s starting pitcher in Friday night’s series-opening game against South Carolina was not a surprise.

His performance, which earned the Vols ...

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