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The two UTM football players charged in connection with the assault of a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member have been dismissed from the foot-ball team and are no longer students at UTM.

“After following the pro-cedures of its student judi-cial system, the University of Tennessee at Martin has determined that Dontrell Miller and Roren Thomas, two university students, com-mitted a violation of the uni-versity’s Standards of Conduct by assaulting another individ-ual on Thursday, March 26, 2009,” said Bud Grimes, direc-tor of the Office of University Relations.

Grimes added that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prohibits the release of additional infor-

mation; however, the UTM student handbook shows that expulsion from the university is a standard consequence in such cases.

Miller and another man, Willie Blount, initially were charged with misdemean-

or assault after an attack on UTM freshman Tyler Turner last month in the parking lot of the Pi Kappa Alpha house. Thomas was charged with criminal responsibility for the conduct of another, also a mis-demeanor.

The charges against Miller and Blount were upgraded to aggravated assault, a felony, on April 2. The charge against Thomas was not upgraded. However, The Pacer has learned that both Miller and Thomas withdrew from school on April 2.

Miller, a junior from Demopolis, Ala., and Thomas, a senior from St. Louis, were both starting players for the UTM football team. Miller, Thomas and Blount were arraigned on March 30 and are all scheduled to appear in Weakley County General Sessions Court on Wednesday, April 15.

Turner, of Martin, was taken to Volunteer Community Hospital and was later released with a mild concussion and abrasions to the face. He has no recollection of the event.

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The UTM men’s tennis team played their final match of the season and what could be the final match of the men’s tennis program history Saturday.

As a result of the poor economic situation and university budget cuts, the men’s tennis program was suspended indefinitely after the conclusion of their last game of the season.

“As we considered which sport to suspend we could not consider a women’s sport due to Title IX gender equity requirements. Since our only option was a men’s sport, we identified the sport that saved the greatest amount of money, affected the least number of student-athletes, and respected the interests of the greatest number of our stakeholders,” said Phil Dane, the director of intercollegiate athletics, in an Athletic

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UTM spends some $70,000 a year on garbage removal … an amount that Psychology professor and UTM Recycles! member Angelina MacKewn is trying to reduce with her study of campus dumpsters.

MacKewn had fieldwork student Christina Goldstein monitor dumpsters around campus for their level of fullness over a two-week period to see if the university was paying too much for garbage removal. Her findings: yes.

According to Goldstein’s records, 50 percent of the

62 dumpsters she monitored were only one-fourth or less full. Only 33 percent were completely full.

These numbers are compelling because the university pays the same amount to have them emptied regardless of how full they are. The amount is determined by the size of the dumpster and how often it is emptied and ranges anywhere from $200-700, depending on the location.

“Is our recycling program reducing our waste? That’s the main question,” said MacKewn. “If we could show the administration that we are saving money with

recycling, they could realize the importance of the program and might support it more.”

MacKewn said that it is hard to give an estimate on how much of the material in the dumpsters is actually recyclable, but noted that during a UTM Recycles! sponsored ‘dumpster dive’ last year at the EPS dumpster, approximately fifty percent was found to be recyclable material.

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SGA candidates faced-off on Monday, April 6 to present and debate the issues of their platforms and plans if elected to executive council.

U party presidential can-didate Eric Lipford stressed the importance of SGA and explained its purpose.

“I don’t think many stu-dents know what SGA does, and that doesn’t mean that we didn’t do anything. We’re not

here to get a label, we don’t want that. What we want is to get university costs down,” Lipford said.

SUM party presidential candidate Philip Masengill expounded on the energy effi-ciency topic of his platform.

“Every single light bulb on campus needs to be a compact f luorescent light,” Masengill said. He went on to urge the student body to step up and play a more powerful role in budget discussions.

On the issue of the SGA

Web site, Lipford suggested paying someone by the hour to update the site regularly. Masengill disagreed, citing that SGA hasn’t been doing enough to reach out to the student body.

Hallie Aitken posed a ques-tion about restricting smoking to the parking lots. Masengill stressed that it was an issue for the student body to decide. Lipford agreed with Masengill adding that very clear instruc-tion is given when voting on the issue.

Secretary General candi-dates Mary Unger of the U party and Mikai Banks of the SUM party addressed the issue of office hours. Banks admitted that she could not recall doing anything produc-tive in the office during her assigned hours. She instead suggested that perhaps com-munity service with each senator’s respective college would be a more efficient use of the time. Unger agreed with Banks’ view.

“In the past years, the office

hours were not enforced. I’m not afraid to say that if some-one is not doing their office hours, they will be taken to student court and punished thereafter,” Unger said.

In conclusion Masengill said the election is about changing the direction of the campus.

“We don’t want SGA to be its own student org, we want it to be actively involved and serving students. The biggest difference between the two

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UTM crime updateStaff Reports

Updates on several crime stories followed by The Pacer recently include:

• Johnny Sanders of Hazelhurst, Miss., withdrew from UTM on April 6. Sanders pleaded guilty in Weakley County General Sessions Court on April 8 to a charge of probation violation and a charge of assault against a female UTM student, the second time this academic year that Sanders has been charged with assault. His previous arrest, which also involved a female UTM student, occurred in November 2008.

Sanders, a former UTM football player, also pleaded guilty to the first charge and was ordered to spend 11 months and 29 days in jail, with all but four days suspended. He did not leave the university until after the second charge was filed.

• Jason Cheek of Paris,

Tenn., withdrew from UTM on March 26. He is under house arrest and a temporary restraining order not to be on campus. Cheek was arraigned March 23 on charges of stalking. His Weakley County General Sessions Court date is set for April 29.

