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U of M sits up to break record By Austin Reynolds
news@dailyhelmsman.com University of Memphis students have a shot at making history Oct. 29 when the Midday Moves program attempts to break the world record for most people doing sit-ups in one location. The current world record is 250 people, according to Jacki Rodriguez, the event coordinator. In addition to the recordbreaking attempt, there will also be a costume contest with prizes and free lunch from Aramark. Rodriguez, who represents the Alumni Association, said there should be enough food for everyone unless the turnout is more than double that of the current record. “We definitely want at least 251 (people), but we have enough food for 500,” Rodriguez said. Marshall Varnum, a coordinator for Midday Moves, is more optimistic about the turnout for the event. “We want 500,” Varnum said. “That’s what’s expected.” As for the costume contest, Rodriguez said that there will be categories for the best individual costume and the most spirited group, but the actual prizes will be kept a surprise until the event. Participants hoping to break the record can sign in for the event starting at 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 29, with the attempt to break the record starting at 12:45 p.m. The event will take place at the Alumni Mall. If it rains, the group will move to the University Center Ballroom. The event is not restricted to students. Midday Move encourages faculty, staff and alumni to participate. All must sign
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news@dailyhelmsman.com After weeks of gathering signatures, recruiting players and creating bylaws, Olivia Ross is putting the finishing touches on organizing a girl’s lacrosse team. “I am hoping to get everything finalized by next Wednesday or
Thursday and turn it in to the office of student leadership and involvement in the University Center,” Ross, a broadcast journalism sophomore, said. “I will hopefully get a response by the second week of November, and then we can start organizing practices.” Ross graduated from St. Benedict in 2012 and has played
lacrosse since eighth grade. Being unable to play lacrosse in college became problematic for the avid athlete. “I knew the men’s lacrosse coach, Garrett, from St. Benedict, and I talked to him about starting a team, and he said he would give me whatever I needed,” she said. “I reached out to the girls I played with at
St. Benedict over the summer and had some responses with girls in my classes.” Ross had to gather signatures and University ID numbers from at least 10 women. “The whole process was really stressful. I did not know if I had 10 people and kept trying to get the word out,” she said. “Luckily,
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Senior music education major, Kevin McKenzie, practices his music for upcoming performances. Studies show that learning how to play an instrument can make you more disciplined in academics and life.
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know is that some hobbies, like learning to play an instrument, could positively impact their lives. According to a research by the University of Zurich, learning to play an instrument can increase the ability to retain information, as well as increase IQ by seven points. From 6 to 60 years old, picking up an instrument can
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ASSAULT
• An officer responded to a harassment call at
Rawls Hall room 240. The victim advised her ex-boyfriend, whom she has an order of protection against, called and texted her on Oct. 8 at 9:56 a.m. and 10:02 a.m.
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• An officer reported a theft complaint at Manning Hall. The victim advised he secured his bike to the bike rack at the entrance of Manning Hall on Oct. 4 and discovered that his bike was missing on Oct. 7 at approximately 8 p.m. He advised that he saw the bike on Oct. 5 around 8:30 a.m. before leaving campus. •
An officer responded to a theft call around 8 a.m. The victim said he parked his pickup truck in the Southern Avenue parking lot on Oct. 8 at around 8p.m. When he returned at 10:30 p.m., his YETI cooler, which was in the bed of his truck, had been stolen.
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An officer responded to a theft call around 4:30 p.m. The victim advised that she left her purse on a counter in Manning Hall room 408 and returned approximately 20 minutes later to find it missing.
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An officer responded to a theft from a motor vehicle call in the 300 block of Zach Curlin Street. The victim advised that he parked his vehicle in lot 50, which is behind the library, at 7 a.m. Oct. 15 and returned at 11:50 a.m. When he entered his vehicle, he observed his car radio missing along with other personal property. Officers observed that the driver’s door lock had been punched out to gain entry.
