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DAILY HELMSMAN Thursday 11.21.13
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Vol. 81 No. 050
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Man accused of exposure arrested By Samuel Prager
news@dailyhelmsman.com A 23-year-old University of Memphis student was arrested Wednesday for allegedly exposing himYoungblood self in the McWherter Library on Nov. 13. Dennis Youngblood was
charged with two counts of public indecency. Last week a woman stated that she was sitting in a 4th floor study room in the library when Youngblood, her classmate at the University, and an unidentified female walked into the room she was in, according to a warrant for Youngblood’s arrest released Nov. 18. The woman said she had to go to the restroom and left. Then, Youngblood allegedly exposed his penis to the victim and told her they were going to have sex, according to police.
The victim told police that she stood up to leave, but Youngblood partially blocked the exit. She then told Youngblood that she was calling her boyfriend, and he reacted by pulling up his pants and running, according to the warrant. The victim used Facebook photos to identify Youngblood as the person who flashed her. The warrant also stated that Youngblood’s and the victim’s anthropology professor reported an inappropriate incident with the defendant days before.
The professor told police that on Nov. 11 Youngblood was speaking to her about a research paper. When they finished, he asked her if she wanted to have sex to which she declined. Police went to the suspect’s address to try and reach Youngblood but found that his aunt was in the process of reporting that the suspect had taken his parents’ car. He said he was driving to Seattle, Wash. Youngblood is scheduled to appear in court Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
news@dailyhelmsman.com Local would-be entrepreneurs in need of practical guidance with their up-and-coming ventures will now have an oncampus facility designed to help turn their ideas into reality. The Crews Venture Lab, which
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Joe Fox (right), a graduate, helps a NovaCopy technician, Joel Graves (left), install a new 3D printer in the Crews Center for Entrepreneurship. space, workshops, mentoring, coaching and advising for any student that has an idea but doesn’t know what to do with it.” The center’s first step is to help students create a business model from their ideas. Then, students are given a set of steps to help them find out if their ideas are feasible.
By Omer Yusuf
“A lot of people look at startups as the path to economic recovery,” Hoffmeyer said. “So we are here at the University of Memphis trying to make that happen.” Once a startup gains enough traction, it can apply for incuba-
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was created to help launch new startup businesses and nurture young entrepreneurs, will open its doors at 2 p.m. on Thursday. “We want to build students into entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs into startups,” said Mike Hoffmeyer, interim manager for the Crews Venture Lab. “We are providing resources, office
University hopeful McDonald’s reconsiders McDonald’s withdrew its plans to build a new restaurant on the corner of Highland Street and Southern Avenue, according to a remanded application from the Shelby County Land Use Control Board. However, James Sexton, manager of a shop in the proposed development area, said the withdrawal doesn’t necessarily resolve the situation. “It just means another investment can come in and buy the land,” Sexton, manager of Whatever, said. “We’ll be here for now, but that does not guarantee us being here (for the long-term).” Sexton said that the McDonald’s did not apply, but an investment group that owns 40 to 60 McDonald’s in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee did. David Cox, executive assistant to the President for Partnerships and Administration at the University, confirmed that while McDonald’s has pulled out they could still come back. “McDonald’s, after a review, could come back with a different plan that could meet the overlay, and we are hopeful that they do,” Cox said. Cox said that if McDonald’s does not come back that the property would still be available. “The property is available for other possible uses, and there could be a business put there,” Cox said. “But it’s still up to McDonald’s if they want to design a building that meets the overlay.” In May, McDonald’s applied to build a restaurant on the corner of Highland Street and Southern Avenue where Whatever, Sharri’s Discounts Arts, Southern Meat Market and the Z Market all stand. Sharri Schmidt, owner of Sharri’s Discounts Arts, said the idea of McDonald’s moving in was the final nail in the coffin of her deciding to leave the neighborhood.
Entrepreneur lab opens
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