• Drake Gingery of Memphis, charged in a felony assault on a Union City man, is still a student. Gingery, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, appeared in Obion County General Sessions Court on March 31 and was given a continuance until April 14.

• Whitney McGhee of Moscow, Tenn., charged with vandalism and domestic assault, withdrew from UTM on March 6. She was given a pretrial diversion in Weakley County General Sessions Court for six months on the vandalism charge, but the domestic assault charge was dismissed.

Soda is bad for you, especial-ly root beer. Root beer leads to beer, which leads to fun, which leads to death, which leads to having your cremated remains accidentally vacuumed up by an underpaid maid.

Sodie Pop, as the old people call it, is a classic example of the slippery slope method.

Originally, living life on the edge was downing shots of ginger ale and shooting pool,

but before you know it, you’re tossing down the devil’s toxin and scuffling in knife fights in the darkened alley behind Old Man Simmons’ pawn shop way after your bedtime.

Eggnog is probably the worst beverage for you. I don’t have any evidence for this, but who needs evidence, right?

Just take a look at O.J. Simpson (preferably a picture from like the early ’70s because, frankly, his face is getting all wrinkly now.) He had all the evidence in the world, but the evidence proved nothing.

“Let’s squeeze the white liq-uid from the underside of a cow and drink it,” said the farmer. Milk. Types of milk: skim, 1 percent, 2 percent and

whole. Milk’s thirst-quench-ing ability: 0 percent. Milk is the only drink that still needs to be washed down with another beverage.

“Let’s squeeze the under-side of a cow, ferment what comes out, and drink THAT. I’ll call it ‘buttermilk,’” said the farmer. “Shut up, farmer; that’s completely disgusting,” said the rest of the world.

Want a recipe for some-thing low in fat and high in awesome? Step 1: Take some orange juice. Step 2: Remove all the pulp and nutrition. Step 3: Add a large bucket of syrup. Voila, Sunny Delight. ’Nuff said.

Too broke to buy some crack off the local drug dealer? I

know I am. That’s why God created coffee, the poor man’s cocaine. I wouldn’t say I am completely jacked up on caf-feine right now, but I can’t remember the last time I blinked.

As long as there has been lemonade, there have been children trying to make a buck off of it. I have always been skeptical of lemonade stands. Not really with the stands themselves, but the actual lemonade.

The last thing I want to do on a hot summer’s day is to drink lemonade peddled by some sweaty kid with dirty palms boasting about his “original recipe.”

The fact that it is “his origi-

nal recipe” turns me off. I am guessing the kid does not have any sort of license to be con-ducting his business anyway.

When your tap water is com-pletely opaque and so acidic that it burns holes through your cups, you know the peo-ple down at the water plant are sharing a bunch of laughs.

If I extracted the perspira-tion from Dennis Rodman’s sweat glands and pumped it into my kitchen sink, I bet it would be less contaminated than some of America’s tap water.

Tap water is kind of like the war in Iraq; everybody pays for it, but nobody likes it.

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EditorialEvery April, The Pacer’s

editorial board finds itself debating which candidate to endorse in the SGA elections. Typically, there is little debate as there is a clear choice, but this year we were hard pressed to pick the better of two excellent choices.

Despite this, The Pacer endorses Philip Masengill and The Students United for Martin party.

While their platform shares many points with Eric Lipford and the U Party’s platform, it stands out in the areas of transparency, sustainability and academics: three important issues facing students in these times.

Without a greater push from students for UTM to become more sustainable and efficient, such a change is not likely to occur. Masengill must rally students behind this, sometimes, unpopular cause.

And while the UT system recently received a good deal of money from President Obama’s stimulus plan, we’re not out of the financial woods yet. Masengill must fight to keep programs and faculty by finding other places for cuts to be made.

Masengill’s call for greater student involvement with SGA is perhaps his greatest strength. Only with the students united behind him can he hope to stand on a level playing field when making requests and sometimes demands of the administration.

It may be too tall a task; all too often the apathy of UTM students is made apparent. The Pacer wishes Masengill (and anyone hoping to motivate students, for that matter) luck in this endeavor.

Nearly as great a task will be motivating the Senate. President Brittany McGruder and Vice President Lipford’s administration was plagued by a largely apathetic Senate. Masengill will have to unite his own party first. It hardly seems right to call for partisanship, but should the SUM party win, Masengill must use them as an effective voting bloc to push through their agenda.

The Pacer calls on the candidate who wins to utilize the party system for something other than election week pandering and platitudes. So far, by working together senators are able to get elected as a group … but they fail to take the next step and actually do something together. Take note, Masengill: you are currently the leader of your party and if elected you will still be the leader. Do not let the party dissolve, but use it to accomplish its agenda.

The Pacer’s endorsement is not a seal of approval, however. It is a call to action and a fair warning that you will be watched as closely as your predecessor (whom we also endorsed) should you win.

And to students: Vote. Elections are Wednesday.

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“I gorged on Easter candy.”

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“I cleaned out a hive of dead bees.”

“I hung out with my good friend Josh Lemons.”

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Justin HuntStaff Columnist

Endorsing the U partyI am writing this letter of

support for Eric Lipford and “The U Party” for two pri-mary reasons.

The most important one came after reading over his platform on energy efficiency.

Eric’s plan is simple enough to achieve and specific enough to provide direction for those interested in the issues.

Secondly, why I will throw my hat in the ring in favor of Eric is that I have known him for about four years and I trust

that he will accomplish what he sets out to do.

He is a highly motivated individual and has always demonstrated a strong moral conduct.

He is also one of the few people I know who works well with administrators.

Angie MacKewnAssistant Professor

of Psychology

Earthfest: Have fun with recyclingSaturday, April 18, is the

first Earthfest at UTM. As part of the celebration we

will be providing bags for any group or individual who wants to pick up litter around the campus or their community.