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VANDALISM
An officer responded to a vandalism call at Ball Hall in room 301. The complainant, a professor, said when she arrived at the classroom at around 5 p.m., the door was ajar. When she left around 9 p.m., she said she noticed that damage was done to the room. Police noted that the door appeared to be pried
open, and they temporarily secured the door with an alarm and requested a work order for the door.
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Officers responded to a shoplifting call at the University Bookstore. A complainant advised that they observed a black male take a red and blue book from a sale display and place the book under his shirt. The complainant confronted the suspect but the suspect, walked out.
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An officer responded to a robbery call at 3615 Spottswood Ave. The victim noted that he and another person were robbed on Southern Avenue, west of Patterson Street. The suspect demanded their wallets and cell phones. The victims surrendered their items, and the suspect fled the scene.
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While on a routine patrol, an officer observed three male subjects in the backseat of a brown Toyota Camry. The vehicle was parked in the parking lot next to the Visitor Information Center. There was no passenger or driver in the vehicle. As the subjects exited the vehicle, one of the subjects, identified as Cordarius Woods, threw something on the ground. The responding officer checked the area and found a piece of paper, which contained a green leafy substance. The substance tested positive for marijuana. Officers noticed a handgun on the driver’s side floorboard of the vehicle. Woods was charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was transported to 201 Poplar Ave.
TRESPASSING
• An officer responded to a suspicious persons call in the University Center. The suspect was located and identified as Paul Markowitz, who is on trespass status. The subject was issued a misdemeanor citation and advised to leave campus.
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during my basketball class, I was reading over the bylaws and a classmate asked about it. I told her about what I was doing it and she decided to join.” Alex Thompson, a sports and exercise sophomore, was very eager to join the team. Thompson almost accepted a scholarship from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., to play on its lacrosse team. “I have played lacrosse for five years and really wanted to play in college,” Thompson said. “I helped Olivia out getting more players by sending Facebook messages to girls I played against in high school.” The University allocates $1,000 to club sports to cover all expenses, including travel, gear, jerseys and referees. “Our players basically pay for everything out of pocket,” said Garrett Wimberly, the U of M men’s lacrosse coach. “We do fundraising events like carwashes and summer leagues for middle school players, that reduces the fee to about $300 per player.” Jon Duncan, coordinator of Student Recreation Services, said that the club sports program match up to $1,500 worth of fundraising dollars. “University of Memphis is a blue collar school, so $300 is a lot for some of our players,” Wimberly said. “A lot of players have to pick up extra shifts at work, which cuts into our practice time.” In addition to scarce funds, Wimberly’s team cannot use the Memphis Tiger’s logo on any of their gear. They are the only team in the Men’s Collegiate
Lacrosse Association without a logo. “The logo would really benefit us. We want to feel like we are representing the school to the best of our ability,” Wimberly said. “I think if the student body came to more of our games and were more involved with us, we might get a shot at being able to use the logo.” The men’s team currently holds practices on Memorial Field and games on the intramural fields near the campus recreation center. Wimberly said he refuses to hold games on Memorial Field because it is dangerous. “The marching band uses Memorial Field to practice on, all of that stomping up and down with heavy instruments has caused huge waves in the field, and when it rains these spots hold deep puddles of water,” Wimberly said. “One of our guys could break their ankle, and it is also dangerous for walkers or runners to be exercising where balls are flying at 90 m.p.h.” Ross said she doesn’t want anyone interested in joining the women’s lacrosse team to feel intimidated to come out play because of lack of experience. “I will hold additional practices for anyone who wants help and let them meet with the coach before we start our conference to see if they enjoy it,” Ross said. “Even if they do not excel at the sport, I will keep them on the team. Lacrosse isn’t a sport you can immediately catch, I would work with them and help them out anyway I can.”
