Issue 121.57
Wednesday November 14, 2012
Senator George Mitchell 11-14
Photo courtesy of www.wacnh.org

Former senator George Mitchell speaks at an event in New Hampshire. Mitchell spoke to students at UT on Tuesday.

Senator speaks on economy, state of nation
RJ Vogt, News Editor

During the inaugural Baker Distinguished Lecture Series, Senator George Mitchell began with an explanation of his expertise as a speaker.

He shared an anecdote of his first day in the Senate in 1980, when he was informed by his new assistant that he had been asked to give a keynote address on the tax codes at the National Association of Certified Public Accountants convention. The young Mitchell expressed surprise.

"I said, 'The tax code? You got 2,000 people in the audience and every one of them will know more than I do.' The young man looked at me, and ...

Jenny Gracie Woodson 11-14
Photo courtesy of Jenny Woodson

Piano student embraces life in music
Melodi Erdogan, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Playing the piano since the age of seven, Jenny Grace Woodson, a junior majoring in piano pedagogy, said she just now realized how important the instrument is in her life.

"This recital that I just gave last week was definitely the marking point where I knew piano was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life," Woodson said. "I guess everybody kind of hits these walls sometimes as they're going through their undergraduate or graduate degrees, but there was a point and time when I was wondering if I should continue in music or in another ...

News
KAT bus 11-14

UT gets own transit system
David Cobb, Assistant News Editor

A few thousand students won't be the only part of campus graduating this spring. UT's current bus transit system, "The T," will drive its final routes in May before a new bus system takes over in the summer ...

David Madden 11-14

‘Writers’ program ends for semester
Melodi Erdogan, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Hodges Library hosted their last "Writers in the Library" event for the semester.

The final reading on Monday featured Knoxville native and UT alumnus, author David Madden. Students and staff members gathered in the library auditorium to listen to a ...

Veterans Day art project 11-14
Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Students show positive support for UT veterans on a typographic poster board on the second floor of Hodges Library on Tuesday, Nov. 13. For more information on the project, students can visit www.soldierseye.com.

Sports

Dooley, one more year
Lauren Kittrell, Sports Editor

Reports say it's "not a matter of 'if,' but 'when'" Tennessee's Derek Dooley will be released from his position as head football coach.

That's unfortunate.

Dooley came to Knoxville in 2010 after former head coach Lane Kiffin ...

Derek Dooley at practice 11-14

Vols prepare for Vanderbilt, SEC win
Patrick MacCoon, Staff Writer

While news continues to circulate about the status of the head coaching job at UT, the gridiron gang has plenty of other important tasks to focus on this week.

This Saturday the Vols will face a tough road test in ...

Success follows Smith
Rufus Hood, Staff Writer

Despite a hard fought loss to competitor Bradley Klahn at the ATP Challenger Tournament on Wednesday, John-Patrick Smith still had time to talk about the joys of returning to UT as a professional.

"I always love coming back here," Smith ...

Opinion

College through Fitzgerald’s lens
, Guest Columnist

I've always been able to understand the world best when F. Scott Fitzgerald explains it to me. His collective works are essential to my lifestyle, specifically the short stories. For today's column, though, we will turn our attention ...