All litter and recycling can be brought back to the Recycling Barn for sorting. This can be done from 8-10 a.m. Contact Angie MacKewn for more information at 881-7370 or amackewn@utm.edu.

Other Earthfest events will include:

• Games for children in

addition to an appearance by the UTM mascot.

• Live music by the House Band and free food starting about 11 a.m.

• Earth-friendly products and books displayed.

• Prizes and giveaways.• Our first “swap-cycle”

where you can swap items that you no longer want. Bring your items that morning (any-thing left at the end of the day will be donated to We Care).

Other events during Earth Week will include:

Monday evening: The

movie Kilowatt Ours, an earth-friendly and interesting documentary made right here in Tennessee

Tuesday at noon: An envi-ronment-centered Times Talk

Wednesday at noon: A sec-ond showing of Kilowatt Ours

Thursday: A public campus dumpster dive at the UC

If you want any informa-

tion about any of these Earth Week activities, contact Heidi Huse at hhuse@utm.edu or at 881-7280.

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The brothers of the Tennessee Kappa chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity along with the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha hosted a self-defense mixer in the University Center on Wednesday, April 8. The mixer was held in support of one of the fraternity’s national philanthropies, TAKEdefense, an organization that trains people, especially woman, to protect and defend themselves in dangerous situations.

Richard Tant, of the Health and Human Performance Department and a SigEp, was the instructor for the evening who demonstrated a mixture of moves that could not only cause an attacker to back off, but even save one’s life.

Although students were able to laugh and enjoy themselves while rehearsing kicks with fellow students, the purpose for conducting the event is surely no laughing matter.

“Because of the many assaults that have taken place on college campuses, it becomes imperative to inform students of the importance of self defense in an altercation,” said Brian Nelson, SigEp’s philanthropy chair.

Tant demonstrated to students how movements such as scratching across the face and into the eyes can cause an attacker to become visibly impaired, a technique called the eye scrape. He even explained how a victim can keep herself breathing while being strangled.

“If a boyfriend becomes belligerent, grab him by his ‘love handles’ and twist downward,” Tant said. “This gesture will not only cause tremendous pain, but gives the victim time to remove herself from the situation.”

Tant gave other suggestions such as knowing the situation. He said there are signs to look for to determine whether an attacker plans to rape or rob a victim. He suggested looking in the backseat before getting into a car. He also encouraged women to utilize a ‘buddy system’.

“Such a system allows effective communication between friends while out partying,” Tant said

He added that seat belts can become defense tools by using the buckle to strike an attacker

“Keep your car keys or house keys in your hand when walking because they can be used as tools also to scratch or wound an attacker,” Tant said.

Tant offered advice on when to give in to attacker’s demands.

“When an attacker asks for money, give it. Even plead for your life. But when your life is directly on the line my personal opinion is to take a risk by using proper defense mechanisms to protect yourself,” Tant said.

“Sigma Phi Epsilon plans to have TAKEdefense host a self-defense class at UT Martin next year for all females on campus,” Nelson said.

___On the net:http://www.takedefense.org/

Danny WarrenStaff Writer

Dr. Michael Gibson, a Geology professor at UTM, is part on a study being done in Quintana Roo, Mexico dealing with rare fossils known as Stromatolites.

Stromatolites are large rock formations that are made up of Cyano bacteria that have died while the outer layers of the formations are still living and reproducing.

“These fossils are thought to be one of the oldest life-forms on the planet and we are lucky to have come across this lake where they are so abundant,” Gibson said. “Lake Bacalar, where we found these Stromatolites, is the largest

formation of its kind in the western hemisphere. But it’s interesting to see this type of bacteria formations in fresh water.”

Stromatolites can be found all over the world. Primarily located in salt-water environments, they will often be a part of a whole ecosystem of other life forms.

“In lake Bacalar there is only one species of fish. A very small fish that poses no threat to the rest of the ecosystem is the only other life in the lake. The Stromatolites grow alone in the water. Why is that?” Gibson said. “NASA is also referring to this area for its own studies. If there were life on other planets, this is the type of life thought to be there.”

Gibson has been studying these Stromatolites since 1997 when they were originally discovered. He has been travelling to the site once or twice per year since the discovery. Gibson, along with other geologists from different parts of the world are studying this rare case to find out why there is nothing else living in Lake Bacalar.

Gibson is also doing some annual studies on the effects of Hurricane erosion to a barrier island in Belize. He is mostly interested in how the local people view natural disasters.

“In Belize, the people deal with natural disasters much differently than we are used to in America,” Gibson said. “In Belize they incorporate the

storm damage into their local scene and try to take advantage of what they are given.”

Gibson also found some Mayan ruins in Mexico that could possibly produce leads in the rise and fall of the Mayan society.

“We discovered a cave that housed a rare type of snail,” Gibson said. “These snails could indicate, by the formation of their protective shells, that there was a great climate change that could have possibly had something to do with the fall of the Mayans.”

“This is not conclusive. We are still studying this species of snail to find out if there is any truth behind our beliefs,” Gibson said.

SigEp, ZTA host TAKEdefense mixer

Professor studies rock in Mexico, uncovers possible clue to fall of Mayans

Casey CurlinNews Editor

Chancellor Tom Rakes and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Jerald Ogg pound on steel drums to a Blondie song.

It’s not a dream, Tuesday April 19, at 3 p.m. in the Harriet Fulton Performing Arts Theater, the UTM f a c u l t y steel band performance will feature Dr. Rakes, Dr. Ogg, and about 30 other UTM f a c u l t y m e m b e r s will be performing B l on d i e : ’s The Tide is High, during the UTM percussion s p r i n g ensemble.

