Issue 120.12
Tuesday July 10, 2012
Hank Dye 7-10
Photo courtesy of Donn Jones

Hank Dye presents the First Place “Best Single Feature” award to Lucie R. Willsie, associate editor of the Cleveland Daily Banner in the 2011 State Press Awards.

High UT official steps down, enters retirement
Wesley Mills, News Editor

After seven years of service, UT Vice President of Public and Government Relations Hank Dye will step down July 11.

Dye discussed the possibility of retirement with President Joe DiPietro at the beginning of the year and has made the call to step down.

Through email, DiPietro informed staff and faculty in June that Dye would be retiring this month.

Dye has worked for the University of Tennessee since April 1, 2005 and was responsible for overall communications, marketing and branding activity for government relations at the state and federal levels.

Dye is part of the system administration and oversees ...

Summer Movie Hits 7-10
Photos courtesy of rottentomatoes.com

Summer films have highs and lows
Preston Peeden, Associate Editor

The first full week of July has just ended, and that can mean only one thing (well it can mean a lot of things, but for the purpose of this column the meaning is singular); it's time for a midsummer movie recap and review and a sketch of some of the most anticipated features left to come.

The summer opened up fast with the highly anticipated Marvel comic adaption "The Avengers," which boasted arguably the summer's best ensemble cast. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Liam Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson and a host of others ...

News
French Market 7-10

French cafe draws many on weekend
Morgan McConnell, Staff Writer

The French Market in downtown Knoxville offers UT students a side of European culture and authentic Parisian flair with their meal.

The Market opened on Gay Street in 2008. Since that time, owners Allen and Susan Tate have seen their ...

UC Construction continues 7-10
Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Construction continues along Phillip Fulmer Way on June 28. A portion of Middle Way Drive is now being used in the construction and a detour has been put in place off of Cumberland Ave.                             

Sports
Jarnell Stokes 7-10

Stokes guides U.S. to gold
Lauren Kittrell, Sports Editor

Tennessee rising sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes recently returned from an experience of a lifetime.

On June 20, Stokes helped lead the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team to a gold medal during the 2012 FIBA Americas Championship in ...

Opinion

Ban on gay blood donors unsupported
Preston Peeden, Associate Editor

I have a fear of needles.

When I was little, my fear was so great that when flu shot time came around, I would go upstairs and hide in my closet hoping that that my parents would forget they had ...