Issue 121.22
Friday September 21, 2012
UT Parent Association 9-21
Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

Clayton Bennett, freshman in mechanical engineering, contemplates his next move in a game of chess on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. As part of the Family Weekend, UT Parents Association’s will host a tailgate party in Circle Park this Saturday.

UT welcomes parents this weekend
David Cobb, Assistant News Editor

If you walked by Circle Park Thursday and saw the gargantuan white tent going up, you might have thought "College GameDay" was back on campus.

Saturday's Tennessee vs. Akron football game doesn't make for an appealing weekend in ESPN's eyes, but it is enough for a slew of parents to descend on UT's campus for the Parents Association's Fall Family Weekend.

Parents Association Director Emily Parker said this weekend was strategically selected with the help of the UT athletic department as one where enough football tickets would be available to accommodate the approximate 4,000 ...

Tyler Bray throws a pass against Florida 9-21
Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

One moment, one quarterback
Lauren Kittrell, Sports Editor

My favorite sports moment in history happened last Saturday.

It wasn't a great day for Tennessee football, but the scene that developed from that will be forever etched in my memory.

Earlier this year, junior quarterback Tyler Bray was named to the 2012 Preseason Watch list of everything.

From the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Year to the Manning Award and even a possibility of the nation's top player, Bray's talent was getting noticed.

After his first two games against N.C. State and Georgia State, Bray's talent continued to be a topic of ...

News
Social Impact Fair 9-21

Fair offers various opportunities
Mollie Swayne, Staff Writer

UT's fourth annual Social Impact Fair offered students exposure to 66 different organizations recruiting volunteers, interns and paid workers in the University Center Ballroom Wednesday afternoon.

The theme of social impact was the unifying element of the event, but ...

Martial Arts Club 9-21
Brandon Crawford • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Students run through judo throwing techniques during a martial arts club practice on  Monday, Sept. 17 in TRECS.

Arts & Culture
Passion Pit Michael Angelakos

Passion Pit plays Knoxville
Melodi Erdogan, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

The electronic indie-pop group Passion Pit was due to play downtown Knoxville venue The Valarium in early July, but cancelled only forty eight hours in advance due to lead singer Michael Angelakos' mental health.

Although these reasons seemed suspicious, after ...

Russian Week draws crowd
Luke Cottam, Staff Writer

Russian Week returned to UT this week with a series of anticipated events.

For the first time in 10 years, UT's Russian program is hosting a fall semester Russian Week comprised of presentations, cooking demonstrations, a movie viewing and ...

Unique comic to appear at Bijou
Victoria Wright, Arts & Culture Editor

Building her comedy partly from a passion for her art and partly from her mother's humor, Margaret Cho has created a style all her own.

She plans to use that style when she visits Knoxville tonight to perform her ...

Sports
Brent Brewer 9-21

Vols look to rebound against Zips
John Stewart, Staff Writer

Coming off one of the most deflating losses in recent history, the Tennessee Volunteers are looking to bounce back against Akron Saturday.

Unfortunately, the Vols will be without sophomore starting safety Brian Randolph for the rest of the season. Randolph ...

Jawon Chisholm from Akron 9-21

Williams leads Zips into Knoxville

Corbin Taylor, Staff Writer

It is a busy week in Akron, Ohio as the Zips prepare for the talented Tennessee Volunteers.

Head coach Terry Bowden is aware that he has a tough task ahead of him, but believes winning is an option.

"We have ...

Opinion

Search for ‘the point’ distracts in writing
Preston Peeden, Associate Editor

I've always wanted to be Jerry Seinfeld.

If not for his awesome sneaker collection, piles of money and incredibly coifed hair; I wish I could be Jerry simply for the fact that I could write a story about nothing ...