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Students join together to help with the fight against cancer By Shunitra Ingram
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis chapter of Colleges Against Cancer hopes to fight back against cancer, spread awareness and get students involved. “We want students to know that we exist and know that they can make a difference,” Hilary Vance, director and president of the U of M chapter said. Currently, Colleges Against Cancer Memphis chapter, which formed in August 2013, is focusing on Breast Cancer Awareness for the month of October. More than 250 members attended the Cancer Survivors Walk on Saturday at Audubon Park.
Austin Kember, co-director of the Memphis chapter of CAC, said it was important for him to show support for those who have survived battles with cancer. Kember said he was motivated to get involved on campus after the loss of his grandfather due to cancer and a close friend going through the battle now. “I want to help be a part of the cure,” Kember said. “We want to create more birthdays and eliminate more funerals.” According to the American Cancer Society, there will be more than 200,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer in the U.S. in 2013 and about 39,620 deaths from breast cancer. Lacy Ritter, Delta Gamma sorority member and junior English major, said the walk
was important to her and so is being a part of CAC. “I want to raise more money and let people know how important cancer research is,” Ritter said. Megan McDivitt, ceremony committee chair for the organization’s Relay for Life event, agrees. “I have been affected by cancer not personally but in many ways,” McDivvit, a junior psychology and English major, said. “I have a lot of friends and relatives going through treatment right now, and I don’t like it.” The U of M chapter works heavily with the American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen foundation to support those who are affected by cancer.
“We all have been affected some way,” Vance said. “We are all here to keep helping to save lives.” McDivitt agrees and said it’s important to actively raise awareness about cancer and its effects. “I believe students should get involved because it’s important for us to give back to the community,” McDivitt said. “Cancer makes you feel alone. We’re the next generation leaders. We set the standards for those to come, therefore we have an obligation to do things right.” The group plans to host a Relay for Life event in the spring. To get involved with the U of M chapter of CAC, visit relayforlife.org/univofmemphis.
“There were clouds around 4,000 to 5,000 feet ... but we do not know if weather was a factor,” in the crash, said Corey Chaskelson, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Memphis. In a news release, the hospital identified those killed as 47-yearold pilot Charles Smith, 43-yearold nurse Carrie Barlow and 43-year-old respiratory therapist Denise Adams. Barlow worked as a nurse in West Tennessee for 13 years. She lived in Halls with her husband,
Keith, and was the mother to three children. Adams had served as the hospital’s Pedi-Flite respiratory therapist for the past eight years. She lived in Arlington with her husband, Rodney, and was the mother to three children. Smith began his career at Hospital Wing in 2012, the same year he retired from the aviation unit of the Memphis Police Department after 25 years of service. He lived with his wife, Chi, and their two sons in Eads.
The sick child was not on board the aircraft and was eventually taken by ground ambulance to Le Bonheur, Armour said. According to a news release, Le Bonheur offers the only pediatric transport service in a 130-mile radius and takes more than 400 critically ill or injured children by helicopter each year. Hospital Wing is a non-profit air medical transport partnership with Le Bonheur and other Memphis-area hospitals.
3 dead in Tenn. Medical helicopter crash By Bruce Schreiner and Travis Loller Associated Press
Two hospital workers and a pilot were killed when a medical helicopter crashed in Tennessee as the aircraft was headed to pick up an ailing child, officials said Tuesday. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital President and CEO Meri Armour said the Hospital Wing helicopter was cleared for both weather and flight plans when it took off Tuesday morning headed to Bolivar. “This was a very experienced pilot and a very experienced crew and a great helicopter, so we’re all anxious to know what happened,” Armour said. When the helicopter didn’t respond during a routine 10-minute check-in around 6:20 a.m., authorities began searching by air and ground. They found the burning wreckage in a wooded area of Somerville, about 45 miles east of Memphis. Armour estimated that the aircraft was about a half-hour into the flight when it went down. Fayette County Sheriff ’s Office Inspector Ray Garcia spoke by phone from the scene on Tuesday afternoon. “There not very much left of (the helicopter), and what little there is is badly burned,” he said. “It’s just basically debris at this point.” Garcia said the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are conducting the investigation into what happened.
