Issue 119.50
Thursday March 29, 2012
TeamVOLS 3-29
Photo courtesy of TeamVOLS

Members of the TeamVOLS 2011 Alternative Spring Break trip to Chicago gather downtown after a week of service work. This year students with TeamVOLS traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. to help serve the community and gain a higher sense of social issues that affect all communities.

Students use break for good cause

A handful of students dedicated their spring breaks to a week of participating in multiple community service opportunities in Morgantown, W.Va., as part of TeamVOLS’ annual Alternative Spring Break Trip program.

Trip participants gained a sense of community within the team and a heightened awareness of local social issues as they helped complete daily tasks at a variety of locations.

Mark Moore, program leader and senior in special education, hopes that the experience will continue to benefit students as they return to their everyday lives.

“The biggest goal I had was just making sure the team really came together ...

Parker Wormsley slides against Miss Valley St 3-29
Rebecca Vaughan • The Daily Beacon

Vols take advantage of MVSU pitching woes

Zero hits after the fifth inning does not sound like a winning formula in a tight game, but the UT baseball team still won over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday, thanks to plentiful walks and hit batsmen.

UT third baseman Parker Wormsley and designated hitter Davis Morgan provided RBI singles to the outfield to give the Vols a 2-1 lead in the fifth.

From there, the Vols (14-10) had eight baserunners off four walks and four hit batsmen, generating three additional runs and ensuring the Vols’ victory.

UT coach Dave Serrano said taking advantage of mistakes is what successful teams ...

Air Force ROTC 3-29
Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Members of the Air Force ROTC program perform a marching drill in the Humanities Plaza on Thursday, March 15.

Ivy Renfroe against ETSU 3-29

No. 9 softball sweeps Furman

    Tennessee co-head coach Ralph Weekly said the Lady Vols were “a pitching team first and a defensive team second.”

The Lady Vols backed up that message by holding the Furman Paladins to only one hit in 13 innings as UT ...