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Cyber Monday continues into week By Michelle Corbet
news@dailyhelmsman.com Between classes Monday, students found themselves in computer labs eager to check off their holiday shopping lists with Cyber Monday deals. Shop.org conducted a survey that anticipated 129.2 million Americans would shop on Cyber Monday, a 6.4 million increase from shoppers last year. While some Cyber Monday deals lasted throughout the day or for a few hours, others will continue until Dec. 1, so there is still time to find deals on the World Wide Web. Bradley Gilliland, freshman engineering technology major, and Daniel Brewer, freshman computer engineering major, purchased PC games. “It’s called the Autumn Sale,” Gilliland said. “It’s a special right now with big-name games at 50 to 75 percent off. It will go on for about a week.” Brewer said he prefers shopping on Cyber Monday to Black Friday because he can avoid the crowds and doesn’t have to get up early to get a great deal. The University of Memphis does not have a policy about
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Cyber Monday offers deals on gifts for family and friends, but University of Memphis Information Technology Department personnel said it is important to be cautious. More than 1.7 million online shoppers were the victims of identity theft in 2009 alone. students using the University’s network to shop online. “The only policy is a strict policy about sharing data and downloading from unprotected websites,” said Britnee Stringfellow, senior social work major and student worker at the Information Technology
don’t trust the site, don’t do it,” Stringfellow said. “We are not responsible for any scams that go on, but if the site is unreliable, don’t share any information.” Amazon, known for its electronics sales, releases Cyber
Department Helpdesk. “Like illegally downloading movies or music. As far as shopping online goes, it’s fine.” Stringfellow does warn students about identity theft and giving out personal information to illegitimate websites. “The biggest thing is, if you
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WUMR “The Jazz Lover” Christmas radiothon on air this weekend By Kelsie Carter
news@dailyhelmsman.com “Jazz for the Holidays,” a radiothon fundraiser, will be hosted this weekend by the Mid-South’s only exclusively jazz radio station, WUMR. Chris Davis, program director for the University of Memphis station, said people will be able to hear jazz versions of classic Christmas songs, and that it will be a “unique listening experience.” The radiothon begins Thursday at 9:17 a.m. and ends Sunday at 9:17 p.m. Leroy Dorsey, chair of the department of communications, chose the times to reflect the station’s frequency, 91.7. Davis said it is a reccurring theme to promote the station. “[The radiothon] will allow us to
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have a powerful impact,” Davis said. The fundraiser will last four days, slightly more than 91.7 hours. Davis said the station is trying to “keep the frequency in people’s minds.” Pledges can be made by phone at 901-678-4000 or online at wumr.memphis.edu. “We just decided to allow people to give whatever they are able to give,” Davis said. In the past, the donation goal was created to cover expenses due to the gap between what WUMR gets from the state and what it needs to operate. This year, the station is focusing on trying to make continuous improvements to keep it moving forward, Davis said. n
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Senior broadcast journalism major Ally Fannin answers calls for WUMR. Starting Thursday, the station will host a radiothon in order to raise money to make improvements to the jazz radio station.
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They’ve made their lists and checked them twice, and now it is up to the University of Memphis and the Salvation Army to make sure everything is there. For 22 years, the Loewenberg School of Nursing has sponsored the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program that brings underprivileged children and seniors the Christmas they can’t afford on their own. According to the Salvation Army website, recipients are screened individually to determine their needs. The wish lists are then given to “allow adopters the joys of personalized shopping.” “Salvation Army has an angel tree event where they go through, interview and select families and individuals who have financial difficulties, and they enroll them in this program,” said Jean McIvor, clinical associate professor at the School of Nursing. The information was sent to campus organizations at the beginning of the semester, but donations can be turned in up to 2 p.m. today at Newport Hall. Once the “angels” were selected, participants signed up for gifts they needed or desired. “A lot of the kids ask for a bicycle or clothes,” said Sheila Hall, assistant dean of Student Affairs at the School of Nursing. After the nursing school received the specific dates from the Salvation Army, forms and emails were sent throughout campus to invite new and returning donators to participate in the program. There is no price limit to the gifts the kids and seniors can ask for, but offices and organizations
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Gifts Continued from page 1 are usually able to give more. “A lot of the time when offices adopt, which we encourage, they can get more for the children,” Hall said, adding that other businesses, corporations and the Salvation Army supplement the lists if they are short of what was asked for. All of the gifts donated are given anonymously. The Salvation
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Monday deals in limited supply. As inventory runs out, Amazon promises to add new deals for the remainder of the week. Joey Clark, junior civil engineering major, said he browsed several websites including Best Buy, Target and Amazon. “Amazon has a bunch of good deals on movies,” he said. “Like ‘Monty Python and the Holy
Army stores the gifts in its warehouse. “The best thing about it is the dignity of the families is protected,” Hall said. Parents can go to the Salvation Army warehouse and pick up their kids’ gifts, and in the past have even been able to get wrapping paper. “They’ve got everything to give them total ownership,” Hall said. At that point, the parents can sign the gifts with their names or Grail’ on Blu-ray for $9.99.” Target is promoting Cyber Week — seven days of deals ending on Dec. 1. Customers who spend $50 online will receive free shipping and certain purchases include a free gift card. Clark said he saw good deals and thought about buying a few things but didn’t because he didn’t need anything that badly. “I’m saving my money for tuition for next semester,” he said.n
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Greek organizations will be in the University Center Atrium to collect donations for the Salvation Army. “Each month of the semester we do community service, but for the month of December we chose to give a great Christmas to two kids in the Memphis community,” Millen said. For last minute donations, people may contact Sheila Hall or visit the Salvation Army website. n
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Santa’s. The University’s National PanHellenic Council adopted two children from this program this year — Traveon, 8, and Jailyn, 12. “All donations raised for them will go toward their Christmas Wish List. Our goal is to get them every item on their lists,” Ladarius Millen, president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, said. Today and Thursday of this week from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., nine
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Bird is the word.