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in, as required by the Guinness World Records’ strict verifying procedures. “We have to have a certain way of counting people,” Rodriguez said. “The way we’re doing that is through tickets.” In addition to a sign-in, independent witnesses not affiliated with the University will watch over the event, as well as one steward per 50 participants to verify that everyone is participating. Each participant must do at least one sit-up in a one-minute window to be counted in the record-breaking attempt. The idea for the University to break a world record came from a Student Ambassador Board retreat, Rodriquez said. The situp record was chosen because it went along with the physical exercise emphasized by Midday Moves’ daily events. They also felt they could beat the 250-person record. In addition to Memphis Healthy U, which puts on the Midday Moves events each weekday, the record-breaking effort is assisted by the Alumni Association, Blue Crew, the Student Ambassador Board and Future Alumni of Memphis. Varnum said that since Midday Moves launched earlier this semester, they’ve had a great deal of success. Midday Moves regularly has a wide variety of events that are targeted at faculty and staff as well as students. “We’ve had on average 30 people per event,” Varnum said.
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Another Hospital Wing helicopter crashed in West Tennessee in March 2010 when the pilot tried to outrun a storm. That crash killed the pilot and two nurses. At that time, improving the safety of emergency medical services flights was on the NTSB’s “most wanted improvements” list. It first made the list in 2008, a year when the industry suffered a record 28 fatalities in seven helicopter accidents. The agency’s focus on the problem may have had some impact. According to statistics provided by NTSB, 2011 and 2012 each saw only one fatal helicopter emergency medical services crash. But those numbers began to creep up again this year. Including Tuesday’s accident, 2013 has seen 5 fatal helicopter EMS crashes with 12 killed.
‘The last CD I bought was “Live.Love.ASAP,” because I love ASAP Rocky’s music.’ Daulton Roberts, Biomedical engineering freshman
‘I bought Janelle Monae’s “Electric Lady.” I wanted to listen to more expressive music, so I gave it a shot.’ Kirby Dukes, Music industry senior
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“I bought Avril Lavigne’s first CD, because at one point in my life I thought I was her.”
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“I couldn’t tell you. I’ve downloaded a lot of music lately.”
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Nev. school shooter, 12, got gun from home By Scott Sonner Associated Press
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The 12-year-old student who opened fire on a Nevada middle school campus, wounding two classmates and killing a teacher before he turned the gun on himself, got the weapon from his home, authorities said Tuesday. Washoe County School District police said they are still working to determine how the boy obtained the 9mm semi-automatic Ruger hand-
gun used in the Monday morning spree at Sparks Middle School. The boy’s parents are cooperating with authorities and could face charges in the case, police said. Authorities say they’re withholding the seventh-grader’s name out of respect for his family. At a news conference Tuesday, law enforcement and school officials again lauded the actions of 45-yearold math teacher and former Marine Michael Landsberry, who tried to stop the rampage before he was killed. “I cannot express enough appreciation for Mr. Landsberry,” Washoe County School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez said. “He truly is a hero.” The violence started before the first bell of the day rang, as students filed off buses and gathered for class. The boy opened fire outside a school building, hitting one 12-year-old student in the shoulder. He then headed toward a basketball court, where he encountered Landsberry. The teacher walked calmly toward the shooter and lifted his hands, asking the boy to hand over his weapon. “He was telling him to stop and put the gun down,” student Jose Cazares told NBC’s “Today” show
Tuesday. “Then the kid, he yelled out ‘No!’ Like, he was yelling at him, and he shot him.” Landsberry suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Still, his actions gave students enough time to run to safety, according to Washoe County School District Police Chief Mike Mieras. Police said they believe the shooter at one point tried to enter the school but couldn’t open the door because of emergency lockdown procedures. After killing Landsberry, the boy fired at a second student, hitting him in the abdomen. He then shot himself in the head. The two 12-year-old boys who were wounded are in stable condition and recovering. Authorities provided no motive for the shooting but said they’ve interviewed 20 or 30 witnesses and are looking into any prior connection the victims had with the shooter. “Everybody wants to know why — that’s the big question,” Sparks Deputy Police Chief Tom Miller said. “The answer is, we don’t know right now.” Parents clung to their children at an evacuation center shortly after the shooting while the community
