University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Feeling Cravitys Pull. Although the vocals weren't always clear, the audience showed its familiarity with the band by singing along to the songs it knew, despite the muddled sound. A simple stage and eerie lighting in green, red and yellow emphasized R.E.M.'s work ethic songs. While the band did The Finest Worksong, the first cut from Document. a video screen behind Barry tlashed visions of railroads and heavy industry. R.EM. earned a following in Athens, Ga., home of the University at Georgia, as a college band. With the last album, the band gained national recognition. Lites Rich Pageant went gold 600,000 copiest in tour months. Document needed only one Week to reach the same mark. Nashville's 10,000 Maniacs opened tor R.EM. tu a sparse and relatively calm audience. Despite the group's originality, they lacked the energy necessary to capture the crowd and many did not tind their seats until 10,000 Maniacs had tinished their set. -by Preston Fay Carol Owen Allen plays snob well Zack Allen, with his pertect portrayal at the rich, arrogant elitist Sheridan Whiteside, captivated audi- ences as the University Company opened its season Bantu ITim Dialt pltiiu Inr the .itti-ttiuns uI Miss I'rern 4Kri$ten Tnmplxinst In the t Llrrnu' Hrmvn prmlmlmn ut'l'ht- Mdn H'hu t amm- tu Dinner UII-Ihe-u'all Harriet Stanley rMarnice Hutwllt befriends the relutmnt Sheridan tlarlt Allcnt . A t'ri-wd withers .1! Alumni Uvm tnr thr .HJIrm lm'turt' .mm'd tn help studentx undenmml Atnm 1mm tlu- rwwpnmt n! .m Arman

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Eric L. Smith Eric L. Smith Steve Morrell very people, people who care about their school and the people they come into contact with every day. Tradition cannot be defined nor can it be placed in a ceremony where the majority of the attendance is ear- ning merit points. Hopefully, more students in the future will realize the importance of the history behind Torchnight. As Long said, HTake up the torch of this university and you take up the best of this university. Enjoy and have fun. -by Scott Sanders R.E.M. starts tour at UT On the heels of the album Document, R.E.M. kicked off its national Work tour at Stokely Athletics Center to an energetic audience of 6,000 for Campus Entertainment Boardts first concert of fall. Although critics hailed the preceding album Lifes Rich Pageant as the musically ground-breaking group's best album yet, Document has surpassed that album's accolades and is now being called R.E.MXS best. The crowd remained on their feet throughout much of the performance, including three encores. With the talent of Mike Mills on bass, Peter Buck on lead guitar and Bill Barry on drums, lead vocalist Michael Stipe pulled in fans with emotional vocals and an easy style in songs such as, The One I Love and

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Gsenn Elnol! Vman Watson Germ Ethan with The Man Who Came to Dinner. Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, Tho Man Who Came to Dinner is thv story of Whitesidc's unexpected stay at the home of tho Stanley's. Set in a small Ohio town in 1030, the play depicts a time when radio shows were om- ot the only torms ot tdmily entertainment. VYhitcsidc, ti tamoua radio personality, contodcs to haw dinner with the Stanh lcy's, but as he is leaving, itL' slips on a piece of ice on the doorstep and hurts his hip. Confined to their home, socialite H'hitcsidv proceeds to make lite miserable tor the Stanley tamilyh Allen, who portrayed Lick lcromc in last season's HBrighton Beach Mcmoirx, gave an excellent pcrtor- mancc as the snohhish Whitesidc, drawing laughs with this simplest lines. Walt Martin, who is H'BIR'S Public Service Manager, and Laura McCammon. drama teacher at Heritage High School in Maryvillv, who taught some ot her tcliow actors, portrayed the hilarious Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, Martha Lyons, making her debut with Clarvntc Brown Theatre, sent audiences rolling as the crazed family Aunt, lune Stanley. Not only did the cast work well in producing a great show, but the set also did its part in carrying viewers hack to the days when radio was the major form of communication. -by Shawnda Graham Mazrui, Ihc miturml spmkc'r .nMn-w's .1 larm' troml m Alumni Gym during Atrua H'm-lx, Nana Agyc-nim, prcsnli-nt of I'TK JUfHJn SttnIt-ntx .vlsxot mtu-n wmlu ii! the Issm-s UinirnItIt-v w Spotlight Scrum titled tour lntcrnJIiondl Ilouso Tarek Bouchamaoui, Khalc-b Huuchamaoui, Amaduu Sell, Diane tiudahy, dll'vtifur of the IT InlrrthIonJI Ilouw .iml Amadou Ianneh gather .1! Ilw Alrim H'm-L Imturr,