“We had a really good turn out the first time we did the faculty group, and it’s a way for me to bring in different audience members to our concert,” said Dr. Julie Hill, music professor and main conductor of the faculty steel drum performance.

“It’s just a way to gain a little bit of inside exposure

to our program from some audience members that might not necessarily come to our concerts normally.”

The ensemble will also feature up-and-coming artist and composer, Brian Nozny, from the University of Kentucky.

“There is a student conductor on one piece, Scottie

Sommerville, who plays in that band Ten 56 on campus,” Hill said.

Pe r c u s s i on at UTM will receive a d d i t i o n a l exposure at the book signing of Music for Multiple Percussion: A World View, c o - a u t h o re d by Dr. Hill, on Tuesday, April 21 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the UTM Bookstore.

The book features 12 etudes written for multiple percussion. It takes 12 different styles of percussion from across the world, including Egyptian Riq and Japanese Taiko.

Hill said the book is designed for high school seniors and freshman and sophomore college students.

“We’re trying to increase pieces that are available to younger students, younger college students. For instance, if the student was a senior in high school they could use one of these pieces to audition,” Hill said. “We put a lesson with each of the etudes so the students are learning about

the cultural background of the people that are playing the music.”

Hill said the book also works with practical substitutions for students who don’t have access to less common instruments.

Hill said she wrote six of the pieces and co-author,

James Campbell from the University of Kentucky wrote the other six.

The book signing will also feature percussion students performing several pieces from the book.

Dr. Hill is a Martin native. She received her undergraduate degree from

UTM, her master’s degree from the University of Arizona and her doctorate from the University of Kentucky. She is on the national Percussive Art Society Board of Directors.

Rakes, faculty to perform with Percussion Ensemble

The participants of the first faculty steel drum band pose after their first performance. Its orginal success has prompted Julie Hill to di-rect the second performance on Tuesday, April 19 in the Harriet Fulton Performing Arts Theater at 3 p.m. The show will feature numerous UTM faculty including Chancellor Tom Rakes and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Jerald. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Julie Hill)

“We had a really good turnout the first time we did

the faculty group, and it’s a way for

me to bring in different audience

members”Julie Hill

Associate Professor of Music

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With the SGA elections coming up on April 15, a lot of speeches will be made to persuade student voters. The power of persuasion is used in order to capture our attention.

“Something that catches our attention, whether intended to be a persuasive communication, increases the possibility or a change in our attitude or behavior,” said Brian Johnson, Psychology instructor.

However, according to Johnson, a more important way in which persuasion’s power is seen comes from the fact that when we are exposed to a message for the first time, it will provide a means through which all future information on the topic will be perceived and filtered.

Johnson also gave the example that if a candidate for SGA says something is the

single most important issue facing the student body, his or her opponent’s claim that is something else is interpreted in light of the original comment.

“The language we use may be less about correct and objective discussion on an issue and more about influencing other’s opinions by choosing words that are designed to create emotional reactions from others and lead to a less systematic analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of one’s arguments,” Johnson said. “We use language to basically frame messages so that one answer is seen as more acceptable than another answer.”

Johnson said that in most elections, depending on the position the candidate is seeking, it will involve persuasive messages that seek to establish one’s credibility. This will involve both a discussion of one’s expertise

and trustworthiness.Just like in other social

settings, in elections we attempt to influence other people’s perceptions by showing ourselves to be more likable. We try to find a common ground or interest that we have as a candidate with what you have as a potential voter.

Another important factor that Johnson mentioned was how one presents his or her message.

“I’d expect to see two-sided appeals used,’ Johnson said.

This would involve the candidate presenting their side of the argument and also their opponent’s views.

“This is often seen as ‘I’ll first present my side to

introduce the issue, address my opponent’s side, and then rebut this alternative position.’”

However, if the candidate wants to simply encourage their own supporters to vote, the arguments are usually more one-sided because they want to reiterate their position again and again. Johnson said that repetition is used as a basic advertising and persuasion principle because the more we hear something, the more positive the evaluation is.

“That’s why so many signs are seen around town in yards before state and federal elections as well as the writing and posters for student elections on campus,” Johnson said.

Ivy FultzPacer Writer

The most recent cultural event at UTM was the Saudi Arabia event that was held in the ballroom of the University Center. As visitors walked into the ballroom, they were greeted at the door and served coffee which is one of their age old customs.

They began the event by showing a video on Saudi Arabian and then by reading from the Qu’ran with their national dance, known as the Ardha. This dance is typically done with swords. The men stood in two lines and then in a circle to perform this traditional dance.

The dress for the men and boys is called the “thawb”,

an ankle length piece of clothing which is long and fits loosely. They also wore a “ghutra an iqal” on their heads. Most of the women were wearing a black cloak called an “abayah” that covered their hair and face.

Along with this event, they provided attendees with various Saudi cuisines. They had a long line of foods to choose from and most of their dishes contained meat, rice, wheat, vegetables and spices that gave the recipes a special flavor.

They also had various tables and booths set up where everyone who attended the event could learn more about their culture, history, economy, government and even learn a few recipes.

“We use language to basically frame messages so that one answer is seen as more acceptable than another.”

Brian JohnsonPsychology Instructor

Power of persuasion, warps perception Saudis provide look into culture, traditions

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could be saved if the number, size and frequency of pick up for the dumpster was reduced.

“It’s like throwing money out the window: throw it in the trash and we pay to have it taken away, throw it in the recycling and we get paid for it,” MacKewn said.

MacKewn thinks that the

money saved by reducing the number, size and frequency of pick up of dumpsters should go towards the recycling program, which she argues is already under funded.