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struggled to make sense of the latest episode of schoolyard violence, which happened less than a year after the Newtown, Conn., massacre. Sparks, just east of Reno, has a population of roughly 90,000. Landsberry coached several youth sports. He also served two tours in Afghanistan with the Nevada National Guard and was well-known in the school community, Sparks Mayor Geno Martini said. Landsberry served in the Marine Corps from 1986 to 1990 and was stationed in Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Okinawa, Japan, according to military records. The mayor praised the response from officers, who arrived at the scene within 3 minutes of the initial 911 calls to find the shooter dead. “They got it under control very quickly and shut down the scene,” said Martini, who urged listeners on a local radio station hours after the shooting to be sure all guns in their homes were safely locked away. Students from the middle school and neighboring elementary school were evacuated to a high school, and all classes were canceled. The middle school will remain closed for the week, while an adjacent elementary school is set to reopen Wednesday.
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Amnesty criticizes US drone program in Pakistan By Sebastian Abbot Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Amnesty International called on the U.S. to investigate reports of civilians killed and wounded by CIA drone strikes in Pakistan in a report released Tuesday that provided new details about the alleged victims of the attacks, including a 68-year-old grandmother hit while farming with her grandchildren. Mamana Bibi’s grandchildren told the London-based rights group that she was killed by missile fire on Oct. 24, 2012, as she was collecting vegetables in a family field in the North Waziristan tribal area, a major militant sanctuary near the Afghan border. Three of Bibi’s grandchildren were wounded in the strike, as were several others who were nearby, the victims said. The U.S. considers its drone program to be a key weapon against insurgent groups that it says stages cross-border forays into neighboring Afghanistan. But the belief, widespread in Pakistan, that the strikes kill large numbers of civilians sparks resentment and complicates the two countries’ ability to coordinate efforts against militants based in the country, including al-Qaida. An even deadlier incident noted by the report — titled “’Will I be next?’ U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan”— occurred in North Waziristan on July 6, 2012. Witnesses said a volley of missiles hit a tent where a group of men had gathered for an evening meal after work, and then a second struck those who came to help the wounded, one of a number of attacks that have hit rescuers, the rights group said. Witnesses and relatives said that total of 18 male laborers with no links to militant groups died, according to Amnesty. Pakistani intelligence officials at the time identified the dead as suspected militants. The U.S. did not respond to request for comment on the strike. President Barack Obama said during a speech in May that the U.S. does not conduct a drone
strike unless there is “near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.” But Amnesty said the U.S. is so secretive about the program that there is no way to tell what steps it takes to prevent civilian casualties. They say it has “failed to commit to conduct investigations” into alleged deaths that have already occurred. Several different organizations have tried to track the number of civilian casualties from nearly ten years of drone strikes in Pakistan, including the Long War Journal website, the New America Foundation think tank and the Bureau of Investigative journalism. These groups indicated that the attacks have killed between 2,065 and 3,613 people, the report said. Between 153 and 926 were thought to be civilians. Amnesty said it is concerned that the attacks outlined in the report and others may have resulted in unlawful killings that constitute extrajudicial executions or war crimes, even though the U.S. insists the strikes are legal. “We cannot find any justification for these killings. There are genuine threats to the USA and its allies in the region, and drone strikes may be lawful in some circumstances,” said Mustafa Qadri, Amnesty International’s Pakistan researcher. “But it is hard to