TNJN - Michelle La Vone

Michelle La Vone

mlavone@tennessee.edu

Michelle La Vone was born in Nashville, TN on January 22, 1990. She attended Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School for six years and is currently a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media. She plans on taking the Science Communication track to gain experience in environmental writing. She hopes to one day be able to travel the globe and write stories for National Geographic or a similar magazine. Among the things she enjoys are nature, the internet, traveling, food, intellect, her family and friends, and writing. She joined the TNJN network in January 2009.

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February 26 2009 :: Students can cultivate vegetables in apartments

March 09 2009 :: Arts and culture writer profiles five favorite movies

March 10 2009 :: Vibrant Holi show welcomes spring to UT

March 25 2009 :: UT students ski Sugar Mountain

March 13 2009 :: Don't be left unprepared; spring break prep can save your trip

April 02 2009 :: Thursday nights at Sassy Ann's offers and alternative nightlife scene

September 14 2009 :: Food choices affect the environment

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January 23 2009 :: Chocolate lovers everywhere, give and take your share

January 27 2009 :: Chocolate for a cause: NKF Chocolate Festival

February 02 2009 :: Arts and Culture's Top Picks: Restaurants

February 05 2009 :: Chinese New Year brought in Ox, Family and Food

February 12 2009 :: Chocolate for Vday—Cliché but most girls say OK

February 18 2009 :: First Time at King Tut's, not exactly first rate

February 22 2009 :: Ben Folds to come to the Valarium, Sunday

February 23 2009 :: House and Garden Show furnishes lots of information

March 09 2009 :: Director of ORNL analyzes American energy challenge

March 30 2009 :: Lecturer dives into particle physics with the Large Hadron Collider

April 09 2009 :: Professor examines complexity of environmental disasters

September 04 2009 :: Part one of two: The future of nuclear power

August 30 2009 :: The Man Run turns out large crowd

September 24 2009 :: Former astronaut speaks to public about life experience

October 05 2009 :: Part two of two: United States energy future like the wind--unreliable?

October 12 2009 :: Associate professor in plant sciences speaks on benefits of herbicide use

October 28 2009 :: UT students press on for bike awareness

November 14 2009 :: Race Against Cancer with Buddy’s Bar-B-Q

February 04 2010 :: World renowned water expert speaks about global crisis

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Maude Barlow delivered an insightful and upbeat presentation at the Baker Center Wednesday night, highlighting the importance of sustainability and the severity of today's global water shortages.

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Windmills such as this one in rural Berlin are going to increase in number as part of Germany’s 2020 target of 30 percent of electricity consumption met by renewable energies. Two years later, Germany hopes to be free of nuclear power.

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Assistant professor Marcy Souza reveals the results of her study on roundworm infested raccoons in the Eastern Tennessee region.

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Assistant professor Marcy Souza reveals the results of her study on roundworm infested raccoons in the Eastern Tennessee region.

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The wind turbines spread out on Buffalo Mountain were actually built on a reclaimed strip mine. Buffalo Mountain's plant has 15 wind turbines.

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Bike riding around a city can be both fun and practical; it's emission free, and won't cost you gas or parking money.

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Dean Kopsell, associate professor in plant sciences here at the university, actually researched the topic with his twin brother, who studies in the same field. The brothers along with five others found that use of the herbicides mesotrione and atrazine can increase the level of carotenoids in sweet corn crops.

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James Fielden, Jeff Ownby and William Willis ran the race in memory of their coworker and friend, Don Lou, who passed away earlier this year. The American Cancer Society says that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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Professor Button addressed audience members' questions after his lecture on disaster research. When asked if we suffer from disaster fatigue, Button responded "Typically thats a very astute observation....We're desensitized by these things."

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Spanier began the lecture by holding up an early cathode ray tube, and subsequently explaining its history. JJ Thompson was the first in to conclude, in 1897, that cathode rays are constituents of atoms and can be manipulated by charges and magnetic fields.

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Thomas Mason explains how human activity is increasing carbon dioxide footprints.

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A dark chocolate ganache, and milk and white chocolates from Schakolad were delectable and all under $3.

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The freezing weather on Monday had no effect on the students rallying for clean energy on Capitol Hill. Their message was simple: fight for sustainability.

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Tickets for the House and Garden Show, the largest spring time event in Tennessee, are on sale now-- $10 for adults.

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Who needs Fresh Market when you've got your own fresh produce? It may be easier than you think to grow veggies, right from home. That means no more messing with those impossible-to-open bags at grocery stores, not to mention a considerable amount of savings!

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EcoScapes landscape design, one of many landscaping companies at the show, embraced natural contours to form elegant designs.

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The size is rather indistinguishable from the picture, but this mini kitchen was not much larger than the corner it fit into. It was located in the downstairs compartment of the Regal 2008 4060 Express yacht.

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This Ashley Landscape Management landscaping design was just one of the many possibilities the company offers for outdoor sanctuary.

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The Dogwood Festival's House and Garden Show attracted hundreds of homeowners and gardeners eager to fix, upgrade, or change their possessions.

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The warm restaurant lights at King Tut's Grill allowed a bit of composure amidst the overall energetic mood.

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King Tut's Grill is not much larger than an oversized shed--and what's inside could very well be the contents of one, too. The catch? You can't just get fresh, made-to-order Middle Eastern food in your backyard.

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South's Finest Chocolate Factory sold creams, candies, and truffles, but it lacked in shapes.

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A dark chocolate ganache, and milk and white chocolates from Schakolad were delectable and all under $3.

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Schakolad's chocolates range from clusters to solids, chocolate covered cherries to ganaches.

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Chocolate heart lollipops are sold at Schakolad, along with various other Vday treats.

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Giant vanilla wafers caught my eye and teased my stomach.

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The amount and variety of Asian food products in Sunshine Supermarket was impressive.

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Dumplings, shown here in Sunshine Supermarket's freezer, are a common Chinese meal and one of Qi Fu's favorites.

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Gunthor's Galley exhibits style with this elegant layout of walnut covered brownies.

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My assortment of chocolates collected at the festival (minus the Extreme Cookies'n'Cream icecream from Mayfield's, and the chocolate chili from Ramsey's Catering).

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