Where do the Tigers go from here? By Bryan Heater
bheater@dailyhelmsman.com It was ugly. It was disappointing. It was, quite frankly, a disaster. There are hunHeater d re d s of words to describe the University of Memphis men’s basketball team’s performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis over Thanksgiving break, but no matter which way you spin it, the Tigers’ lackluster showing raised many questions about this team moving forward. After dropping games to two unranked teams, Virginia Commonwealth and Minnesota, and barely squeezing past Northern Iowa, the burning question is, “Where do the Tigers go from here?” For starters, they will have to stop handing out turnovers on a silver platter.
In three games in the Bahamas, Memphis turned the ball over a staggering 53 times, roughly 17.7 turnovers per game. To pile it on, Memphis is giving the ball up 15.6 times a game while dishing out 12.6 assists per game for a lowly 0.8 assists to turnover ratio. The myriad of turnovers led to quick and easy buckets in each game, forcing Memphis to play while trailing for much of the tournament. Against VCU’s full-court press, the Tigers seemed as though they had never seen anything like it. Junior guard Joe Jackson regressed back to his freshman year with seven giveaways on two assists and fouled out. Sophomore guard-forward Adonis Thomas scored the ball, but had six turnovers of his own to add to the misery in what was supposed to be an island paradise. If the Tigers are to have any chance to turn things around, they will have to take care of the ball. Period. They will also have to start
guarding the three-point line where opposing teams were given virtually all day to set up and take shots. VCU drained 13-22 from long range, Minnesota shot a comfortable 42.9 percent and Northern Iowa hit seven. Every time Memphis made a run to get back in the game, opposing players simply went to the no-Tiger zone — the threepoint line — to nail another three and deflate Memphis’ momentum. When you get down to the nitty-gritty, the fact of the matter is the Tigers have failed in the fundamental areas of the game that are so critical to a team’s success. Is it that this team was simply held to too high of expectations? Pastner said Monday that could be the case, but then what should we expect? Instead of taking a business vacation, the Tigers took a vacation from basketball. Whether or not they check back in is solely up to them. This team has all the talent in the world, but talent alone will not fix the problem. n
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End-of-season surprise for rugby senior By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com As the captain of the University of Memphis Rugby Club handed out jerseys to the starters before the senior day match, he paused when he reached senior Ryan Phillips. Captain Kian Koleini appeared to be one jersey short. He was wrapping up his speech when someone emerged from around the corner holding Phillips’ missing No. 5 jersey. Phillips’ face appeared shocked as his dad, Bob, just back from Afghanistan where he served as a contractor, gave his son the jersey and a long-overdue hug. Phillips had not seen his dad since July. “It was pretty special, not only to Ryan but for everyone that loves Ryan,” head coach Richard Cole said. Phillips and his fellow teammates translated the pregame surprise into dominance on the field, taking down Mississippi State University 44-0. With his dad watching, Phillips scored the first try of the game, his first points of the season. All of the seniors scored in the
final match, and the Tigers ended the fall season with a 14-2 record. “The team continues to improve quickly in all aspects of the game,” Cole said. “The boys have gotten stronger and tougher.” The inception of the Memphis rugby team was in 1983. After a brief hiatus, the club was kick started again in 1996. Cole has been at the helm of the team since August 2011. A member of the South Independent Rugby Conference, the team recently decided to move up a division from DII-AA to DI-AA. “The team improved to the point that it deserved better competition,” Cole said. Anyone is welcome to join the rugby team. Players are placed on either the first team or the developmental team. Each player has to pay an annual cost of $500 to help cover expenses. The spring season begins Jan. 26 with a nonconference game against Vanderbilt University. The team is set to play two matches each weekend throughout the season. Koleini said the team’s goal is to win a conference championship and
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The University of Memphis Rugby Club finished the fall season with a 14-2 record. make it onto the national tournament stage. “It is an up-and-coming sport in the U.S. and it takes an incredible athlete to play the sport and it takes
a lot of community support,” Koleini said. As a way to give back to the community that has rallied around the Memphis program, the club plans
to work with local inner city schools that have rugby teams. “We want to come together as a team to support the community,” Koleini said. n
Women’s basketball team pummelled by Prarie View A&M Panthers By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis women’s basketball team (3-2) was unable to defend its home court against Prairie View A&M (1-4) Sunday as it fell 70-58. The loss marked the first time since last February that the Tigers did not capture the
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win at Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Prairie View scored 42 points in the first half, holding Memphis to 18. Freshman Ariel Hearn contributed a career-high 16 points for the Tigers. Hearn was one of four Tigers to score double digits. Senior Nicole Dickson had 13, sophomore Ann Jones had 12 and junior Pa’Sonna Hope recorded 11. The Tigers tried to claw their way back in the game dur-
ing the second half, outscoring Prairie View 40-28, but the effort was not enough to undo the early damage inflicted by the Panthers. On the day, Memphis shot just more than 30.2 percent from two-point range and 18.8 percent from the three-point arch. Memphis will be back in action Friday when they hit the road to face off against East Tennessee State University. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. n
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The University of Memphis women’s basketball team struggled to keep Prairie View A&M off the baseline during Sunday’s loss.
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