Issue 121.16
Thursday September 13, 2012
Jan Williams 9-13
Photo courtesy of utk.edu

Jan Williams

College of Business searches for new dean
David Cobb, Assistant News Editor

UT's campus is not the only aspect of the school under renovation.

The College of Business Administration will be getting a makeover too, as it seeks to replace retiring Dean Jan Williams.

The school is home to 7,500 of UT's undergraduate students and is ranked by U.S. News as the No. 27 business school nationally among top-tier public universities.

Rob Graham, sophomore in finance, hopes that a suitable replacement can be found for Williams, who has served in the role since 2001.

"Everyone in the business school respects him," Graham said of Williams. "I met him ...

PRSSA 9-13
File Photo • The Daily Beacon

PR students attend panel
Victoria Wright, Arts & Culture Editor

The semester may have just begun, but public relation industry hopefuls are already preparing to land that coveted first job or internship.

The UT chapter of the Public Relations Students Society of America, or PRSSA, held a young professionals panel Thursday in the Scripps Convergence Lab where students had an opportunity to speak to industry professionals, most of whom were UT alumni.

"What we were wanting to do was connect PRSSA members with industry professionals in our area," Cassidy Duckett, PRSSA president and senior in art history, said. "Usually professionals who have gone to UT have gone through this program ...

News

Lecture held on post-9/11 policy
Jan Urbano, Columnist

As unpredictable events and international crises occur around the world, such as the turmoil in the Middle East and the conflicts over disputed ownership of islands in Asia, it is essential for a country, especially one as wide-reaching in influence ...

Grad school admission seminar held
Joshua Riggins, Staff Writer

Donald Asher, an author and speaker on the topics of careers and higher education, gave a lecture at the UC Auditorium on Tuesday outlining the process of graduate school admission.

Asher's overall message was to stay focused during the ...

Neyland Express 9-13
Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

InShort

A student gets on The T from the Agricultural Campus on Aug. 30. The renamed “Neyland Express” had a route change after classes started to better accommodate Ag campus students to and from the bus transfer point.

Arts & Culture
Hoobastank 9-13

The Daily Beacon Weekender
Rob Davis, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor and Victoria Wright, Arts & Culture Editor

Thursday, Sept. 13

Who: Hoobastank
Where: The Valarium
When: 8 p.m.
Price: $5
Rob's View: Want a throwback to your middle school days? Go see Hoobastank at the Valarium. Revel in the early 2000s at the Valarium, just ...

Iranian director to show film at UC
Cody Woodside, Staff Writer

Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi's documentary, "This Is Not A Film", will show on campus Thursday.

Panahi's documentary, which was an official selection of The Cannes Film Festival along with The New York Film Festival, has generated an ...

Sports
Justin Hunter 9-13

Hunter looks for win
Austin Bornheim, Assistant Sports Editor

When the Florida Gators roll into town this weekend, it will be nearly a year to the day since the Volunteers were in Gainesville, Fla. for a similar game.

Almost a year since Tennessee's season took a turn for ...

Allie Sirna 9-13

Sirna shines in soccer
Julia Cox, Staff Writer

 

Allie Sirna’s childhood revolved around soccer.   

She would always go to her older brother’s games and watch him play, and it didn’t take long for Sirna to start playing thegame herself. 

“When I was young I was ...

Cordarrelle Patterson 9-13

Patterson determined, quick to comprehend
Nick Leffew, Staff Writer

Junior Cordarrelle Patterson was determined to become a key for the Vols offense in 2012, but his start in Tennessee's system began a month later than most newcomers this offseason.

When Patterson arrived at camp he had to grasp ...

Opinion

Avid, rabid fans define football
Emily DeLanzo, Managing Editor

This Saturday, come hell or high water, I will don my finest orange apparel right from my fancy orange skirt down to my underpants, just in case.

I have not been this excited for a football game in my entire ...

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