believe that a group of laborers, or an elderly woman surrounded by her grandchildren, were endangering anyone at all, let alone posing an imminent threat to the United States.” Amnesty called on the U.S. to comply with its obligations under international law by investigating the killings documented in the report and providing victims with “full reparation.” The U.S. carried out its first drone strike in Pakistan in 2004 and has carried out nearly 350 more since then, the majority of which have been in North Waziristan. President Barack Obama significantly ramped up attacks when he took office in 2009, and the number peaked the following year with over 100 strikes. The frequency has steadily dropped since then, partly because of growing tension between Pakistan and the
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U.S. There have only been around two dozen strikes so far this year. Pakistani officials regularly denounce the attacks in public as a violation of the country’s sovereignty, but senior members of the government and the military are known to have supported the strikes in the past. “Amnesty International is also extremely concerned about the failure of the Pakistani authorities to protect and enforce the rights of victims of drone strikes,” said the report. “Pakistan has a duty to independently and impartially investigate all drone strikes in the country and ensure access to justice and reparation for victims of violations.” Amnesty said victims they interviewed with no apparent connection to militant groups have either received no compensation or inadequate assistance from the Pakistani government. The top political official in North Waziristan gave Bibi’s family around $100 to cover medical expenses for the children injured in the strike, even though the total cost to the family, including loss of livestock and repairs to their home, was around $9,500, the rights group said. None of the victims in the attack on the laborers received compensation, Amnesty said. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry praised the report’s criticism of the drone program, telling Geo TV that “our point of view is being acknowledged internationally.” He didn’t comment on Amnesty’s criticism of the Pakistani government. The U.S. drone policy sets a dangerous precedent “that other states may seek to exploit to avoid responsibility for their own unlawful killings,” said Amnesty. “The USA and Pakistan both have obligations under international law to investigate these and any other cases where unlawful killings might have occurred, and deliver justice,” said the report. “But the USA’s persistent refusal to acknowledge these strikes, coupled with Pakistan’s ambiguous attitude towards the drone program and limited governance in the Tribal Areas, make it almost impossible for victims to secure the redress they need.”
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Two Tigers named to national watch list By Corey Carmichael
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The Bob Cousy Award preseason watch list added two University of Memphis men’s basketball players, the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Michael Dixon Jr. and Joe Jackson are two of the 45 guards recognized. The list includes other American Athletic Conference players Shabazz Napier, from Connecticut, and Chris Jones, from Louisville. The American has four players, tied for the second most nominees among the conferences. The Pac-12 conference has the most with seven, and the American Coastal Conference, the Big Ten and the Big East all have four players on the list. Memphis and Harvard are the only schools that feature two p l ay e r s .
Memphis has never had a player selected for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, but former Memphis players Antonio Burks and Derrick Rose were finalists. This is the second preseason honor Jackson has received. He was also named one of the conference’s All-American preseason selections. Last year, the six-foot-one, 174pound guard was the Conference USA Player of the Year, after averaging 13.6 points and 4.8 assists per game. “It’s all about coming into the new conference and competing, because last year doesn’t count the last game doesn’t count, and yesterday doesn’t count,” Jackson said. “We need to come into it with a competitive mentality and focus in. We want to hang our hat on defense and rebounding, and I feel like we can have a successful year.” Dixon Jr. transferred from Missouri after sitting out last season. In 2011-2012, the Kansas City native was named the Big 12 Conference Sixth Man of the Year. Off the bench, he averaged 13.5 points and 3.3 assists per game that year.
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Tiger seniors, Joe Jackson and Michael Dixon, Jr. (above), were named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List Tuesday.