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parties is that we will have the student body behind us. With that, political power and support we can go to the administration and demand change,” Masengill said.

After the debate Lipford noted that the U party has thorough plans for SGA and the campus.

“I know that Phillip has been trained in debate and has received recognition for his debating, so it was not a surprise to me when his arguments were labeled with f lowery words and “taught” techniques of debating. The point is still clear, as pointed out in the party platforms, that the SUM party does not offer clear plans on how

to achieve the majority of their agenda. However, the U party has definite and precise instructions on how we will achieve our goals,” Lipford said.

SGA 2008-2009 President Brittany McGruder also attended the debate and had a few comments to say in retrospect.

“I thought the debate went very well. All candidates were very cordial to each other — there was a lot more tension last year. They were very polite and addressed the issues without attacking one another. It was enjoyable to watch,” McGruder said.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen say they expect the state budget to be probably the biggest sticking point this year as legislators began to pick up the pace toward the end of the session.

Legislative leaders would like to shut down committees later this month and hope to end the session before Memorial Day. That could be possible with contentious legislation such as the abortion amendment and several gun-related bills already passing the Senate and making progress in the House.

But there’s still the budget, the only thing lawmakers are constitutionally required to pass each session. Because of the poor economy, there’s no new money for legislators to fight over, which would seemingly make it less complicated.

However, there’s room to disagree over cuts and how to efficiently use $4.5 billion in federal stimulus money to pad

them. Bredesen has said the stimulus money — which is to be spread over two years — will allow Tennessee agencies to phase in 12 percent spending cuts over three years.

Still, he said about $750 million in cuts will be necessary by 2011.

“I think the budget is going to be frustrating for them because there are so many cuts of things that people like,” Bredesen said last week. “At the same time there’s not a lot of choices there, so I think that ultimately they’ve sort of just got to come to grips with it.”

Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris said there are still questions about how the stimulus money is being spent, and that lawmakers are “trying to put all the pieces together to look at the cumulative debt that the governor wants us to take on.”

“In order for this budget to work, we need to have the big picture and know the cumulative effect of what’s being done,” said the

Collierville Republican.One issue lawmakers must

decide on concerning the stimulus money is whether to use $141 million of it to expand unemployment eligibility. Lawmakers in Virginia rejected the extra benefits, and Bredesen said he’s unsure what will happen in Tennessee.

“I don’t know. It’s a call as you know,” he said.

For Rep. Henry Fincher, it’s a no-brainer: “Help the working people.”

“I think the federal government has made this benefit available to people and we owe it to our folks that are without jobs ... to do what we can to help them,” the Cookeville Democrat said.

As for legislation, Republican-supported bills that have normally stalled in the House are making progress this year, mainly because the GOP has a majority in the lower chamber of the Legislature for the first time since 1869.

One of the more controversial proposals — the proposed

constitutional amendment that would limit access to abortion in Tennessee — has passed the Senate and is nearing a vote on the House f loor.

Likewise, several gun bills — including one to allow guns in bars — have either passed one of the legislative chambers, are headed for f loor votes, or on their way to the governor for his consideration.

Besides the budget, two contentious bills remain. One deals with the expiration of the state’s method for selecting appeal judges and Supreme Court justices, and the other would allow wine to be sold in supermarkets.

Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville has said he’s working with the Senate Government Operations Committee to keep the state’s Judicial Selection Commission from expiring, which would lead to the popular election of all appellate judges.

Budget expected to be a sticking point

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Write for The Pacer

Any students interested in writing stories for The Pacer are encouraged to attend Pacer meetings, held at 4:15 p.m. every Monday The Pacer welcomes students from all majors and any story ideas or suggestions, including feature stories, letters to the editor and editorials.

Photographers are also encouraged to attend. Stories, as well as ideas for potential stories, can be submitted to pacer@utm.edu.

Blood Drive

Lifeline Blood services will be conducting a blood drive in the UC from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15.

Art Exhibition

The VTA Student group Art “Exit”bition, titled “The Big Tamale” will open at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Fine Arts lobby.

Dr. Julie Hill

Julie Hill, a percussionist in the Department of Music, will host a book signing of her book and give a performance from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, in the UTM Bookstore.

SGA Elections

Elections for SGA will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the UC as well as online.

BSA/NAACP Fundraiser

A cookout/carwash fundraiser for BSA and the NAACP will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Advance Auto Parts on University Street.

Department of Music Concert

The Department of Music will host a Wind Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23, in the Harriet Fulton Theater.

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Fliers. Mixed Media. Apparel.

Senior graphic design major Chris Johnson has expressed his artistic versatility through all of these mediums. Each piece in his art exhibition, which opened at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, is diverse and unique. Yet each piece possesses some of the same core elements — music and God.

His personal favorite piece, titled “Who Needs Air,” was based on the lyrics of the Classic Crime song with the same name. Johnson adds that there are many other bands which inspire him, including the praise band in which he plays guitar. For Johnson, music is another way to express his love for art, and art is another way to express his love for God.

“There is nothing more important in my life,” said Johnson, a Sharon, Tenn. native. “I really strive to express that in much of my art, and it is satisfying to know

that people see that in my art. I find it most rewarding to do Christian work that I feel expresses my testimony.”

Johnson is also active in the Baptist Collegiate Ministry and other church and ministry groups.

For him, graphic design was the major where he could combine all of his skills and passions into one art.

“I have always been able to draw, ever since I was young. So I combined that with my love for computers and fell into graphic design,” Johnson said.

Even for Johnson, though, the graphic design program, and UTM in general, had its up’s and down’s.

