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“Obamacare” hits Millennials By Patrick Lantrip
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One of the most polarizing issues dominating politics recently centers on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare.” Starting today, citizens can enroll in
the government-regulated program. A number of political groups have emerged to garner both support and opposition for the program. One such group, Generation Opportunity, describes itself as a national, nonpartisan organization advocating for economic opportunity for young
ployment since World War II.” According to Pasch, the most important service they provide is the “Millennial Monthly Job Report.” In the document, Generation Opportunity reported that 16 percent
people through less government and more freedom. “We think that we are the biggest experts on youth unemployment,” David Pasch, director of communications for Generation Opportunity, said. “Right now, we are at the highest-sustained level of youth unem-
Participants do not have to be part of the U of M community, but they must sign a waiver release and register with De Fouw. Students, faculty and staff without personal bikes can rent one from the Tiger Bike program on campus, located at 3699 Southern Ave. Brennan Plunk, a freshman graphics design major rents his bicycle from Tiger Bike and encourages others to do
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Physical therapy senior James Mays creates street art with duct tape on campus as a part of Jonathan Auger’s drawing class.
Tigers to hit the road in the Tour de Tigre news@dailyhelmsman.com For the second year in a row, the bike race Tour de Tigre will start at the University of Memphis’ main campus and end at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before the football game this Saturday. There were about 20 cyclists last year, said Suzanne Fenech, coordinator for Campus Recreation and Tour de Tigre participant.
Participants will meet by the Student Recreation Center at 1:30 p.m. and leave an hour later with campus police escorting them on their 2.7-mile trek. Riders in the Tour de Tigre will be able to get into the game for $5. “The game is approximately three hours long, so we ride back at about 6:30 p.m.,” Jacqueline De Fouw, a health educator, said. After the game, cyclists can head back to the Recreation Center for games and refreshments. Riders must
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be registered by Friday evening and have a helmet, a working light on the front of the bike, a flasher on the back of the bike, working brakes and a bike lock. “I think it is important to participate in events like this, because it encourages individuals to participate in something healthy, exposes them to a greener form of transportation and creates a community of participants involved in supporting the University of Memphis,” Fenech said.
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news@dailyhelmsman.com To figure out their major, dedicated students might walk to five or six academic departments across campus to talk to advisors in a day, but the University of Memphis is giving students an easier option. U of M holds Discover Your Major Day annually to help give students information they need about majors and minors. This year, students can attend the event from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday in the University Center Ballroom. Betsy Loe, assistant director of the University Honors program, is a part of the planning committee for Discover Your Major Day. “The committee is mixed up of different academic departments,” Loe said. “This helps the planning turn out more diverse than if only one department would have taken over.” At the event, there will be a little more than 50 information tables. The atmosphere will be laid-back and informal to avoid overwhelming the students. “Discover Your Major Day is for students who are looking for a major, second major or minor,” Loe said. “I think it’s great students get the chance to go to one place and actually interact with the faculty and advisors to figure out exactly what is right for them.” Courtney Brafford, academic advisor, is also a part of the planning committee for the Discover Your Major Day. “For the faculty, (the event) is a great opportunity to showcase the strengths of the different majors and minors to get the students interested,” Brafford said. “Most students don’t even know most of the majors that we provide, so for some faculty, it is nice to be asked to compare or combine different majors or minors.” Harry Barber, an administrative associate, is a part of the staff of Tigers Teach, a teacher preparation program for math and science students. “Discover Your Major Day is a very effective way for students interested in the math and science field to become