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language, and while learning an instrument may discipline someone in other areas of their life, it takes discipline to pick up an instrument and even learn the very basics. “It is all dependent on the person and what they wish to gain,” he said. “I think that the brain does have to adapt in order to find a new path to be successful at those particular things.” Daniel Quinlan, a senior music education major, found a less traveled path in ninth grade when he awoke Christmas morning, stumbled to the living room and found his very first drum set. Just a few months later, he also picked up the piano. Through high school, he played in punk rock bands. Since starting college, he has been a member of the U of M drum line, the University band and the percussion ensemble. When he isn’t doing that, he’s traveling around the country with his band Spaceface. “Learning to play instruments helps you put the bigger pictures together in all areas of your life,”
Quinlan said. “If you learn music, you can be better at math and reading. Learning music is like learning a language and communication that you wouldn’t learn anywhere else in school.” From playing with four or five friends in punk bands to playing with 50 member ensembles, Quinlan has experienced many diverse aspects of playing music. For him, both sides offer many positive benefits, and he tries to nudge people who are curious about learning in both directions. “You learn how to read music in an ensemble,” he said. “You don’t just learn how to play an instrument but how to understand it. Being in a band with your friends and touring around the country is more fun, though. It’s freeing. It’s not strict. You can make up your own music and decide how you want you to play it.” According to Quinlan, learning music theory is just as important as starting a punk rock band with friends. While one allows you to boost IQ, “jamming with
your friends” allows someone to gain confidence in being in front of people, especially when performing original material on a stage. Fisher echoes many of Quinlan’s sentiments and says there are certain options for nonmusic majors to take if they wish to learn how to play an instrument or even pick one back up that they once played. “For all of our instruments, there is a course number for nonmusic majors wishing to register and take private lessons,” he said. Non-music majors can enroll in courses such as basic guitar classes, as well as non-audition ensembles. “We’re desperate for more people in those ensembles,” he said. “There are probably people who sang in middle school and high school that didn’t even know there were options for them here. There are many different avenues you can take and opportunities for people to get involved, even if they aren’t music majors at the University.”
Women’s soccer team to end regular season play this week 8 • Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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The University of Memphis women’s soccer team ends regular season play this week at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The Tigers face Temple at 7 p.m. Thursday and UConn at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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The University of Memphis women’s soccer team attempts to put a recent pair of losses behind them as they prepare for their last regular season games this week. The Tigers (9-7-0, 2-5-0) are scheduled to step on the field at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex at 7 p.m. Thursday against the Owls of Temple University (6-9-1, 1-6-0). Memphis has a few days of rest following the game before lacing up their cleats once more to take on the Huskies of the University of Connecticut (10-7-0, 4-3-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday. After the 3-1 loss to the University of South Florida on Friday, and the 4-1 loss to the University of Central Florida on Sunday, head Memphis women’s soccer coach Brooks Monaghan said the team learned a lot over the weekend and is ready to rectify the defeats. “It was a tough weekend,” he said. “Obviously we are disappointed. I felt we underachieved, but in life, like in sports, you learn from your mistakes.” Both the Memphis men’s and women’s soccer programs host their final regular season games this week before they play in the inaugural conference tournament in the newly minted American Athletic Conference in November. With only one senior on the squad, Monaghan said his team is very young but capable of making a run in the tournament if they give 100 percent. With this year’s conference change to The American, Monaghan said the competition has taken a step up in competition across the board. The veteran Memphis coach said every game in conference play is important, but these final two are massive. “These are important, because they establish the seed in the tournament,” he said. “We want to finish on a high so we have confidence heading into the tournament.” Temple comes into the game Thursday trying to bounce back from six straight dropped matches, while UConn, who fell to Louisville 3-2 on Sunday, is slated to play Rutgers on Thursday before heading to Memphis. Monaghan said Temple is a strong defensive team that does not give up many goals, and UConn is a high profile program with a squad full of talent. The Memphis coach said the Tigers must give all they have during these games but said playing at home is a big advantage. “Home means a lot,” Monaghan said. “We only lost once at home, and it was earlier in the season. When you are in your own backyard you are more relaxed…we feed off the environment they (the fans) create so hopefully they will come out and support us.”