“I was forced to learn many of the programs for a job before I even took the classes,” said Johnson, a fact which helped make the experience easier in the classroom. “And I can’t say enough about all of the art faculty. Every single professor remembers their students by name and gives them the one-on-one attention that students need to develop into better artists,” Johnson adds.

To all those seeking an

art major, he offers a bit of advice.

“Don’t let anyone talk you out of it. Art is a very rewarding major, even if you don’t make a lot of money doing it,” Johnson said.

Now Johnson is facing the

future of the post-graduation world, where employment opportunities may be hard to come by. Until a career in graphic design can be found, Johnson will continue to use his training and gain experience running his freelance company

that does a few odd jobs here and there.

For fear that any further education will overqualify him for many positions, Johnson does not plan to attend graduate school and pursue a master’s degree. Instead, Johnson will

spend the summer job hunting, and preparing for a big event in his personal life — a wedding.

“Jackie Taylor and I will be getting married on Aug 15, in Somerville, Tenn., at the First United Methodist Church,” Johnson said.

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Artist expresses talent through many mediums

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Randy CavinPacer Writer

With their roots in West Tennessee, One Less Reason is an up-and-coming band with a hard rock sound mixed with soulful ballads and lyrics.

The band was formed seven years ago by lead singer Cris Brown and has been touring professionally for five years. One Less Reason’s members are Cris Brown on guitar and lead vocals, Jeremy Jones on lead guitar, Jerry Bailey on bass and Jason Dyer on drums.

One Less Reason is not the

first musical experience for lead vocalist Brown.

“I actually had another band together that was under the name One Less Reason and we got signed to Universal. Then after that I parted ways with everybody that was in the band because we had a falling out. I had known Jason from another band and I always thought he was a great drummer. The other guys were actually just fans of the band. Little Jeremy, the guitar player, had grown up listening to Brian Kirk, our old guitar player play, so he played like him anyway so it was a

smooth transition in,” Brown said.

The origin of the band’s name is an interesting story with an underlying meaning many fans may not recognize.

“We were a hard-core band out of Jackson, Tenn., called Lap Dog for a couple of years and then we started writing some lighter stuff. Then we met a producer called Rick Beato who produced the first Shinedown LP. We came out and we were completely different, we were light and erotic. We went from screaming to light we were like we had to change our name

altogether. We found we had this huge backlash from our old fans, that they still wanted us to write the heavy music. But, we got to the point where we liked the lighter music and it’s paying our bills. So one less reason is just One Less Reason to be what they wanted us to be. It was just kind of a middle finger to the people who didn’t like the change very much,” Brown said.

The band currently has two full length CDs out and one EP contains six songs. One Less Reason is currently working on their third CD.

Brown said they are about half way through making their third CD and they will be done with it when they are able to get around to it.

“If we ever stop touring we could finish it. We have played seven out of the last 10 days,” Dyer said.

Brown said they planned on playing 10-14 songs for each show, yet a couple of weeks ago they played in Littlerock, Ark., and played 19 songs.

“The people who come to the shows are the boss and you work for them. If you don’t give to them, somebody else will,” Brown said.

“We are doing a label show and finish the new record. We are going to tour extensively through sponsorships through people that pay really well. We just got picked up with Nestle for true anthem music. That’s the plan, man, just keep turning people on until it pops.”

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Skyhawk softball falls run shy of sweeping SEMOBrad WinterPacer Writer

The UTM Skyhawk softball team continued OVC play this past Easter weekend, falling one run shy of sweeping the Southeast Missouri Redhawks for the first time in program history. The loss left the Skyhawk’s winning streak standing at six, which was their longest of the season.

The Skyhawks improved their overall record over the weekend to 24-18 and 8-8 in the OVC, while grabbing two of three games from SEMO.

“Well, we won two out of three but we needed to win all three of the games, you can only dig so many holes to get out of and this is a game we should have won,” said Head Coach Donald Canary.

“We came out to win today, we got a great start and we kept giving runs back to them and it was very disappointing as far as the effort we put in today and I really don’t understand it, but now we got a hole we got to climb out of and get to the conference tournament, which is our goal, so we will have to see how it works out,” Canary said.

Freshman Jenny Bain is not letting her freshman year get the best of her. She took over first place in the OVC with runs scored (32) and tied the OVC leader in home runs after cranking her 10th of the season. The long ball shot just inside of the foul pole in the first of Friday afternoon’s double header in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Skyhawks a dramatic 2-1 victory.

Bain hit her 11th home run on the first pitch of Saturday’s game out of the park.

Her 11 home runs leave her one home run shy of tying the UTM record of most home runs in a season with 12 held by Cindy Strugill back in 1996.

“I feel pretty solid. I mean, I’ve come out pretty good, so hopefully I can continue that,” said Bain, an accounting major

from Hendersonville, Tenn., when asked about her first year success.

The victory in Friday’s first game improves the Skyhawks to 14-6 when scoring first. Megan Van Arsdale did not let Bains get all the attention over the weekend as she blasted her fifth and sixth home runs of the season out of the park, a solo home run over the Skyhawks Softball sign in dead center field and the other a grand slam just barely edging the foul pole in the bottom of the third, helping the Skyhawks win the second game of Friday’s doubleheader 8-2.

Bain and Laurie Lindow hit solo home runs on Saturday, but the Skyhawks fell a run shy of forcing Saturday’s game into extra innings, losing 4-3. In the loss, SEMO’s designated hitter, Elise Sperakos hit a solo homer over the left field fence for the winning run.

Skyhawk junior outfielder Megan Williams extended her hitting streak to 10 games with three singles and a double over the weekend. She also stole a team-best 11th base of the season.

