Issue 120.09
Friday June 29, 2012
Construction announced for The Strip 6-29
Photo courtesy of Vaughn and Melton

Plan for The Strip

‘The Strip’ due for renovation
Wesley Mills, News Editor

If the ongoing construction on campus wasn't enough to get you to redirect your paths, the upcoming construction will.

On Tuesday, Knoxville city officials announced an updated timeline for the redesigning of Cumberland Avenue.

Construction will start along 17th Street and go to Volunteer Boulevard and is expected to begin late next fall, after the 2013 football season. The plan includes two lanes of traffic, along with grassy medians and left-turn lanes.

Knoxville City Council approved the original reconstruction contract with Vaughn and Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc. on Sept. 23, 2008 with a completion date of Dec. 31, 2011 ...

BCS history includes UT
Matt Dixon, Sports Editor

The wait for a FBS college football playoff finally ended on Tuesday.

Since Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4 in the first American football game on Nov. 6, 1869, major college football didn't have a playoff to decide who the best team was.

That all changes in 2014 after a committee of university presidents approved the BCS Commissioners' plan for a four-year playoff.

No longer will a team -- given it's ranked among in the top four by a selection committee -- have a gripe for being left out of playing for a national championship.

Since 1998, the year the BCS became the formula to decide which two teams played for the crystal ball, controversy rose more times than not over who the best two teams in the country were.

In '98, Tennessee was the clear-cut No. 1 team in the country after the regular season, but who was the second-best was ...

News

Honors program director leaves
Blair Kuykendall, Editor in Chief

UT faculty and staff bid farewell on Monday to longstanding advocate for honors enrichment, Steve Dandaneau. He celebrated his time at UT surrounded by friends and colleagues with an afternoon reception in the rotunda of the Baker Center.

As director ...

LEAN Summer Program to come to UT soon 6-29

LEAN begins this weekend
Morgan McConnell, Staff Writer

This weekend will see the arrival of over 90 international students to UT's campus in order to learn and practice the tenets of lean manufacturing.

The students, who hail from emerging global economic centers such as China, Brazil and ...

Kelly Hider showcase in UC 6-29
Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Artwork by Kelly Hider hangs in the UC concourse on June 28. Several UT alumni have their artwork hanging in the UC until Aug 31.        

Entertainment
Foxy Shazam 6-29

The Daily Beacon Weekender
Preston Peeden, Associate Editor

Friday, June 29

What: Maryville Youth Theatre Presents 'The Wizard of Oz'
Where: The Bijou
When: 7 p.m.
How much: $12-15
Preston's take: The Maryville Youth Theatre is dedicated to giving children ages 8-18 acting opportunities and coaching ...

Opinion

Summer films, nothing more or less
Lauren Kittrell, Sports Editor

Summer movies are one of the highlights of my year. I love sitting in the theater on a cold December day, watching the trailers for the action-packed movies I will attend the upcoming summer.

As spring arrives, the anticipation grows ...