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uuPPACA Continued from page 1 of Millennials, which are individuals aged 18 to 29, were unemployed. While the youth unemployment rate is still higher than the 10-year average, the rates have been in a steady decline since its high-water mark of 18 percent in 2011. The main reason the organization cited for the high rates of unemployment among youth was the looming threat of PPACA. One of Generation Opportunity’s solutions is for students to opt-out of the new health insurance exchanges. However, without being covered independently or through an employer, they will have to pay a fee. One provision of the PPACA required insurance providers to extend the age in which children could remain on their parents’ insurance to 26, thus leaving the majority of Millennials still covered under their parents’ plan if they do not opt-out. The health insurance exchange is a set of government-regulated and standardized health care plans from which individuals may purchase plans that are eligible for federal subsidies. The federal website for the Health Insurance Marketplace states that insurance plans listed are offered by private companies, covering the same “core set of benefits called ‘essential health benefits,’” with many preventative services offered for free. It also states that no plan can turn anyone away or charge someone more because of a previous medical condition or illness and plans must cover
uuTour Continued from page 1 so as well. “They’re awesome, because the rental fee is cheap, and I’m allowed to ride it anywhere on or off campus,” Plunk said. It costs $35 for a Tiger Bike membership fee, and students can keep the bikes for up to two weeks. After this fee is paid in the Bursar’s Office, renters must take their ID and receipt to Tiger Bike to complete registration. However, potential renters should be
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 • 3 treatment for those conditions. Douglas Campbell, the director of the Center for Economic Education at the University of Memphis, disagrees with the Generation Opportunity group. “I’ve never heard of any definitive proof that the PPACA has caused an increase in youth unemployment,” Campbell said. “This isn’t to say that it has not caused such an increase. I suppose in theory that is possible, but what I have heard is that the PPACA has had very little negative effects on jobs.” Although officially listed as nonpartisan, several reports recently raised controversy over the possibility that the group is run by individuals with strong right-wing ties, including company president Paul T. Conway, who was a former Bush administration official. The group is also financially backed by former Libertarian vice presidential candidate and fourth-richest man in America, David Koch, who is an extremely vocal adversary of the PPACA. Koch financed a $3 million ad campaign opposing the PPACA for Generation Opportunity. The climax of the ad features a man wearing a Guy Fawkes-esque Uncle Sam mask improperly giving a young man a prostate exam after he chose to go to a doctor he found through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Despite the controversy, Generation Opportunity plans to tour multiple colleges speaking out against the PPACA.
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Softball scrimmages are underway for fall By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis softball team officially gets its season started in February, but the Tigers are not wasting any time with preseason preparations. Memphis played in six scrimmages against teams in the surrounding area with two more scheduled for Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 at the Tiger Softball Complex at the U of M’s Park Avenue campus. Head Memphis softball coach Natalie Poole said playing other teams during the fall is an effective way to emulate live game situations and spare the Tigers from constant inner-squad
competitions. The Tiger’s first game was Sept. 14 against the University of Central Arkansas. Memphis fell to Central Arkansas 5-4, marking the only loss for the Tigers in their fall scrimmage lineup. Besides dropping to Central Arkansas, Memphis has accumulated four wins and one tie out of the six completed face-offs. “I think that we are getting better,” Poole said. “But we are a little up and down offensively. One day we could score 16 runs, and the next day we could score one. Defensively, we are making good plays.” Poole said the inconsistency on offense is partially due to the fact that everyone on the team is
getting an opportunity to earn game experience. Memphis returns to the diamond on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. to battle Ole Miss. The Tigers will then have one day off before Christian Brothers University takes the short drive to the Tiger Complex Oct. 4 to play at 4 p.m. “I’m sure they are going to be competitive,” Poole said. “We are looking for good competition and good pitching.” Tiger fans should come out WWW.FREETHEHELMSMAN.COM and witness the veteran players WWW .FREETHEHELMSMAN .COMof in action, while taking note WWW .FREETHEHELMSMAN .COM the talented new players on this year’s roster, Poole said. WWW.FREETHEHELMSMAN.COM “We’ve had good support,” WWW .FREETHEHELMSMAN .COM she said. “We definitely appreciWWW.FREETHEHELMSMAN.COM ate anyone who comes out.”
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A loss is never easy, but the University of Memphis men’s soccer team dropped a heartbreaker to Rutgers University Saturday night 1-0. The No. 19 ranked Tigers (6-2-1, 1-1-0) had double the amount of shots as the Scarlet Knights (4-4-1, 1-1-0), but failed to land the game winner. The home-crowd advantage was not enough to stop Rutgers freshman Erik Sa from heading the ball past Memphis’ redshirt sophomore goalie Cody Uzcategui in the 72nd minute for the one to nil lead.