The weekend play helped the Skyhawks improve their home record to 6-4, and a 15-14 edge over the Southeast Missouri Redhawks under Canary’s tenure as UTM’s softball coach, while giving him victory number 236 in his career, fifth all-time in the OVC rankings.

Defense was also very important, as the Skyhawks managed to keep Southeast Missouri runners on third base in seven innings over three games.

Longtime UTM donor Kathleen Elam dies

Shawn JacobsPacer Writer

The UTM women’s soccer team is stepping up community support in 2009.

Saturday April 4, the team volunteered their time to host the first ever, UTM’s women’s soccer 5k race and one mile fun run fundraiser for the soccer program.

The 5k race was mostly a road race with flat land. The race began at Martin Park next to Westview High School, and exiting the rear of the park and continuing the course onward to eventually return back to the park.

Registration began at 7:30 a.m. with the 5k race and the one mile fun run began at 9:00a.m. and awards to follow.

This was followed by the women’s soccer team volunteering to help with the City of Martin’s annual Easter Hunt. This was a wonderful opportunity for the players to dress up in costumes and interact with the young children that came out to the event.

The volunteer work the women’s soccer team has performed is a follow up on what they did last

year, where the worked with Jackson Childrens Hospital to help purchase game and toy for the children at the hospital, which they do annually.

“Community support not only benefits the community, but the members of the athletic team also benefits from the interaction and community feedback,” said UTM Head Soccer Coach Craig Roberts.

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Randy CavinPacer Writer

UTM is grieving the death of one of the university’s strongest supporters.

Kathleen Hyneman Elam, 94, died Friday, April 9, at her home in Union City. Elam was born June 10, 1914, in Corinth, Miss., daughter of the late Thomas Culden and Pearl (Utley) Hyneman. Elam, widow of Col. Tom Elam, will be remembered for her continual support of UTM athletics.

In a statement to WCMT radio, Chancellor Tom Rakes said, “We all express our sorrow to the family and many friends concerning the passing of Kathleen Elam. Ms. Elam and her late husband, Tom Elam, have been loyal supporters of UT Martin. We are a stronger institution because of their generosity.”

Before the opening tipoff of the first round of the OVC men’s basketball tournament on March 4, 2009, the university welcomed family members and friends of Elam and announced that the night would be “Kathleen Elam Appreciation Night.” At halftime, Rakes announced that the multipurpose room in the Bob Carroll Football Building would be named the Kathleen H. Elam Room in her honor.

“Ms. Elam’s generosity has made a lasting impact both in athletics and academics for UT Martin. She and her husband … have left a legacy that will benefit students and student-athletes for generations to come,” Rakes said.

Before her husband’s death in 1996, the Elams were honored by the naming of the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center, which coincided with a $1 million pledge to UTM. According to a University Relations press release, since her husband’s death 11 years ago, Elam has donated $1.9 million to UTM. The Skyhawk football program has received $1.7 million of Elam’s donations, including a $560,000 challenge gift to launch a private fundraising campaign to build the Bob Carroll Football Building.

During the halftime of the OVC basketball tournament game, Phil Dane, director of UTM intercollegiate athletics, said, “Thank you, Ms. Elam. Over the last four years, UT Martin has been the fastest-growing four-year public university in the state.

“Until someone proves me wrong, I will keep claiming that some of that growth should be attributed to the success of our athletic programs in recent years. That success could not have been achieved without the generous financial support of many, many people, and Ms. Elam has led the way,” Dane said. Elam was at her home listening to the game on her radio.

Since 1999, Elam has donated $87,500 to the UTM basketball programs, $70,000 to the baseball and softball programs, $20,000 to the Hall of Fame improvement and $20,000 to the nursing program.

Services for Elam will be 11 a.m. Tuesday,

April 14, at White-Ranson Funeral Home in Union City, with burial following in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Johnny Key, Al Creswell, Jack Parker, Judy Barker, Lynn Bowlin, Bill Tanner, Cody Glover, Steve Brown, Rick Smith and Johnny Tate. The family requests that memorials be made to Union City First Christian Church, 603 South Second St., Union City, TN 38261 or the charity of the donor’s choice.

University Relations

Communications article.According to the article,

tennis head coach Dennis Taylor has been coaching men’s tennis since 1988 with a 209-223 win-loss record.

Taylor said after the match on Saturday that he is very disappointed about the suspension because of the length of his involvement with the program, but understands that cuts have to be made somewhere.

Taylor said a portion of the funds saved from the men’s tennis team will be reallocated to the women’s tennis team, adding that it was tough because both teams were good.

In the Athletics Communications article, Dane said this was the best time to cut the program because the team has three seniors and the remaining members will be able to retain their scholarships.

Taylor said he was very proud of the players and their performance throughout the season.

“I’m sure they [the remaining players] are disappointed, but they’ve handled it really well,” Taylor said.

Taylor said he thinks sophomore Matthew Harris will likely transfer to play tennis at another university but junior Peter Markov plans to stay at

UTM with his retained athletic scholarship.

“Like many institutions and companies across our country, we are forced to make tough decisions due to the economic circumstances we are facing,” Dane said.

“I hate it’s us, but it was going to be somebody. The kids have been great,” Taylor said. “I see men’s tennis not being played here for a few years, but I believe there will be a men’s team at some point in the future.”

The Skyhawks finished the season with a 5-11 record, losing to Jacksonville State on Saturday.

