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Debate team thrives at state | News

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

In recent years, the Tennessee Speech and Debate Society has striven to extend its reputation as a competitive organization, both on campus at UT and in the national debating arena.

This semester, the organization’s team of about 20 undergraduate students has garnered a reputation for being one of the ...

Lady Vols take final home game | Sports

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

A chapter ended in the Lady Vols history book on Sunday as No. 9 Tennessee defeated Florida 75-59 to close out the regular season.

The victory marked the last time five Lady Vol seniors would take the court at Thompson-Boling Arena.

It was also the last chance the team had ...

LGBT Center provides support, acceptance | News

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the OUTreach LGBT & Ally Resource Center threw an open-house party to celebrate its two-year anniversary.

Donna Braquet, coordinator at the resource center and associate professor, was thrilled with the occasion.

“It’s really exciting that we’ve been open for two years,” Braquet said. “When we ...

Fiction: Identical, Pt. 5 | Entertainment

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

The car drove past the automatic gates, the fountain and the hedges to park in front of the lake house. Its face was made with stone nobody had ever seen the likes of, and the greenery was perfectly trimmed. The car’s tires stopped in the deep gravel that composed ...

InShort

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Members of the UT Dance Team sing and sway to Tennessee's Alma Mater after a game against South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Opinion: Pornography bill hides real intention | Column

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

I support Internet child pornography.

OK, before you flip out, call the cops and start searching sex offender registries for a match to the horrendous picture that appears on a weekly basis next to my left-of-center blatherings, please give me a moment so that I can make an attempt to ...

Opinion: US needs peace after long war | Guest Column

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Following the official end to the longest war in United States history on Dec. 15, a ray of peace shone through the clouds of conflict that had loomed over the international scene for the past decade.

Subsequently, President Barack Obama announced massive cuts in military spending (an eventual $500 billion ...

Your View: Response to entering Syrian conflict | Letters

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Campbell’s argument from Feb. 21 suggests that U.S. attention is intervening in a foreign land when some segment of the population disagrees with the government and that we should change it by force. He suggests that Syria needs this without conclusive evidence of reported atrocities. The Free Syrian ...

Your View: Freshman perspective on SGA | Letters

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Dear editor,

From the freshman perspective, this whole SGA business is really quite interesting. In high school, SGA campaigns are truly a popularity contest and the club (because it is considered to be a club by most high schools) is virtually a resume filler. As far as I can tell ...

Your View: Problem with Sorority Village | Letters

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Dear Editor,

Every time I pass the “almost done” Sorority Village, I get angry — not because I am anti-Greek or a GDI at heart, but because the community is built over a Civil War encampment site. Granted, there are plenty of Civil War encampment sites around Knoxville and I don ...

Your View: Procrastination problematic | Letters

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

Procrastination is like the flu; there are a lot of steps that can be taken toward prevention, but sometimes it hits anyway. This rings especially true for college students, who often balance classes, study, jobs, extra-curricular activities and in most cases, a social life.

As the article “Prioritize to avoid ...

Editorial by Newnam | Cartoons

The Daily Beacon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500