The Tigers had multiple shot attempts as the game wound down in the remaining 18 minutes but were unable to connect, stepping off the field with the loss. Memphis plays at home again this week at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex and will try to wipe away Saturday’s nagging loss. The Tigers take to the pitch at 7 p.m. to compete against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (6-1-1). The Blazers are coming off the 2-1 win against the University of Kentucky on Sept. 29. The Tigers end their four-game home stretch at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 against the University of South Florida (2-1-4).
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Cross-country teams earn top three finishes By Hunter Field
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis men’s cross-country team took first place out of 27 teams at the Rhodes College Invitational for the third-straight year with the women placing third out of 25 teams. The women’s finish marked the third consecutive top-five finish at the event. Junior Dan Kuhman led the way for the men, placing second overall. Senior James Maglasang finished just behind Kuhman for the fourth-place spot. Junior Fabian Fiege finished seventh, while senior Aidan Galasso and junior Julien Wolf finished eighth and ninth. Juniors Drew Austell and Austin Carter rounded out the top seven for the men finishing 11th and 12th, respectively. “I felt good about my performance,” Kuhman said. “Obviously, I would have liked to win, but I felt like we performed well as a team.” Freshman Martina Rodriguez crossed the line first for Memphis women’s team. The Tiger ran her way to a sixth-place finish, while senior Jenny Johnston finished 12th to round out the top two finishers for the Blue and Gray. Seniors Alisha Fitch and Meagan Nichols were the third and fourth runners to cross the line for Memphis, grabbing the 18th and 26th spots. Sophomore Taylor Kriha and senior Nandia Taylor finished
uuDiscover Continued from page 1 familiar with Tigers Teach,” Barber said. “As of now, we have 50 students in our program, and we hope to gain more this Thursday.” Although deciding a major may be a serious process, the people running the event try to have some fun. In addition to a photo booth open to visitors, faculty and staff have a friendly competition between departments. “Each faculty member present com-
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56th and 60th, and freshman Lauren Berry rounded out the Tigers’ top seven, coming in 64th. Following Saturday’s race, Memphis cross-country coach Doug Clark said the men had a dominating performance. “With the women, we kind of knew that (University of Central Arkansas) and Arkansas State were a little better than us,” he said. “We felt like if we come in here and pack pretty well we could finish third, and we did.” The Rhodes Invitational follows a fourth-place finish by the men at the Memphis Twilight meet and a sixth-place finish at the Commodore Classic. Saturday’s top-three finish at the Rhodes Invitational also marked the best results for the women so far this season. The Tigers placed seventh at the Memphis Twilight and 12th at the Commodore Classic. “The key for the guys is getting those four through six guys to close the gap with our first- and secondplace runners,” Clark said. “The guys at the top still have to continue to perform.” The men and women’s teams will practice for a few weeks before heading to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in the pre-NCAA Championship on Oct. 19. It will be the final meet before the teams travel to the American Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 2 and the NCAA South Regional Championships on Nov. 15. petes for the most students to select their field for their major,” Loe said. “The three that come in first, second and third place are given awards as well as being placed in the front of the event the next year that it occurs.” Along with the faculty receiving awards for the top-wanted majors, the students also receive items throughout the event. “At the beginning of Discover Your Major Day, maps are given to show where each table is and bags are given to each student to put their information in,” Loe said. “There are also evaluation sheets given out afterwards just to make sure every need was met at the event.”
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University of Memphis freshman Martina Rodriguez finished sixth at the Rhodes College Invitational Sept. 28. The women’s team came in third overall out of 25 teams. “I’m excited,” said Kuhman. “Hopefully, we can continue improving and place top five in our region.” Clark said he believes Kuhman and Maglasang have a good chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships individually. He wants to see the men finish in the top three at the conference meet and the women inside the top six at the
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