Tennis Match ResultsJacksonville State 6, UT Martin 1

1. ROBERTSON, Scott ( JSUM) def. KRYWACZ, Alfredo (UTM) 6-2, 6-12. SARATT, Eduardo ( JSUM) def. BRUWER, Stephan (UTM) 6-0, 6-1

3. YESIPOV, Andrey (UTM) def. BACHINO, Bernardo ( JSUM) 6-7, 6-2, 10-8

4. DUKE, Chris ( JSUM) def. MARKOV, Petr (UTM) 6-0, 6-05. SOLOMON, Steffen ( JSUM) def. HARRIS, Matthew (UTM) 6-2, 6-0

6. KENYON, Brian ( JSUM) def. TSUKIYAMA, Shuntaro (UTM) 6-2, 6-1

1. BACHINO, Bernardo/DUKE, Chris ( JSUM) def. YESIPOV, Andrey/BRUWER, Stephan (UTM) 8-1

2. KRYWACZ, Alfredo/MARKOV, Petr (UTM) def. SARATT, Eduardo/ROBERTSON, Scott ( JSUM) 9-8

3. SOLOMON, Steffen/BELLMAN, Thomas ( JSUM) def. HARRIS, Matthew/TSUKIYAMA, Shuntaro (UTM) 8-4

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The Skyhawk baseball team opened a five-game home stand this week by going 1-3 the first four games. The final game of the home stand will be Tuesday, April 14, against St. Louis University at Skyhawk Field; first pitch is at 3 p.m.

In the opening of the home stand last Tuesday, the Skyhawks took on Belmont University and came up on the losing end of a stellar performance by senior pitcher Lin Cates. Cates pitched a career-high 7.2 innings of shutout ball, scattering six hits and three walks before Belmont scored three runs against him when Belmont’s Brandon McCall sent one over the fence with runners on first and second to cut the Skyhawks’ lead to 4-3.

Senior Adam Bowker replaced Cates on the mound and got the Skyhawks out of the eighth inning. Bowker opened the ninth inning by giving up a solo home run to the first hitter he faced, Matt Zeblo, and Belmont tied the game at 4-4. The Skyhawks opted to relieve Bowker with Drew Flaniken, who gave up two runs and suffered his fourth loss of the season on the mound.

The Skyhawks scored one run in the third inning when Cody Terry doubled to right field to plate Jay Howard.

Senior Miles Hartsfield hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to give the Skyhawks and Cates a 2-0 lead. The Skyhawks scored two more runs in the sixth inning, when Miles Hartsfield drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Jordan Owen drove in the other run with a single.

“Any time you start a guy and he gets into the eighth inning you know he’s throwing pretty good,” Skyhawk head coach Bubba Cates said. “I was proud of him (Lin Cates), just like I would be proud of any of our guys had they pitched into the eighth inning with a shutout.”

The Skyhawks’ next two games on the home stand came against OVC leader Eastern Illinois Panthers in a doubleheader on Friday afternoon. The Panthers won the first game 10-3, extending their winning streak to 13 games.

Seniors Scott Gladstone and Miles Hartsfield extended their hitting streaks against Eastern Illinois in the first game of the doubleheader at Skyhawk Field.

Even though the Skyhawks managed eight hits, they suffered a setback to the Panthers. Cody Terry gave the Skyhawks a 1-0 lead when he hit the first pitch of the game out of the ballpark. The Skyhawks added two more runs in the sixth inning.

In game two of the doubleheader, the Skyhawks hit seven doubles and ended No. 27 Eastern Illinois’ 13-game winning streak, the nation’s longest, as freshman Brendan Lozupone limited the Panthers to just six hits as the Skyhawks posted a 13-3 victory.

The Skyhawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and then scored three more runs in the third inning off Eastern

Illinois starter Tyler Kehrer. The Skyhawks scored seven runs against Kehrer and had eight hits.

Senior Scott Gladstone was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Wes Patterson had a double and drove in three runs. Cody Terry, Mark Hartsfield and Miles Hartsfield had two hits each. The Skyhawks out-hit the Panthers 14-6.

On the mound, Lozupone pitched five innings and gave up six hits and three runs. He struck out one and walked one to pick up his first win on the mound of the season.

In the final game of the three-game series against the Panthers, the Skyhawks pitching staff got roughed up by the Panthers’ bats giving up a team record 30 runs, 30 hits and nine home runs. All 30 runs were earned.

The Skyhawks’ starting pitcher, senior Tanner Hensley, lasted 1.2 innings, giving up 10 runs on eight hits, one walk and a hit batter. Two of the hits were home runs with one being a three-run shot by the Panthers’ Ben Thomas. Both home runs came in the first inning.

Lin Cates came into the game to relieve Hensley with two outs in the second inning and two runners on base. Cates could not slow down the hot Panthers’ bats as he gave up four runs on three hits and two walks.

Sophomore Ben Vesser took over in the third after Cates gave up back-to-back homers to Zach Skidmore and Jake Samuels to open the inning. Vesser pitched two innings giving up four runs on three hits and one walk.

Senior pitcher Adam Bowker started the fifth inning and pitched into the seventh, but the Panthers’ batters showed no mercy on Bowker as he too was roughed up. Bowker gave up seven runs on six hits and two walks before being pulled for freshman Thomas Hunt.

Hunt worked a total of one inning, being pounded for seven runs on eight hits and one walk. Hunt faced 12 batters and gave up three homers with one being a grand slam to the Panthers’ Jordan Kreke.

Shyhawk junior Drew Flaniken came on to pitch the final two frames and was able to stop the Panthers’ assault by shutting them out and giving up no hits.

Seniors Scott Gladstone and Miles Hartsfield showed the only bright spot of the day for the Skyhawks as both batters extended their hitting streaks. Gladstone has now hit safely in 25 games while Hartsfield has hit safely in 23 games.

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Men’s tennis program falls to budget

Senior second baseman Scott Gladstone continued hitting streak over the weekend. Gladstone helped the Skyhawks end the nations longest winning streak by defeating Eastern Illinois on Friday.